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Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Acting·1925·107 films

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.…

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As Actor

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001)Louise
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967)Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II (1978)Ann Thorn
Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women (2000)Dr. Harper
Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)Karen Wallace
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life (1991)Lena Foster
Shampoo
Shampoo (1975)Felicia Karpf
The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)Anne MacGregor
Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)Shoplifter
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls (1967)Miriam Polar
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)Mrs. Bullard
Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours (1982)Deborah Ballin
Marooned
Marooned (1969)Celia Pruett
Teachers
Teachers (1984)Dr. Donna Burke
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned (1976)Lili Rosen
The Big Town
The Big Town (1987)Ferguson Edwards
Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)Leslie Williams
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (1971)Norma Hubley
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1980)The Judge
The Landlord
The Landlord (1970)Joyce Enders
It's My Party
It's My Party (1996)Amalia Stark
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)Marilyn
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
The Spell
The Spell (1977)Marion Matchett
The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage (1978)Ellen
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)Fritzie Braddock
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn (1992)Dora Cohn
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project (1974)Jean Robertson
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style (1967)Dede Murphy
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer (1992)Narrator
Storm Fear
Storm Fear (1955)Edna
The Balcony
The Balcony (1963)Carmen
Hal
Hal (2019)Self
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)Carol Gertz
Night Slaves
Night Slaves (1970)Marjorie Howard
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)Sophie Portnoy
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America (1986)Narrator (voice)
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce (1969)Joanne
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)Clarisse Ethridge
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire (1996)Cora Cahn
What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I? (1985)Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)Self
For Ladies Only
For Ladies Only (1981)Anne Holt
In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name (1992)Maureen Leeds
The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy (2001)Self
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story (2003)Self
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)Flight Attendant (voice)
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)Narrator (voice)
Going Shopping
Going Shopping (2005)Winnie
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)Self
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood (2023)Self
Under Heat
Under Heat (1994)Jane
The Neon Ceiling
The Neon Ceiling (1971)Carrie Miller
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream (1992)Reader (voice)
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls (2001)Aunt Spendora
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio (1988)Self
She Said No
She Said No (1990)D.A. Doris Cantore
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)Narrator
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)Lillian Farmer
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)Maxine Lochman
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again (1979)Esther Jack
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson (2017)
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1973)Judge Meredith Leland
A Billion for Boris
A Billion for Boris (1984)Sascha Harris
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)Narrator
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 (1981)Narrator
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face (1981)Evalyna
The Seagull
The Seagull (1975)Irina Arkadina
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor (1978)Various Roles
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage (1976)Virginia Monroe
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972)Ellie Schuster
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots (1988)Self
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin (2003)Self
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)Marilyn Klinghoffer
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001)Self
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1964)Suzy
Poor Liza
Poor Liza (2000)Countess Ekaterina
An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin (1963)Katherine McCleod
What Are Best Friends For?
What Are Best Friends For? (1973)Adele Ross
When Women Kill
When Women Kill (1983)Herself
Battered
Battered (1989)Narrator
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)Narrator
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' (2006)Miriam (archive footage)
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1968)Laura
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct (2017)Self
Why Me?
Why Me? (1974)Narrator/Self
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (1982)Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
Killian & the Comeback Kids
Killian & the Comeback Kids (2020)Ms. Hunter (voice)
Women on Trial
Women on Trial (1992)Narrator
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors (2014)

As Director

Staying Together
Staying Together (1989)
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home (1989)
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America (1986)
Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart (1994)
What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I? (1985)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
Reunion
Reunion (1994)
Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child (1986)
A Matter of Sex
A Matter of Sex (1984)
Following Her Heart
Following Her Heart (1994)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
The Loretta Claiborne Story
The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000)
The Stronger
The Stronger (1976)
For the Use of the Hall
For the Use of the Hall (1975)
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 (1981)
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1985)
When Women Kill
When Women Kill (1983)
Battered
Battered (1989)
Women on Trial
Women on Trial (1992)

As Writer

The Stronger
The Stronger (1976)
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 (1981)