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Shampoo (1975) -- Wicked social satire about a sexy male hairdresser that does more than hair. Warren Beatty lampoons his own womanizer reputation in this feature concerned only with who is "doing" who and the superficial appearances of the upper class of Beverly Hills.
The Spell (1977) -- An obese 15-year-old inflicts illness and death on people she dislikes.
Mulholland Dr. (2001) -- After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
"Ironside" (1967): Season 1: Episode 4 -- A husband fears the murder attempts on his wife, a malicious columnist.
Airport '77 (1977) -- Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water.

Overview

Date of Birth:
31 October 1927, New York City, New York, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Academy Award winner Lee Grant was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal in New York... more
Trivia:
One of a very few performers to receive an Oscar nomination for a debut... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations more
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Alternate Names:
Lyova Rosenthal

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Director, Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Going Shopping (2005) .... Winnie
  2. Mulholland Dr. (2001) .... Louise Bonner
    ... aka Mulholland Drive (France) (UK) (USA: closing credits title)
  3. The Amati Girls (2000) .... Aunt Spendora
  4. Dr T and the Women (2000) .... Dr. Harper
    ... aka Dr. T and the Women (Germany) (USA: alternative spelling)
  5. "American Masters" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1995-2000)
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) TV episode .... Narrator
  6. Poor Liza (2000)

  7. Under Heat (1996) .... Jane
  8. The Substance of Fire (1996) .... Cora Cahn
  9. It's My Party (1996) .... Amalia Stark
  10. Citizen Cohn (1992) (TV) .... Dora Cohn
  11. In My Daughter's Name (1992) (TV) .... Maureen Leeds
    ... aka Overruled (UK)
  12. Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) (TV) .... Carol Gertz
    ... aka Fatal Love (UK)
  13. "Empty Nest" .... Aunt Susan (1 episode, 1992)
        - The Return of Aunt Susan (1992) TV episode .... Aunt Susan
  14. Defending Your Life (1991) .... Lena Foster
  15. She Said No (1990) (TV) .... D.A. Doris Cantore

  16. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989) (TV) .... Marilyn Klinghoffer
  17. The Big Town (1987) .... Ferguson Edwards
  18. "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) TV mini-series .... Rachele Mussolini
  19. Teachers (1984) .... Dr. Donna Burke
  20. "One Day at a Time" .... Ellie (1 episode, 1984)
        - Fifty (1984) TV episode .... Ellie
  21. Billions for Boris (1984) .... Sascha Harris
  22. Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983) (TV) .... Lillian Farmer
  23. Bare Essence (1982) (TV) .... Ava Marshall
  24. Visiting Hours (1982) .... Deborah Ballin
    ... aka Get Well Soon
    ... aka Terreur à l'hôpital central (Canada: French title)
    ... aka The Fright
  25. Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982) (TV) .... Maxine Lochman
  26. For Ladies Only (1981) (TV) .... Anne Holt
  27. The Million Dollar Face (1981) (TV) .... Evalyna
    ... aka Kiss of Gold (USA: alternative title)
  28. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) .... Mrs. Lupowitz
  29. Little Miss Marker (1980) .... The Judge

  30. You Can't Go Home Again (1979) (TV) .... Esther Jack
  31. "Backstairs at the White House" .... Mrs. Grace Coolidge (4 episodes, 1979)
        - Episode #1.3 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Grace Coolidge
        - Episode #1.4 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Grace Coolidge
        - Episode #1.1 (1979) TV episode (credit only) .... Mrs. Grace Coolidge
        - Episode #1.2 (1979) TV episode .... Mrs. Grace Coolidge
  32. When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979) .... Clarisse Ethridge
  33. The Mafu Cage (1978) .... Ellen
    ... aka Deviation
    ... aka Don't Ring the Doorbell (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka My Sister, My Love
    ... aka The Cage
  34. The Good Doctor (1978) (TV) .... Various roles
  35. The Swarm (1978) .... Anne MacGregor
  36. Damien: Omen II (1978) .... Ann Thorn
    ... aka Omen II
    ... aka Omen II: Damien (reissue title)
  37. Airport '77 (1977) .... Karen Wallace
    ... aka Airport 1977 (International: English title: informal title)
  38. The Spell (1977) (TV) .... Marilyn Matchett
  39. Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Lili Rosen
  40. Perilous Voyage (1976) (TV) .... Virginia Monroe
    ... aka The Revolution of Antonio DeLeon (USA: alternative title)
  41. "Fay" .... Fay Stuart / ... (10 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Not Another Mother's Day (1976) TV episode .... Fay Stuart
        - Fay and the Doctor (1976) TV episode .... Fay Stuart
        - Danny Falls in Love (1975) TV episode .... Fay Stewart
        - Lillian's Separation (1975) TV episode .... Fay Stuart
        - Not with My Husband You Don't (1975) TV episode .... Fay Stewart
          (5 more)
  42. Shampoo (1975) .... Felicia Carp
  43. The Seagull (1975) (TV) .... Irina Arkadina
  44. The Internecine Project (1974) .... Jean Robertson
    ... aka Der schwarze Panther (West Germany)
    ... aka Ein Mann stellt eine Falle (West Germany)
    ... aka G (West Germany)
  45. What Are Best Friends For? (1973) (TV) .... Adele Ross
  46. Partners in Crime (1973) (TV) .... Judge Meredith Leland
  47. The Shape of Things (1973) (TV)
  48. Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972) (TV) .... Ellie Schuster
  49. Portnoy's Complaint (1972) .... Sophie Portnoy
  50. Plaza Suite (1971) .... Norma Hubley
  51. "Storefront Lawyers" .... Jennifer Carlyle (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Men at Law (USA: new title)
        - Yesterday Is But a Dream (1971) TV episode .... Jennifer Carlyle
  52. Robert Young and the Family (1971) (TV) .... Sketch Actor
  53. "Columbo" .... Leslie Williams (1 episode, 1971)
        - Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) TV episode .... Leslie Williams
  54. The Neon Ceiling (1971) (TV) .... Carrie Miller
  55. Night Slaves (1970) (TV) .... Marjorie Howard
  56. "The Name of the Game" .... Eddie Booker (2 episodes, 1970)
        - A Love to Remember (1970) TV episode .... Eddie Booker
        - Tarot (1970) TV episode
  57. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) .... Mrs. Bullard
  58. The Landlord (1970) .... Joyce Enders
  59. "The Mod Squad" .... Anna Lisa Bell (1 episode, 1970)
        - Mother of Sorrow (1970) TV episode .... Anna Lisa Bell
  60. "Bracken's World" .... Veronica Steele (1 episode, 1970)
        - Whatever Happened to Happy Endings? (1970) TV episode .... Veronica Steele

  61. "Medical Center" .... Karen Harper (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Loner (1969) TV episode .... Karen Harper
  62. Marooned (1969) .... Celia Pruett
    ... aka Space Travelers (USA: reissue title)
  63. The Big Bounce (1969) .... Joanne
  64. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) .... Fritzie Braddock
  65. "Mission: Impossible" .... Susan Buchanan (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Diplomat (1968) TV episode .... Susan Buchanan
  66. "Judd for the Defense" .... Kay Gould (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Gates of Cerberus (1968) TV episode .... Kay Gould
  67. Valley of the Dolls (1967) .... Miriam Polar
  68. "Ironside" .... Francesca Kirby (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Eat, Drink and Be Buried (1967) TV episode .... Francesca Kirby
  69. In the Heat of the Night (1967) .... Mrs. Colbert
  70. Divorce American Style (1967) .... Dede Murphy
  71. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Virginia Cloyd (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Deadlock (1967) TV episode .... Virginia Cloyd
  72. "The Big Valley" .... Rosemary Williams (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Lady from Mesa (1967) TV episode .... Rosemary Williams
  73. "ABC Stage 67" .... Laura / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The People Trap (1966) TV episode .... Ruth
        - The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) TV episode .... Laura
  74. "Peyton Place" .... Stella Chernak (71 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Episode #2.85 (1966) TV episode .... Stella Chernak
        - Episode #2.84 (1966) TV episode .... Stella Chernak
        - Episode #2.83 (1966) TV episode .... Stella Chernak
        - Episode #2.82 (1966) TV episode .... Stella Chernak
        - Episode #2.81 (1966) TV episode .... Stella Chernak
          (66 more)
  75. "For the People" .... Carol (1 episode, 1965)
        - With Intent to Influence (1965) TV episode .... Carol
  76. "The Defenders" .... Maria Edwards / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Nobody Asks What Side You're On (1965) TV episode .... Maria Edwards
        - The Empty Heart (1963) TV episode .... Norma Burgess
  77. "The Nurses" (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Couple Dozen Tiny Pills (1965) TV episode
  78. "The Nurses" .... Cleo Tanner / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills (1965) TV episode .... Lillian Carroll
        - To Spend, to Give, to Want (1963) TV episode .... Cleo Tanner
        - The Gift (1963) TV episode .... Doris Kelly
  79. "Slattery's People" .... Vera Donlon (1 episode, 1964)
        - Question: Where Vanished the Tragic Piper? (1964) TV episode .... Vera Donlon
  80. "Ben Casey" .... Anita Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
        - For Jimmy, the Best of Everything (1964) TV episode .... Anita Johnson
        - For a Just Man Falleth Seven Times (1964) TV episode .... Diedre Bassett
  81. "The Fugitive" .... Millie Hallop (1 episode, 1964)
        - Taps for a Dead War (1964) TV episode .... Millie Hallop
  82. "Festival" .... Lizzie (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Respectful Prostitute (1964) TV episode .... Lizzie
  83. Terror in the City (1964) .... Suzy
    ... aka Pie in the Sky
  84. An Affair of the Skin (1963) .... Katherine McCleod
    ... aka Love as a Disorder
  85. "East Side/West Side" .... Nora Best (1 episode, 1963)
        - Not Bad for Openers (1963) TV episode .... Nora Best
  86. The Balcony (1963) .... Carmen
  87. "Golden Showcase" .... Florrie Sands (1 episode, 1962)
        - Saturday's Children (1962) TV episode .... Florrie Sands
  88. "Great Ghost Tales" .... Lucy Morrison (1 episode, 1961)
        - Lucy (1961) TV episode .... Lucy Morrison
  89. "Play of the Week" .... Avenging Angel (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The House of Bernarda Alba (1960) TV episode
        - World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) TV episode .... Avenging Angel

  90. The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) (TV) .... Avenging Angel
  91. "Brenner" .... Addie Palmer (1 episode, 1959)
        - Man in the Middle (1959) TV episode .... Addie Palmer
  92. Middle of the Night (1959) .... Marilyn
  93. Where Is Thy Brother? (1958) (TV) .... Hannah
  94. "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry (1958) TV episode
        - Look What's Going On (1958) TV episode
  95. "Playwrights '56" .... Helen Cartwright (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - Keyhole (1956) TV episode .... Helen Cartwright
  96. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Lennie Converse (1 episode, 1956)
        - Even the Weariest River (1956) TV episode .... Lennie Converse
  97. Storm Fear (1955) .... Edna
  98. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Death Is a Spanish Dancer (1955) TV episode
  99. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Shadow of the Champ (1955) TV episode
  100. "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV series .... Rose Peterson #1 (unknown episodes, 1953-1954)
  101. "Broadway Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Noose (1953) TV episode
  102. "ABC Album" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Plymouth Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Justice (1953) TV episode
  103. "Danger" (4 episodes, 1950-1952)
        - The Face of Fear (1952) TV episode
        - Death for the Lonely (1952) TV episode
        - Dark as Night (1952) TV episode
        - Dressing Up (1950) TV episode
  104. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Blonde Comes First (1952) TV episode
  105. Detective Story (1951) .... Shoplifter
    ... aka The Detective Story (Australia: TV title)
  106. "Actor's Studio" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
        - Screwball (1950) TV episode
Director:
  1. ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
  2. "Biography" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Melanie Griffith (2004) TV episode
  3. "Intimate Portrait" (43 episodes, 1999-2004)
        - Dionne Warwick (2004) TV episode
        - Stockard Channing (2004) TV episode
        - Bo Derek (2003) TV episode
        - Angie Dickinson (2003) TV episode
        - Isabel Sanford (2003) TV episode
          (38 more)
  4. The Gun Deadlock (2001) (TV)
  5. "American Masters" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode
  6. The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000) (TV)

  7. Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (1999) (TV)
  8. Say It, Fight It, Cure It (1997) (TV)
  9. Reunion (1994) (TV)
  10. Following Her Heart (1994) (TV)
  11. Seasons of the Heart (1994) (TV)
  12. "America Undercover" (1 episode, 1992)
        - Women on Trial (1992) TV episode

  13. No Place Like Home (1989) (TV)
  14. Staying Together (1989)
  15. Nobody's Child (1986) (TV)
  16. Down and Out in America (1986)
  17. "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1985) TV episode
  18. What Sex Am I? (1985)
  19. A Matter of Sex (1984) (TV)
  20. When Women Kill (1984)
  21. The Willmar 8 (1981)
  22. Tell Me a Riddle (1980)

  23. The Stronger (1976)
  24. For the Use of the Hall (1975) (TV)
  25. The Shape of Things (1973) (TV)
Producer:
  1. Baghdad ER (2006) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) (producer)

  3. Say It, Fight It, Cure It (1997) (TV) (producer)
  4. "America Undercover" (producer) (1 episode, 1992)
        - Women on Trial (1992) TV episode (producer)
Writer:
  1. "Intimate Portrait" (1 episode)
        - Gloria Steinem (????) TV episode (writer)

  2. The Stronger (1976) (adaptation)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Kaddish (1984) (presenter) (video version)
Self:
  1. "American Masters" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1991-2007)
        - Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character (2007) TV episode .... Herself
        - None Without Sin (2003) TV episode .... Herself
        - Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actors Studio (1991) TV episode .... Herself
  2. "Larry King Live" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - Episode dated 10 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 18 August 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
  3. The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
  4. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  5. The John Garfield Story (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  6. The Omen Legacy (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  7. Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001) (TV) .... Herself - interviewee
  8. Hollywood, D.C. (2000) (TV) .... Herself
  9. "The View" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode dated 11 February 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Herself

  10. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) .... Herself - Past Winner
  11. Say It, Fight It, Cure It (1997) (TV) .... Herself - host
  12. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title)
        - Episode #2.1 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (2 episodes)
        - Lee Grant (????) TV episode .... Herself
        - Marlo Thomas (????) TV episode .... Herself
  14. Earth and the American Dream (1992) (voice) .... Reader
  15. The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (1992) (TV) .... Herself

  17. Hello Actors Studio (1988) (TV) .... Herself
  18. Down and Out in America (1986) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985) .... Herself
  20. When Women Kill (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
  21. The Willmar 8 (1981) (voice) .... Narrator

  22. A Salute to American Imagination (1978) (TV) .... Herself
  23. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  24. The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) .... Herself
  25. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 7 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
  26. "Dinah!" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 5 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 7 October 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
  27. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 1971-1976)
        - Episode dated 5 July 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 8 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 14 August 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 5 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 22 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  28. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  29. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 30 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 24 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
  30. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #4.7 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
  31. The Wonderful World of Aggravation (1972) (TV) .... Herself
  32. The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
  33. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Herself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #5.7 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Performer
  34. "The Movie Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 7 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. "The Drug Years"
        - Teenage Wasteland (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  2. Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (2006) (V) .... Miriam
  3. The Last Generation (1971)

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
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