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Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director.
Lee Grant. Actress: In the Heat of the Night. Academy Award-winner Lee Grant 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.
Lee Grant. Actress: In the Heat of the Night. Academy Award-winner Lee Grant 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.
Mar 7, 2023 · Blacklisted in the 1950s, Lee Grant fought back to win two Oscars, and make some of the most extraordinary social documentaries of the 20th century.
Jan 28, 2020 · On top of being an Oscar-winning actor and a trailblazing documentarian, Lee Grant is a lovely host—quick-witted, warm, and fiercely candid about the obstacles that life and Hollywood continue to...
Jan 8, 2022 · In excerpts from an interview, actress and Oscar-winning filmmaker Lee Grant reflects on the legacy of Sidney Poitier, her In the Heat of the Night (1967) co-star, who died this week at age...
Aug 3, 2014 · The Oscar-winning "Shampoo" actress talks about a career sidetracked by the 1950s Communist witch hunt, and of reinventing herself as an award-winning director.
Jul 6, 2014 · Grant's early career, the trying years on the blacklist and her success in Hollywood are all recounted in her new memoir, I Said Yes To Everything. She tells McEvers about directing...
Jan 8, 2024 · Lee Grant Laughs Last. Hollywood wrote her off as an actress at age fifty, so she learned to direct. Just before turning ninety-eight, she celebrates after presenting a retrospective. By...
Apr 5, 2017 · Farran Smith Nehme profiles Oscar-winning actress Lee Grant ("Shampoo") who was blacklisted in the 1950s and later directed dozens of movies, documentaries and TV episodes.