Lee Grant

Lee Grant

100 · Born: Oct 31, 1925

Known For

Mulholland DriveMulholland Drive
Damien: Omen IIDamien: Omen II
In the Heat of the NightIn the Heat of the Night
Airport '77Airport '77

Personal Details

BornOct 31, 1925 New York City, New York, USA
Spouse

  • Joseph Feury

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 11, 2025 )

  • Arnold Manoff

    ( Oct 1, 1952 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Abraham W. Rosenthal
  • Witia Rosenthal

Biography

Lee Grant, Academy Award-winning actress, director, and educator, was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal on October 31, 1925, in Manhattan, New York City, to Witia Haskell, a teacher and model, and Abraham Rosenthal, an educator and realtor.

Career

2020
Killian & the Comeback Kids
Killian & the Comeback Kids as Ms. Hunter (voice)
2018
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor as Narrator (voice)
2017
20/20
20/20
2005
Going Shopping
Going Shopping as Winnie
2001
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls as Aunt Spendora
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive as Louise
2000
Poor Liza
Poor Liza as Countess Ekaterina
American Masters
American Masters as Narrator
Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women as Dr. Harper
1996
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire as Cora Cahn
It's My Party
It's My Party as Amalia Stark
1995
American Masters
American Masters as Narrator
1994
Under Heat
Under Heat as Jane
1992
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn as Dora Cohn
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story as Carol Gertz
In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name as Maureen Leeds
America Undercover
America Undercover as Narrator
Women on Trial
Women on Trial as Narrator
1991
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life as Lena Foster
1990
She Said No
She Said No as D.A. Doris Cantore
1989
Battered
Battered as Narrator
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro as Marilyn Klinghoffer
1987
The Big Town
The Big Town as Ferguson Edwards
1986
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America as Narrator (voice)
1985
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story as Rachele Mussolini
1984
Billions for Boris
Billions for Boris as Sascha Harris
Teachers
Teachers as Dr. Donna Burke
1983
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning? as Lillian Farmer
1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill as Maxine Lochman
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours as Deborah Ballin
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
A Crime to Fit the Punishment as Narrator
1981
For Ladies Only
For Ladies Only as Anne Holt
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 as Narrator
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face as Evalyna
1980
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker as The Judge
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle as Flight Attendant (voice)
1979
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again as Esther Jack
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? as Clarisse Ethridge
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House as Grace Coolidge
1978
Great Performances
Great Performances as Various Roles
The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage as Ellen
The Swarm
The Swarm as Anne MacGregor
Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II as Ann Thorn
1977
Airport '77
Airport '77 as Karen Wallace
The Spell
The Spell as Marion Matchett
1976
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage as Virginia Monroe
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned as Lili Rosen
1975
Great Performances
Great Performances as Irina Arkadina
Shampoo
Shampoo as Felicia Karpf
Fay
Fay as Fay Stewart
1974
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project as Jean Robertson
Great Performances
Great Performances as Irina Arkadina
1973
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime as Judge Meredith Leland
What Are Best Friends for?
What Are Best Friends for? as Adele Ross
1972
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife as Ellie Schuster
Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man as Leslie Williams
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint as Sophie Portnoy
1971
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite as Norma Hubley
The Neon Ceiling
The Neon Ceiling as Carrie Miller
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... as Mrs. Bullard
The Landlord
The Landlord as Joyce Enders
Night Slaves
Night Slaves as Marjorie Howard
1969
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce as Joanne
Marooned
Marooned as Celia Pruett
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Fritzie Braddock
1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls as Miriam Polar
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style as Dede Murphy
Peyton Place
Peyton Place as Stella Chernak
1964
Terror in the City
Terror in the City as Suzy
1963
An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin as Katherine McCleod
The Balcony
The Balcony as Carmen
1959
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night as Marilyn
1958
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
1955
Storm Fear
Storm Fear as Edna
1951
Detective Story
Detective Story as Shoplifter
2024
Aint No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
Aint No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2019
Hal
Hal
2017
Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct
Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
American Masters
American Masters
2001
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1988
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots
1985
What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I?
1983
When Women Kill
When Women Kill
2005
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Director
2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
American Masters
American Masters as Director
1994
Reunion
Reunion as Director
Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart as Director
Following Her Heart
Following Her Heart as Director
1992
Women on Trial
Women on Trial as Director
1989
Battered
Battered as Director
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home as Director
Staying Together
Staying Together as Director
1986
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America as Director
Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child as Director
1985
What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I? as Director
ABC Afterschool Specials
ABC Afterschool Specials as Director
1984
A Matter of Sex
A Matter of Sex as Director
1983
When Women Kill
When Women Kill as Director
1981
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 as Director, Writer
1980
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle as Director
1975
For the Use of the Hall
For the Use of the Hall as Director