Lee Grant

Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American theater , film and television actress, and film director who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s.

Lee Grant is a celebrated American stage, film and television actress, and film director. From 1952 through 1964 she was blacklisted from radio, film, and most television work, but continued working sporadically in the theatre during this time. She won the Best Actress Award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for her role as the shoplifter in the 1951 film version of Detective Story . She won the 1964 Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance as Solange in Jean Genet 's The Maids . She has been nominated for the Emmy Award seven times between 1966 through 1993, winning twice.

American actress and director Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal ; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American Oscar - and Emmy Award -winning actress and DGA Award -winning film director. Grant 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 in films. 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. Her film Down and Out in America also tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1986. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

American actress and director For other people named Lee Grant, see Lee Grant (disambiguation) . Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal ; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. Grant was one of many entertainment industry professionals blacklisted in the 1950s. Starting in 1952, Grant was largely prevented from finding employment in acting for 12 years, although did occasionally get work onstage and as a teacher during this period. She started to rebuild her screen acting career after she was removed from the blacklist in 1963. Grant starred in 71 TV episodes of Peyton Place (1965–1966), followed by lead roles in films such as Valley of the Dolls and In the Heat of the Night in 1967. In 1964, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance in The Maids . During her career, she won two Emmy Awards and was nominated seven times. Grant later turned her focus to directing. In 1986, she won a Directors Guild of America Award for Nobody's Child . In 1987, the documentary she directed, Down and Out in America , tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

American actress and director (born mid-1920s) For other people named Lee Grant, see Lee Grant (disambiguation) . Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal ; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. In a career spanning over seven decades, she won an Academy Award , two Primetime Emmy Awards , and a Directors Guild of America Award , in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards . She is one of the last surviving actors of the Hollywood blacklist era. Grant began her career on Broadway , making her debut in Detective Story (1949) as the Shoplifter. She reprised the role in the film adaptation (1951), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress . Her career was interrupted when she was blacklisted for 12 years after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee . During this period, she worked as an acting teacher and took minor television and theater roles under pseudonyms. Grant returned to prominence with her role in the television series Peyton Place (1965-1966), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series . She appeared in supporting roles in In the Heat of the Night (1967), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and The Landlord (1970), receiving Academy Award nominations for the latter, as well as Shampoo (1975) and Voyage of the Damned (1976), winning for Shampoo . Grant transitioned to directing in the 1980s, focusing on documentaries and television films. She won the Directors Guild of America Award for Nobody’s Child (1986) while her film Down and Out in America (1986) tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature , making her the only Academy Award-winning actor to direct an Academy Award-winning documentary. She continued directing into the 2000s while occasionally making acting appearances. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).