Lee Grant

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Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress, director, and producer whose career spans acting in over 70 films and television roles alongside documentary filmmaking focused on social issues.., marking a triumphant return amid the industry's recognition of her talent despite prior exclusion., which chronicled poverty during the Reagan administration.(

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Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. In a career spanning over eight decades, she won an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Directors Guild of America Award, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards. She is one of the last surviving actors of the Hollywood blacklist era.

Having begun her career as a child performing in stage ballet, Grant rose to prominence as an adult on Broadway, making her debut in Detective Story (1949) as the Shoplifter. She reprised the role in the film adaptation (1951), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. Her career was interrupted when she was blacklisted for 12 years after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.