Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Acting

Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story, co-starring Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. This role earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Best Actress Award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1952 she was blacklisted from most acting jobs for the next 12 years. She was able to find only occasional work onstage or as a teacher during this period. It also contributed to her divorce. She was removed from the blacklist…

Filmography

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Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood ★ 3.0 Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood 2023 Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster ★ 7.0 Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2021 Killian & the Comeback Kids Killian & the Comeback Kids 2020 Hal ★ 6.6 Hal 2019 Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor ★ 4.4 Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor 2018 Seeing is Believing: Women Direct Seeing is Believing: Women Direct 2017 Truth and Lies: The Family Manson ★ 7.0 Truth and Lies: The Family Manson 2017 Actresses Turned Producer/Directors Actresses Turned Producer/Directors 2014 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women ★ 6.5 Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women 2014 Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' 2006 Tribute To Burgess Meredith ★ 6.0 Tribute To Burgess Meredith 2006 Going Shopping ★ 5.0 Going Shopping 2005 Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin ★ 8.0 Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin 2003 The John Garfield Story ★ 8.4 The John Garfield Story 2003 The Omen Legacy ★ 7.0 The Omen Legacy 2001 Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties ★ 7.0 Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties 2001 Mulholland Drive ★ 7.8 Mulholland Drive 2001 The Amati Girls ★ 4.7 The Amati Girls 2001 Dr. T & the Women ★ 4.9 Dr. T & the Women 2000 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light ★ 6.7 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light 2000 Poor Liza ★ 9.0 Poor Liza 2000 Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America ★ 7.0 Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America 1999 Say It, Fight It, Cure It ★ 10.0 Say It, Fight It, Cure It 1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom? ★ 6.8 Who Is Henry Jaglom? 1997 The Substance of Fire ★ 6.4 The Substance of Fire 1996 It's My Party ★ 6.3 It's My Party 1996 Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval ★ 7.5 Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval 1995 Inside the Actors Studio ★ 7.6 Inside the Actors Studio 1994 Under Heat ★ 4.3 Under Heat 1994 Intimate Portrait ★ 4.5 Intimate Portrait 1993 Women on Trial Women on Trial 1992 Earth and the American Dream ★ 6.7 Earth and the American Dream 1992 Citizen Cohn ★ 6.3 Citizen Cohn 1992 The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer ★ 7.3 The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer 1992 In My Daughter's Name ★ 7.0 In My Daughter's Name 1992 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story ★ 5.8 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story 1992 Defending Your Life ★ 6.9 Defending Your Life 1991 She Said No ★ 7.7 She Said No 1990 Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret 1990 Battered ★ 7.5 Battered 1989 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro ★ 9.0 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro 1989 Hello Actors Studio ★ 6.7 Hello Actors Studio 1988 Empty Nest ★ 6.0 Empty Nest 1988 Calling the Shots ★ 9.0 Calling the Shots 1988 The Big Town ★ 5.5 The Big Town 1987 Down and Out in America ★ 6.8 Down and Out in America 1986 Wedden, dat..? ★ 7.0 Wedden, dat..? 1986 Mussolini: The Untold Story ★ 5.3 Mussolini: The Untold Story 1985 What Sex Am I? ★ 4.8 What Sex Am I? 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ★ 6.9 The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985 Teachers ★ 5.7 Teachers 1984 A Billion for Boris ★ 7.0 A Billion for Boris 1984 When Women Kill ★ 6.0 When Women Kill 1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? ★ 7.0 Will There Really Be a Morning? 1983 Bare Essence ★ 5.0 Bare Essence 1982 Plaza Suite Plaza Suite 1982 Visiting Hours ★ 5.5 Visiting Hours 1982 A Crime to Fit the Punishment ★ 8.0 A Crime to Fit the Punishment 1982 Thou Shalt Not Kill ★ 7.0 Thou Shalt Not Kill 1982 For Ladies Only ★ 4.7 For Ladies Only 1981 The Willmar 8 ★ 7.5 The Willmar 8 1981 The Million Dollar Face ★ 8.0 The Million Dollar Face 1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen ★ 5.1 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen 1981 Tell Me a Riddle ★ 6.8 Tell Me a Riddle 1980 Little Miss Marker ★ 6.6 Little Miss Marker 1980 You Can't Go Home Again ★ 3.0 You Can't Go Home Again 1979 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? ★ 5.9 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? 1979 Backstairs at the White House ★ 6.1 Backstairs at the White House 1979 The Good Doctor ★ 0.5 The Good Doctor 1978 The Swarm ★ 5.0 The Swarm 1978 Damien - Omen II ★ 6.4 Damien - Omen II 1978 The Mafu Cage ★ 5.9 The Mafu Cage 1978 Airport '77 ★ 5.6 Airport '77 1977 The Spell ★ 5.0 The Spell 1977 Voyage of the Damned ★ 6.0 Voyage of the Damned 1976 Perilous Voyage ★ 7.0 Perilous Voyage 1976 TVTV Looks at the Oscars ★ 6.3 TVTV Looks at the Oscars 1976 Fay ★ 5.0 Fay 1975 People's Choice Awards ★ 9.2 People's Choice Awards 1975 Shampoo ★ 6.0 Shampoo 1975