Lee Grant
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
In 1986 she directed Down and Out in America which tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and in the same year she also won a Directors Guild of America Award for Nobody's Child.
Born
Oct 31, 1925
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
100 acting
33 crew
Popularity
2.5
Known For
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Louise
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Damien - Omen II
1978
as Ann Thorn
Airport '77
1977
as Karen Wallace
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Miriam Polar
Defending Your Life
1991
as Lena Foster
The Swarm
1978
as Anne MacGregor
Detective Story
1951
as Shoplifter
Visiting Hours
1982
as Deborah Ballin
Shampoo
1975
as Felicia Karpf
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