Lee Grant

About

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 in 1962 and rebuilt her acting career. She starred in 71 TV episodes of Peyton Place (1965–1966), followed by lead roles in films such as Valley of the Dolls, In the Heat of the Night (both 1967), and Shampoo (1975), for the last of which she won an Oscar. In 1964, she won the Obie Award for...

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Great PerformancesSeries • 1971IronsideSeries • 1967The FugitiveSeries • 1963Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966American PlayhouseSeries • 1982Studio OneSeries • 1948Intimate PortraitSeries • 1993The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948The Big ValleySeries • 1965Ben CaseySeries • 1961The DefendersSeries • 1961The Name of the GameSeries • 1968ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries • 1972Empty NestSeries • 1988Mulholland DriveMovie • 2001The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries • 1985The Mod SquadSeries • 1968Judd, for the DefenseSeries • 1967ABC Stage 67Series • 1966Detective StoryMovie • 1951In the Heat of the NightMovie • 1967Defending Your LifeMovie • 1991Dr. T & the WomenMovie • 2000Damien - Omen IIMovie • 1978