This page will contain news stories about Lee Grant, as they become available.Lee GrantLee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director. Born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, Grant performed as a ballerina with the New York Metropolitan Opera at the age of four, and during her childhood studied dance and acting. She established herself as a dramatic actress on Broadway while a teenager and was praised for her role as a shoplifter in the play Detective Story. She made her film debut in the movie version and received her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, and won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify against her husband, the playwright Arnold Manoff, Grant refused to testify and was ultimately blacklisted. She continued to work in theater and resumed her film career in the early 1960s, and also appeared in the television series Peyton Place, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama. She received Academy Award nominations for The Landlord (1970), and Voyage of the Damned (1977). She won an Oscar for Shampoo (1975). She has also directed several documentary films, including Down and Out in America (1986) which won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. In recent years she has directed a series of Intimate Portrait episodes, that celebrate a diverse range of accomplished women. Her other film roles include:
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Grant is the mother of the actress Dinah Manoff. She described it as "an amazing experience" (http://www.thebakersfieldchannel.com/entertainment/2171866/detail.html). Her other film roles include:. In 2003 Jennifer (with Bo Derek) visited troops who are recovering from their 2003 Iraq war injuries at Washington, D.C.'s Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In recent years she has directed a series of Intimate Portrait episodes, that celebrate a diverse range of accomplished women. Paltrow sent a reply a week later, and Hewitt framed it. She has also directed several documentary films, including Down and Out in America (1986) which won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. Hewitt also wrote her a two page letter praising her as a role model and admiring her work. She won an Oscar for Shampoo (1975). Hewitt sent three dozen pink roses to Gwyneth Paltrow the night before Paltrow won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1999. She received Academy Award nominations for The Landlord (1970), and Voyage of the Damned (1977). Even more recently she was paired with Jackie Chan in the action comedyThe Tuxedo (2002). She continued to work in theater and resumed her film career in the early 1960s, and also appeared in the television series Peyton Place, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama. She has starred with Sigourney Weaver in the movie Heartbreakers (2001), which also featured Gene Hackman and Ray Liotta. Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee to testify against her husband, the playwright Arnold Manoff, Grant refused to testify and was ultimately blacklisted. To date she has released 4 albums with some success, most notably outside the United States in places like Europe and Japan. She made her film debut in the movie version and received her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, and won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She is perhaps most famous for the role of "Julie" in the films I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). She established herself as a dramatic actress on Broadway while a teenager and was praised for her role as a shoplifter in the play Detective Story. She continued this role in the shortly lived Party of Five spinoff, Time of Your Life (1999) co-starring Jennifer Garner. Born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, Grant performed as a ballerina with the New York Metropolitan Opera at the age of four, and during her childhood studied dance and acting. She became a household name after landing the role of "Sarah Reeves" on the popular Fox Television show Party of Five (1995-1999). Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director. Her first break came soon thereafter as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show Kids Incorporated (1989-1991). Mulholland Drive (2001). She grew up in Killeen, Texas before moving to Los Angeles with her mother Pat at the age of 10 to pursue both acting and singing careers at the suggestion of talent scouts. Defending Your Life (1992) and. Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979 in Waco, Texas) is an American actress. When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979),. Unofficial Site (http://lovehewitt.fanhost.com/). Damien:Omen II (1978),. Official Site (http://www.jenniferlovehewittonline.com/). Airport '77 (1977),. IMDb entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001349/). Portnoy's Complaint (1972),. BareNaked (2002). Plaza Suite (1971),. Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996). Valley of the Dolls (1967),. Let's Go Bang (1995). In the Heat of the Night (1967),. Love Songs (1992) released in Japan only. Kids Incorporated (1989-1991). Byrds of Paradise (1994). Party of Five (1995-1999). Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998). Time of Your Life (1999). In the Game (2005). Television
Sister Act 2 (1993). Trojan War - (1997). I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). Telling You - (1998). I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Can't Hardly Wait - (1998). The Suburbans - (1999). The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000). Heartbreakers - (2001). The Devil And Daniel Webster - (2002). The Tuxedo - (2002). Garfield: The Movie - (2004). Movies
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