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Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. For her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story , Grant earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Best Actress Award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival .
- Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, October 31, 1925 (age 97), New York City, U.S.
- 1933–present
- Actress and director
Lee Grant is an Oscar-winning actress who also directed and wrote films and TV shows. She was a victim of the McCarthy-era blacklists and a pioneer of independent filmmaking.
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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.
- October 31, 1925
Sep 27, 2023 · At 97-and-a-half, Lee Grant reflects on her career, from her film debut in 1951 to her documentaries on social issues. She shares her personal and professional stories, from her Jewish heritage to her encounters with antisemitism and the Hollywood Blacklist.
Mar 7, 2023 · Lee Grant: I wasn't scared when I was blacklisted. I am now. Ejected from Hollywood in the 1950s, Lee Grant fought back to be the only person to win an Oscar for acting and for directing a documentary, the extraordinary Down and Out in America. Laura Kelly. 7 Mar 2023.
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Jan 28, 2020 · Legendary Oscar Winner Lee Grant on Sex, Sexism, the Treatment of Renée Zellweger, and More | Vanity Fair.
May 6, 2022 · L ee Grant, child of the Depression, survivor of the anti-communist blacklist, director, Oscar winner and – incredibly – 95 and looking nothing of the sort, is standing in her Manhattan...
