Lee Grant

Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations See more awards »

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Mulholland Dr. (2001)

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Damien: Omen II (1978)

Peyton Place (1964)

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2005 Going Shopping
Winnie

2001 Mulholland Dr.
Louise Bonner

2000 The Amati Girls
Aunt Spendora

2000 Dr T and the Women
Dr. Harper

1995-2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Narrator

– Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) … Narrator

– Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) … Narrator

2000 Poor Liza

1996 The Substance of Fire
Cora Cahn

1996 It's My Party
Amalia Stark

1994 Under Heat
Jane

1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
Dora Cohn

1992 In My Daughter's Name (TV movie)
Maureen Leeds

1992 Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (TV movie)
Carol Gertz

1992 Empty Nest (TV series)
Aunt Susan

– The Return of Aunt Susan (1992) … Aunt Susan

1991 Defending Your Life
Lena Foster

1990 She Said No (TV movie)
D.A. Doris Cantore

1989 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (TV movie)
Marilyn Klinghoffer

1987 The Big Town
Ferguson Edwards

1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story (TV mini-series)
Rachele Mussolini

1984 Teachers
Dr. Donna Burke

1984 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Ellie

– Fifty (1984) … Ellie

1984 Billions for Boris
Sascha Harris

1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? (TV movie)
Lillian Farmer

1982 Bare Essence (TV movie)
Ava Marshall

1982 Visiting Hours
Deborah Ballin

1982 Thou Shalt Not Kill (TV movie)
Maxine Lochman

1981 For Ladies Only (TV movie)
Anne Holt

1981 The Million Dollar Face (TV movie)
Evalyna

1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Mrs. Lupowitz

1980 Little Miss Marker
The Judge

1979 You Can't Go Home Again (TV movie)
Esther Jack

1979 Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Grace Coolidge

– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Mrs. Grace Coolidge (credit only)

– Episode #1.4 (1979) … Mrs. Grace Coolidge (credit only)

– Episode #1.1 (1979) … Mrs. Grace Coolidge (credit only)

– Episode #1.2 (1979) … Mrs. Grace Coolidge

1979 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Clarisse Ethridge

1978 The Mafu Cage
Ellen

1975-1978 Great Performances (TV series)
Irina Arkadina / Various roles

– The Good Doctor (1978) … Various roles

– The Seagull (1975) … Irina Arkadina

1978 The Swarm
Anne MacGregor

1978 Damien: Omen II
Ann Thorn

1977 Airport '77
Karen Wallace

1977 The Spell (TV movie)
Marilyn Matchett

1976 Voyage of the Damned
Lili Rosen

1976 Perilous Voyage (TV movie)
Virginia Monroe

1975-1976 Fay (TV series)
Fay Stewart

– Not Another Mother's Day (1976) … Fay Stewart

– Fay and the Doctor (1976) … Fay Stewart

– Danny Falls in Love (1975) … Fay Stewart

– Lillian's Separation (1975) … Fay Stewart

– Not with My Husband You Don't (1975) … Fay Stewart

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1975 Shampoo
Felicia

1974 The Internecine Project
Jean Robertson

1973 What Are Best Friends For? (TV movie)
Adele Ross

1973 The Shape of Things (TV movie)

1973 Partners in Crime (TV movie)
Judge Meredith Leland

1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (TV movie)
Ellie Schuster

1972 Portnoy's Complaint
Sophie Portnoy

1971 Plaza Suite
Norma Hubley

1971 Men at Law (TV series)
Jennifer Carlyle

– Yesterday Is But a Dream (1971) … Jennifer Carlyle

1971 Robert Young and the Family (TV movie)
Sketch Actor

1971 Columbo (TV series)
Leslie Williams

– Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) … Leslie Williams

1971 The Neon Ceiling (TV movie)
Carrie Miller

1970 Night Slaves (TV movie)
Marjorie Howard

1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Eddie Booker

– A Love to Remember (1970) … Eddie Booker

– Tarot (1970)

1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Mrs. Bullard

1970 The Landlord
Mrs. Enders

1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Anna Lisa Bell

– Mother of Sorrow (1970) … Anna Lisa Bell

1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Veronica Steele

– Whatever Happened to Happy Endings? (1970) … Veronica Steele

1969 Medical Center (TV series)
Karen Harper

– The Loner (1969) … Karen Harper

1969 Marooned
Celia Pruett

1969 The Big Bounce
Joanne

1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Fritzie Braddock

1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Susan Buchanan

– The Diplomat (1968) … Susan Buchanan

1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Kay Gould

– The Gates of Cerberus (1968) … Kay Gould

1967 Valley of the Dolls
Miriam Polar

1967 Ironside (TV series)
Francesca Kirby

– Eat, Drink and Be Buried (1967) … Francesca Kirby

1967 In the Heat of the Night
Mrs. Colbert

1967 Divorce American Style
Dede Murphy

1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Virginia Cloyd

– Deadlock (1967) … Virginia Cloyd

1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Rosemary Williams

– The Lady from Mesa (1967) … Rosemary Williams

1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Laura / Ruth

– The People Trap (1966) … Ruth

– The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) … Laura

1965-1966 Peyton Place (TV series)
Stella Chernak

– Episode #2.85 (1966) … Stella Chernak

– Episode #2.84 (1966) … Stella Chernak

– Episode #2.83 (1966) … Stella Chernak

– Episode #2.82 (1966) … Stella Chernak

– Episode #2.81 (1966) … Stella Chernak

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1965 For the People (TV series)
Carol

– With Intent to Influence (1965) … Carol

1963-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Maria Edwards / Norma Burgess

– Nobody Asks What Side You're On (1965) … Maria Edwards

– The Empty Heart (1963) … Norma Burgess

1963-1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Cleo Tanner / Doris Kelly / Lillian Carroll

– A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills (1965) … Lillian Carroll

– To Spend, to Give, to Want (1963) … Cleo Tanner

– The Gift (1963) … Doris Kelly

1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
Vera Donlon

– Question: Where Vanished the Tragic Piper? (1964) … Vera Donlon

1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Anita Johnson / Diedre Bassett

– For Jimmy, the Best of Everything (1964) … Anita Johnson

– For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964) … Diedre Bassett

1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Millie Hallop

– Taps for a Dead War (1964) … Millie Hallop

1964 Festival (TV series)
Lizzie

– The Respectful Prostitute (1964) … Lizzie

1964 Terror in the City
Suzy

1963 An Affair of the Skin
Katherine McCleod

1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Nora Best

– Not Bad for Openers (1963) … Nora Best

1963 The Balcony
Carmen

1962 Golden Showcase (TV series)
Florrie Sands

– Saturday's Children (1962) … Florrie Sands

1961 Great Ghost Tales (TV series)
Lucy Morrison

– Lucy (1961) … Lucy Morrison

1959-1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Avenging Angel / The Goatseller

– The House of Bernarda Alba (1960)

– World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) … The Goatseller/Avenging Angel

1959 The World of Sholom Aleichem (TV movie)
Avenging Angel

1959 Brenner (TV series)
Addie Palmer

– Man in the Middle (1959) … Addie Palmer

1959 Middle of the Night
Marilyn

1958 Where Is Thy Brother? (TV movie)
Hannah

1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Jane - Story #3

– Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry (1958) … Jane - Story #3

– Look What's Going On (1958)

1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Helen Cartwright

– Keyhole (1956) … Helen Cartwright

1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Lennie Converse

– Even the Weariest River (1956) … Lennie Converse

1955 Storm Fear
Edna

1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)

– Death Is a Spanish Dancer (1955)

1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)

– Shadow of the Champ (1955)

1953-1954 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Rose Peterson #1

1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Dot

– The Noose (1953) … Dot

1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
Wife

– Justice (1953) … Wife

1950-1952 Danger (TV series)

– The Face of Fear (1952)

– Death for the Lonely (1952)

– Dark as Night (1952)

– Dressing Up (1950)

1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)

– The Blonde Comes First (1952)

1951 Detective Story
Shoplifter

1950 Actor's Studio (TV series)

– Screwball (1950)

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(1962) Stage: Appeared in "The Captains and the Kings" on Broadway. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lyova Rosenthal

Height:

5' 3¾" (1.62 m)

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The Oscar has endured because of our yearning for excellence. Getting one is like being appointed valedictorian from the bottom of the class. The "outs", like me, get their moment to be "in", for as long as it lasts. See more »

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Was 3 months pregnant with her daughter Dinah Manoff when she completed her run of the Broadway play "A Hole in the Head". See more »

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Scorpio

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