Lee Grant

Lee Grant as Aunt Splendora in Providence's The Amati Girls - 2001

Biography

Born 10/31/1927

An attractive brunette with angular features, Lee Grant began her career as a child performer with NYC's Metropolitan Opera. By age 11, she had become a member of the American Ballet Theatre. After music studies at Juilliard, she won a scholarship to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse and switched...
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Awards

  • In 1988, received Women in Film Crystal Award
  • In 1986/87, received Directors Guild of America Award for Dramatic Special
  • In 1975, received Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

Highlights

  • In 1997, Produced, directed and hosted "Say It, Fight It, Cure It", a Lifetime documentary about breast cancer, including interviews with survivors and members of their families
  • In 1996, Played Eric Roberts' mother in "It's My Party"
  • In 1994, Reteamed with Marlo Thomas for the CBS TV-movie "Reunion"

Family & Companions

  • Arnold Manoff: husband (divorced in 1964; died in 1965; blacklisted in the 1950s)

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