Lee Grant | |
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![]() Grant in 1975 | |
Born | Lyova Haskell Rosenthal October 31, 1925[a] New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress and director |
Years active | 1933–present |
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Children | 2, including Dinah Manoff |
Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925)[1] is an American actress and director. Her role in the 1951 movie Detective Story as a young shoplifter got her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her role in the 1975 movie Shampoo, won her an Oscar.[6] She also won two Emmy Awards during her career.[7] She is the only Academy Award-winning actor to also direct an Academy Award-winning documentary.[8]
Lyova Rosenthal was born in the mid-1920s. The granddaughter of Polish and Russian immigrants is famously inexact about her age. From her mid-20s to her mid-30s, the blacklist left her unemployable in TV and film, so she lied about her years, whatever they were, to remain viable as an actress.
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