Grant, Lee (1927–)
Grant, Lee (1927–)
American actress, director, and writer. Name variations: Lyova Rosenthal. Born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, Oct 31, 1927, in NYC; m. Arnold Manoff (writer), 1951 (div. 1960); m. Joseph Feury (producer), 1962; children: Dinah Manoff (b. 1958, actress).
At 4, made stage debut at the Metropolitan Opera in L'Orocolo; on Broadway, won the Critics' Circle Award for Detective Story (1949), then named Best Actress at Cannes and nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar for debut performance in the film version (1951); blacklisted in the McCarthy era after refusing to testify against 1st husband before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC, 1951) and rarely worked in film or tv for the next decade; directed an adaptation of Strindberg's The Stronger to excellent reviews, followed by Tell Me a Riddle, and others. Nominated for Academy Awards for The Landlord (1970) and Voyage of the Damned and won Best Supporting Actress for Shampoo (1975); won an Emmy for performance in the recurring role of Stella Chernak on "Peyton Place" (1966); received an Oscar for Best Feature-Length Documentary, Down and Out in America (1987) and the Directors Guild Award for CBS's "Nobody's Child" (1986); granted Women in Film's 1st Lifetime Achievement award (1989).