Lee Grant
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Lee Grant is an American stage, film and television actress, and film director
. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
for her performance as Felicia Carp in the film Shampoo
(1975).
, the daughter of Eastern Europe
an Jewish immigrants Witia (née
Haskell), a teacher, and Abraham W. Rosenthal, a realtor and educator. The family resided at 706 Riverside Drive
.
before establishing herself as a dramatic actress on and off Broadway
, earning praise for her role as a shoplifter in the play Detective Story
which began its run on March 23, 1949. She made her film debut in the movie version of Detective Story, receiving her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
nomination, and winning the Best Actress
Award at the Cannes Film Festival
.
Called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities
to testify against her husband, the playwright Arnold Manoff
, father of her two children, Grant refused to testify and was blacklisted, but continued to work in theater and resumed her film career in the early 1960s, appearing in the television series Peyton Place
as Stella Chernak
. She won an Emmy Award
for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for that role.
She received subsequent Academy Award nominations for The Landlord
(1970), and Voyage of the Damned
(1976). She won an Oscar
for Shampoo
(1975). She has directed several documentary film
s, including Down and Out in America
(1986) which won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature
. In recent years she directed a series of Intimate Portrait
episodes (for Lifetime Television) that celebrated a diverse range of accomplished women.
Grant appeared as a cunning icy killer on an episode of Columbo, for which she was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie. Competing against herself, she received the award for her other Emmy-nominated performance in The Neon Ceiling. She had her own sitcom, Fay
, which was canceled after only eight episodes. She made a guest appearance on Empty Nest, in which her daughter Dinah Manoff
starred.
In 1988, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. She was blacklisted for 12 years from film work beginning in the mid-1950s, but worked in the theatre, and would eventually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
for her performance as Felicia Carp in the film Shampoo
Shampoo (film)
Shampoo is a 1975 satirical film written by Robert Towne and directed by Hal Ashby. It stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn, with Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill and in an early film appearance, Carrie Fisher....
(1975).
Early life
Grant was born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the daughter of Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
an Jewish immigrants Witia (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Haskell), a teacher, and Abraham W. Rosenthal, a realtor and educator. The family resided at 706 Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive
A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive.In the United States:*Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive *Riverside Drive...
.
Career
Grant studied acting at NYC's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of famed acting coach Sanford MeisnerSanford Meisner
Sanford Meisner , also known as Sandy, was an American actor and acting teacher who developed a form of Method acting that is now known as the Meisner technique....
before establishing herself as a dramatic actress on and off Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
, earning praise for her role as a shoplifter in the play Detective Story
Detective Story (play)
Detective Story is a 1949 play in three acts by American playwright Sidney Kingsley. The play opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on March 23, 1949 where it played until the production moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on July 3, 1950. The production closed on August 12, 1950 after 581 ...
which began its run on March 23, 1949. She made her film debut in the movie version of Detective Story, receiving her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the...
nomination, and winning the Best Actress
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
Award at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
.
Called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities or House Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. In 1969, the House changed the committee's name to "House Committee on Internal Security"...
to testify against her husband, the playwright Arnold Manoff
Arnold Manoff
Arnold Manoff was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s....
, father of her two children, Grant refused to testify and was blacklisted, but continued to work in theater and resumed her film career in the early 1960s, appearing in the television series Peyton Place
Peyton Place (TV series)
Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964 to June 2, 1969.Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in...
as Stella Chernak
Stella Chernak
Stella Chernak is a fictional character on the television drama Peyton Place. She was portrayed in over 60 episodes by Lee Grant, between 1965 and 1966.-Character history:...
. She won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama for that role.
She received subsequent Academy Award nominations for The Landlord
The Landlord
The Landlord is a 1970 film directed by Hal Ashby, which was based on the novel by Kristin Hunter. The film stars Beau Bridges in the lead role of a well to do white man who becomes landlord of an inner city tenement, unaware that the people he is responsible for are low-income, streetwise residents...
(1970), and Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, which was the basis of a 1976 drama film with the same title.The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the MS St...
(1976). She won an Oscar
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
for Shampoo
Shampoo (film)
Shampoo is a 1975 satirical film written by Robert Towne and directed by Hal Ashby. It stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn, with Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill and in an early film appearance, Carrie Fisher....
(1975). She has directed several documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s, including Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America is a 1986 Academy Award-winning documentary film that critiques Reaganomics by showing examples of poverty in the United States. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, tying with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got....
(1986) which won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
. In recent years she directed a series of Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait (TV series)
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject....
episodes (for Lifetime Television) that celebrated a diverse range of accomplished women.
Grant appeared as a cunning icy killer on an episode of Columbo, for which she was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie. Competing against herself, she received the award for her other Emmy-nominated performance in The Neon Ceiling. She had her own sitcom, Fay
Fay (TV series)
Fay was a TV series starring Lee Grant as Fay Stewart, a woman in her 40s who after 25 years of marriage to attorney Jack Stewart started a new job and begin dating....
, which was canceled after only eight episodes. She made a guest appearance on Empty Nest, in which her daughter Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff
Dinah Beth Manoff is an American stage, film and television actress and television director best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony award,...
starred.
In 1988, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.
As actress
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Detective Story | Shoplifter | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Cannes Film Festival 1952 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:The jury at this festival was all French.*Maurice Genevoix *Tony Aubin*Mme. Georges Bidault*Pierre Billon*Chapelain-Midy *Louis Chauvet *A... - Best Actress |
| 1955 | Storm Fear | Edna | |
| 1959 | Middle of the Night Middle of the Night Middle of the Night is a 1959 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann, and released by Columbia Pictures. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The screenplay was adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from his Broadway play of the same name.-Plot:... |
Marilyn | |
| The Blue Angel | uncredited | ||
| 1963 | The Balcony The Balcony (film) The Balcony is a 1963 cinematic adaptation of Jean Genet's play The Balcony, directed by Joseph Strick. It starred Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant and Leonard Nimoy. George J. Folsey was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Ben Maddow was nominated for a Writers Guild of... |
Carmen | |
| An Affair of the Skin An Affair of the Skin An Affair of the Skin is a 1963 film written and directed by Ben Maddow. It is a complex story of the romantic entanglements of its several characters as seen through the eyes of a black woman photographer. Shortly after its release, the film was harshly reviewed in Time Magazine and The New York... |
Katherine McCleod | ||
| 1964 | Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky (1964 film) Pie in the Sky is a 1964 American film drama written and directed by Allen Baron and starring Lee Grant. Although filmed in 1962, financial and distribution problems delayed release until 1964... |
Suzy | aka Terror In the City |
| Taps For A Dead War | Millie Hallop | The Fugitive The Fugitive (TV series) The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death... |
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| 1965 - 1966 |
Peyton Place Peyton Place (TV series) Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964 to June 2, 1969.Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in... |
Stella Chernak | appeared in 71 episodes (1965–1966); Emmy 18th Primetime Emmy Awards The 18th Emmy Awards, later known as the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out in May 1966. The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby... for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama (1966) |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style Divorce American Style Divorce American Style is a 1967 American satirical comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin.Norman Lear produced the film and wrote the script based on a story by Robert Kaufman... |
Dede Murphy | |
| In the Heat of the Night | Mrs. Leslie Colbert | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | |
| Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls (film) The soundtrack was released in 1967. Dionne Warwick sang the title track; however, her version is not on the soundtrack. Warwick was signed to Scepter Records at the time and could not contractually appear... |
Miriam | ||
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Melvin Frank, who co-wrote the original screenplay with Denis Norden and Sheldon Keller.The United Artists release was filmed at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome... |
Fritzie Braddock | |
| 1969 | The Big Bounce The Big Bounce (1969 film) The Big Bounce is a 1969 film directed by Alex March, based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. Taylor-Young was nominated for a Laurel Award for her performance in the film... |
Joanne | |
| Marooned Marooned (film) Marooned is a 1969 American film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, and Gene Hackman.... |
Celia Pruett | ||
| 1970 | The Landlord The Landlord The Landlord is a 1970 film directed by Hal Ashby, which was based on the novel by Kristin Hunter. The film stars Beau Bridges in the lead role of a well to do white man who becomes landlord of an inner city tenement, unaware that the people he is responsible for are low-income, streetwise residents... |
Joyce Enders | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| There Was a Crooked Man... There Was a Crooked Man... There Was a Crooked Man... is a 1970 western comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film follows Paris Pitman , a charismatic criminal who ends up in jail, and his attempts to escape the prison of warden Lopeman... |
Mrs. Bullard | ||
| 1971 | Ransom for a Dead Man | Leslie Williams | Columbo; Emmy Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... nomination for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| The Last Generation | archive footage | ||
| Plaza Suite Plaza Suite (film) Plaza Suite is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his 1968 play of the same title. The film stars Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris and Lee Grant.-Plot:... |
Norma Hubley | ||
| 1972 | Portnoy's Complaint Portnoy's Complaint (film) Portnoy's Complaint is a 1972 American dramedy film written and directed by Ernest Lehman. His screenplay is based on the bestselling 1969 novel of the same name by Philip Roth.-Plot synopsis:... |
Sophie Portnoy | |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project The Internecine Project The Internecine Project is a 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson, and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Ken Hughes and starring James Coburn and Lee Grant. Set in London in the early 1970s, it tells the story of former secret agent Robert Elliot who is being... |
Jean Robertson | |
| 1975 | Shampoo Shampoo (film) Shampoo is a 1975 satirical film written by Robert Towne and directed by Hal Ashby. It stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn, with Lee Grant, Jack Warden, Tony Bill and in an early film appearance, Carrie Fisher.... |
Felicia | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. Since its inception, however, the... Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned Voyage of the Damned Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, which was the basis of a 1976 drama film with the same title.The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the MS St... |
Lillian Rosen | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1977 | Airport '77 Airport '77 Airport '77 is a 1977 disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise.The film stars a number of veteran actors, including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Christopher Lee and Olivia de Havilland. Like its predecessors, Airport '77 was a box office hit earning US$30 million and... |
Karen Wallace | |
| The Spell | Marilyn Matchett | ||
| 1978 | Damien: Omen II Damien: Omen II Damien: Omen II, is a 1978 American horror film directed by Don Taylor, starring William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor. The film was the second installment in The Omen series, set seven years after the first film, and was followed by a third installment, Omen III: The Final Conflict,... |
Ann Thorn | |
| The Swarm | Anne MacGregor | ||
| The Mafu Cage | Ellen | ||
| 1979 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? is a play by Mark Medoff.The setting is Foster's Diner, a New Mexico rest stop that lost most of its clientele when a new highway bypass opened. Employees include restless cook Stephen , mousy waitress Angel, and their no-nonsense boss Clark... |
Clarisse Ethridge | |
| 1980 | Little Miss Marker Little Miss Marker Little Miss Marker is a 1934 American drama film directed by Alexander Hall. The screenplay was written by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, and Gladys Hellman after a short story by Damon Runyon. The film stars Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, and Dorothy Dell in a story about a little girl held... |
The Judge | |
| 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Charlie Chan Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1919. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu... |
Mrs. Lupowitz | |
| 1982 | Visiting Hours Visiting Hours Visiting Hours is a 1982 horror film starring Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner and Lenore Zann... |
Deborah Ballin | |
| 1984 | Billions for Boris | Sascha Harris | |
| Constance Constance Constance is a female given name that derives from Latin and means "constant." Variations of the name include Connie, Constancia, Constanze, Constanza, Stanzy, and Konstanze.Constance may refer to:-People:*Constance Bennett , American actress... |
Mrs. Barr | ||
| Teachers Teachers (film) # "Teacher, Teacher" - 38 Special# "Cheap Sunglasses" - ZZ Top# "Foolin' Around" - Freddie Mercury# "I Can't Stop the Fire" - Eric Martin# "Edge of a Dream" - Joe Cocker# " Teacher" - Ian Hunter# "One Foot Back in Your Door" - Roman Holliday... |
Dr. Donna Burke | ||
| 1985 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Herself | documentary |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Ferguson Edwards | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life Defending Your Life Defending Your Life is a 1991 romantic comedy/fantasy film about a man who must justify his lifelong fears and insecurities after he dies and arrives in the afterlife. The film was written, directed by, and stars Albert Brooks. It also stars Meryl Streep, Rip Torn and Lee Grant.The movie was filmed... |
Lena Foster | |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story is a 1992 television movie based on the life of a prominent AIDS activist Alison Gertz.-Plot summary:... |
Carol Gertz | TV |
| Earth and the American Dream | Narrator | documentary | |
| Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn is a 1992 cable film covering the life of Joseph McCarthy's controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn. James Woods, who starred as Cohn, was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance... |
Dora Marcus Cohn | TV | |
| 1996 | It's My Party It's My Party (film) It's My Party is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Randal Kleiser, it was one of the first feature films to address the topic of AIDS patients dying with dignity.... |
Amalia Stark | |
| The Substance of Fire The Substance of Fire The Substance of Fire is a play by Jon Robin Baitz.At its core is Isaac Geldhart, a childhood survivor of the Holocaust, who arrived in New York City an orphan, reinvented himself as a bon vivant, married well, and found fame and fortune as a champion of authors who are passionate about their work... |
Cora Cahn | ||
| Under Heat | Jane | ||
| 1998 | Poor Liza | ||
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women Dr. T & the Women Dr. T & the Women is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. It stars Richard Gere as wealthy gynecologist Dr. Sullivan Travis and Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler as the various "women" that encompass his everyday... |
Dr. Harper | |
| The Amati Girls The Amati Girls The Amati Girls is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Anne De Salvo. It stars Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, and Edith Fields.... |
Aunt Spendora | ||
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive (film) Mulholland Drive is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological thriller written and directed by David Lynch, starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, and Laura Harring. The surrealist film was highly acclaimed by many critics and earned Lynch the Prix de la mise en scène at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival... |
Louise Bonner | |
| 2005 | The Needs of Kim Stanley | Herself | documentary |
| Going Shopping Going Shopping Going Shopping is a 2005 American romance film directed by Henry Jaglom and stars Victoria Foyt, Rob Morrow, and Lee Grant .-Cast:* Victoria Foyt as Holly Gilmore* Rob Morrow as Miles* Lee Grant as Winnie... |
Winnie | ||
As director
| Year | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | For the Use of the Hall | TV |
| 1976 | The Stronger The Stronger The Stronger is a famous 1889 play by August Strindberg. The play is quite short, consisting of only one scene that can be performed in approximately 10 minutes. The characters consist of only two women: a "Mrs. X" and a "Miss. Y", only one of whom speak, an example of a dramatic monologue... |
short subject |
| 1980 | Tell Me a Riddle Tell Me a Riddle Tell Me a Riddle is a 1980 American drama film directed by Lee Grant. The screenplay by Joyce Eliason and Alev Lytle is based on Tillie Olsen's collection of four short stories of the same name which won the 1961 O. Henry Award. This is Grant's first film as director... |
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| 1981 | The Willmar 8 | documentary |
| 1984 | A Matter of Sex | TV |
| 1985 | What Sex Am I? | documentary |
| ABC Afterschool Special ABC Afterschool Special The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1996, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most of the episodes were dramatic presentations of situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were... |
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (TV episode) | |
| 1986 | Nobody's Child | TV - Won - DGA Award |
| Down and Out in America Down and Out in America Down and Out in America is a 1986 Academy Award-winning documentary film that critiques Reaganomics by showing examples of poverty in the United States. It won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, tying with Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got.... |
documentary (also narrator) | |
| 1989 | Staying Together Staying Together (film) Staying Together is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Lee Grant and produced by Joseph Feury and Milton Justice. The film stars Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Levon Helm , Dermot Mulroney, Tim Quill, and Daphne Zuniga... |
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| No Place Like Home | TV | |
| 1994 | When Women Kill | documentary |
| Seasons of the Heart | TV | |
| Following Her Heart | TV | |
| Reunion | TV | |
| 1997 | Say It, Fight It, Cure It | TV |
| 1999 | Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America | TV |
| 2000 | American Masters | Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light |
| The Loretta Claiborne Story | TV | |
| 2001 | The Gun Deadlock | TV |
| 2004 | Biography Biography (TV series) Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987... |
Melanie Griffith |
| 2000–2004 | Intimate Portrait Intimate Portrait (TV series) Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject.... |
43 episodes |
| 2005 | ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | TV |