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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
Mini Bio. 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. Her father was of Romanian Jewish descent, and her mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Lee made her stage debut at age 4 at the ...
- October 31, 1925
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.
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May 6, 2022 · Lee Grant on her decades of defiance. Emma Brockes. The Oscar-winning actor lost 12 years of her career refusing to out her partner as a communist, then had to endure his lectures about Marx while ...
Mar 7, 2023 · As the 1950s began, Lee Grant was set for a stellar Hollywood career. Her debut in Detective Story had won her an Academy Award nomination, the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival and the praise of her co-star Kirk Douglas, who said she was “a beautiful young girl with extraordinary talent and a big future”.
Jan 28, 2020 · Lee Grant, seen here in a 1970 TV movie, turned to directing to have a voice. From ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television/Getty Images. Save. Save. On top of being an Oscar-winning actor and a ...
Aug 3, 2014 · Lee Grant and the fallout of the blacklist 02:14. Not only was Grant in love with an American Communist, screenwriter Arnie Manoff, she had agreed to speak at the memorial service of a fellow ...
