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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 .
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.
Sep 27, 2023 · Two-time Oscar winner Lee Grant lost 12 years of her career to the Hollywood Blacklist, shut out of the industry just after her film debut in 1951’s Detective Story, which garnered her first...
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.
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.
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...
Jul 6, 2014 · Interview: Lee Grant, Author Of 'I Said Yes To Everything' After losing 12 years of her career to the communist blacklist, the actress and director spent decades lying about her age to make up...
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.
Jul 20, 2021 · Jul 20. Written By John E. Kilberg. Inside her sister-in-law’s bedroom, sheltered during this global pandemic, multi-Oscar winner, Emmy winner, once blacklisted, and first ever female DGA winner, Lee Grant, gives us some insight into her impressive career as an artist.
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 94.
