Portrait of Lee Grant

Acting

Lee Grant

Career

Active from 1955 to 2020, with a break from 2007 to 2017, busiest in 1982 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lee Grant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 7
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Hollywood History 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Strong Performances 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Scandalous 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Killian & the Comeback Kids
Killian & the Comeback Kids (2020)

as Ms. Hunter (voice)

2010s

1 title · average score 57
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narrator (voice)

2000s

12 titles · average score 60
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' (2006)

as Miriam (archive footage)

Baghdad ER
Baghdad ER (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)

Director, Producer

Going Shopping
Going Shopping (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Winnie

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)

Director

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

as Louise

The Gun Deadlock
The Gun Deadlock (2001)

Director

The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls (2001)
GoodWatch score 38

as Aunt Spendora

Poor Liza
Poor Liza (2000)

as Countess Ekaterina

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)

as Narrator

The Loretta Claiborne Story
The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Harper

1990s

18 titles · average score 64
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall (1999)

Director

It's My Party
It's My Party (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Amalia Stark

The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

as Cora Cahn

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator

Under Heat
Under Heat (1994)

as Jane

Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Reunion
Reunion (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Following Her Heart
Following Her Heart (1994)

Director

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Carol Gertz

Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dora Cohn

Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lena Foster

She Said No
She Said No (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as D.A. Doris Cantore

1980s

28 titles · average score 57
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Staying Together
Staying Together (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)

as Marilyn Klinghoffer

Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator (voice)

Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Rachele Mussolini

What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I? (1985)

Director

A Matter of Sex
A Matter of Sex (1984)

Director

Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)

as Lillian Farmer

Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours (1982)
GoodWatch score 32

as Deborah Ballin

Bare Essence
Bare Essence (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Ava Marshall

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz

Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Flight Attendant (voice)

1970s

29 titles · average score 58
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II (1978)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ann Thorn

The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ellen

The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)
GoodWatch score 28

as Anne MacGregor

Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

as Karen Wallace

The Spell
The Spell (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

as Marion Matchett

Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lili Rosen

Shampoo
Shampoo (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Felicia Karpf

The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jean Robertson

Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Leslie Williams

The Landlord
The Landlord (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joyce Enders

Night Slaves
Night Slaves (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Marjorie Howard

There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Bullard

1960s

24 titles · average score 65
Marooned
Marooned (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Celia Pruett

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fritzie Braddock

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
GoodWatch score 52

as Miriam Polar

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Francesca Kirby

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Susan Buchanan

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Rosemary

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1964)

as Suzy

The Balcony
The Balcony (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Carmen

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Millie Hallop

An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin (1963)

as Katherine McCleod

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marilyn

The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959)

as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)

as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")

Storm Fear
Storm Fear (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Edna

Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV show

Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shoplifter

1940s

2 titles · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Emily Brooks

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show