As of July 2026, Lee Grant is best known for Ben Casey and Mussolini: The Untold Story. Find every show and movie Lee Grant has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Actress Born 1925 New York City, New York, USA 2 TV Shows 8 Movies

Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story, co-starring Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. This role earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Best Actress Award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1952 she was blacklisted from most acting jobs for the next 12 years. She was able to find only occasional work onstage or as a teacher during this period. It also contributed to her divorce. She was removed from the blacklist in 1962 and rebuilt her acting career. She starred in 71 TV episodes of Peyton Place (1965–1966), followed by lead roles in films such as Valley of the Dolls, In the Heat of the Night (both 1967), and Shampoo (1975), for the last of which she won an Oscar. In 1964, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance in The Maids. During her career she was nominated for the Emmy Award seven times between 1966 and 1993, winning twice.

In 1986 she directed Down and Out in America which tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and in the same year she also won a Directors Guild of America Award for Nobody's Child.

Alongside acting, Lee Grant is also known as a director. Her screen credits lean toward Drama and Thriller.

Lee Grant's most notable role to date came in Mulholland Drive (2001), where she played Louise. She also appeared in In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Mrs. Leslie Colbert. Most recently appeared in Damien - Omen II (1978) as Ann Thorn.

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📺 Lee Grant's TV Shows

Ben Casey
1961
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Rachele Mussolini
1985

🎬 Lee Grant's Movies

Mulholland Drive
Louise
2001
Voyage of the Damned
Lili Rosen
1976
Visiting Hours
Deborah Ballin
1982
Valley of the Dolls
Miriam Polar
1967
In the Heat of the Night
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
1967
Damien - Omen II
Ann Thorn
1978
It's My Party
Amalia Stark
1996
Defending Your Life
Lena Foster
1991

📝 Created / Written by Lee Grant

Intimate Portrait
Director
1993
American Playhouse
Director
1982
ABC Afterschool Special
Director
1972
No Place Like Home
Director
1989
Staying Together
Director
1989
Down and Out in America
Director
1986

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