Lee Grant

Lyova Rosenthal
1930 -
American born New York City

Academy Award winner Lee Grant was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal in New York, New York, on October 31, 1927. She made her stage debut at age 4 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, playing the abducted princess in "L'Orocolo". After graduating from high school, she won a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where she studied acting with her classmate, Sanford Meisner. When she was a teenager, Grant established herself as a formidable Broadway talent when she won The Critics' Circle Award for her portrayal of the shoplifter in, Detective Story (1951). She reprised the role in the film version, a performance that garnered her the Cannes Film Festival Citation for Best Actress as well as her first Academy Award Nomination. Immediately following her screen debut, however, Lee became a victim of the McCarthy blacklists; except for an occasional role, she did not work in film or television for an additional 10 years. In 1966, Lee had resumed her acting career in the TV series, "Peyton Place" (1964), for which she won an Emmy Award as Stella Chernak, and later garnered her first Academy Award for Shampoo (1975), and received Academy Award nominations for The Landlord (1970), and Voyage of the Damned (1976). Since 1980, Lee has been concentrating on her directorial efforts, which began as part of the Women's Project at The Americal Film Institute (AFI); her adaptation of Strindberg's, "Stronger, The" was consequently selected as one of the 10 best films ever produced for AFI. In 1987, she received an Academy Award for the HBO documentary, Down and Out in America (1986); and she directed _"Nobody Child's" (1986)_ , for CBS, for which she received the Directors Guild Award. In 1983, Lee Grant received the Congressional Arts Caucus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting and Independent Filmmaking. Subquently, Women in Film paid tribute to her in 1989, with their first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award. Both the New York City Council and the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors have recognized Ms. Grant for the contribution her films have made to the fight against domestic violence. Spouse Joseph Feury (1962 - present), Arnold Manoff (1951 - 1960) (divorced) 1 child.

Going Shopping (2005) , Mulholland Dr. (2001) , The Amati Girls (2000) , Dr T and the Women (2000) , Poor Liza (1998) , Under Heat (1996) , The Substance of Fire (1996) , It's My Party (1996) , "White Fang" (1993) , "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1992) , Citizen Cohn (1992) , In My Daughter's Name (1992) , Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) , "Empty Nest" (1992) , Defending Your Life (1991) , She Said No (1990) , The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989) , The Big Town (1987) , "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) , Teachers (1984) , Constance (1984) , "One Day at a Time"(1984) , Billions for Boris (1984) , Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983) , Bare Essence (1982) , Visiting Hours (1982), Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982) , For Ladies Only (1981) , The Million Dollar Face (1981) , Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) , Little Miss Marker (1980) , You Can't Go Home Again (1979) , When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979) , "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) , The Mafu Cage (1978), The Good Doctor (1978) , The Swarm (1978) , Damien: Omen II (1978) , Airport '77 (1977) , The Spell (1977), Voyage of the Damned (1976) , Perilous Voyage (1976) , "Fay" (1975) , Shampoo (1975) , The Seagull (1975) , The Internecine Project (1974) , What Are Best Friends For? (1973) , Partners in Crime (1973) , Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972) , Portnoy's Complaint (1972) , Plaza Suite (1971) , "Storefront Lawyers" (1971) , Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) , The Neon Ceiling (1971) , The Last Generation (1971) , There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) , Night Slaves (1970) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , The Landlord (1970) , "The Mod Squad" (1970) , "Bracken's World" (1970) , "Medical Center" (1969) , Marooned (1969) , The Big Bounce (1969) , Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) , "Mission: Impossible" (1968) , "Judd for the Defense" (1968) , Valley of the Dolls (1967) , "Ironside" (1967) , In the Heat of the Night (1967) , Divorce American Style (1967) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1967) , "The Big Valley" (1967) , "ABC Stage 67" (1966) , "Peyton Place" (1964) , "For the People" (1965) , "The Defenders" (1965) , "The Nurses" (1965) , "Slattery's People" (1964) , "Ben Casey" (1964) , "The Fugitive" (1964) , Terror in the City (1964) , An Affair of the Skin (1963) , "East Side/West Side" (1963) , The Balcony (1963) , "Great Ghost Tales" (1961) , "Play of the Week" (1960) , The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) , The Blue Angel (1959) , "Brenner" (1959) , Middle of the Night (1959) , Where Is Thy Brother? (1958) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1958) , "Playwrights '56" (1956) , "The Alcoa Hour" (1956) , Storm Fear (1955) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1955) , "The Philco Television Playhouse"(1955) , "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) , "Broadway Television Theatre"(1953) , "ABC Album" (1953) , "Danger" (1952) , "Studio One" (1952) , Detective Story (1951)