publicity photo of Lee Grant in 1961
Birth Name: Lyova Haskell Rosenthal
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1925
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lee Grant is an American actress, documentarian, and director. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shampoo (1975).
Her father, Abraham Rosenthal, was born in New York, to Romanian Jewish parents. Her mother, Witia (Haskell), was a Russian Jewish emigrant, from Odessa. Lee took the surname Grant after President Ulysses S. Grant. She is married to film and television producer, documentary filmmaker, painter, actor, and stage dancer Joseph Feury. She has two children, including actress Dinah Manoff, with her former husband, screenwriter Arnold Manoff.
Lee’s paternal grandfather was named Fishel George Rosenthal.
Lee’s paternal grandmother was named Ida Palca/Pelker.
Lee’s maternal grandfather was named Leon Haskell/Haskelovich.
Lee’s maternal grandmother was Dora Kogan/Kogen (the daughter of Volf Kogan and Sarah Cohen).
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Genealogy of Lee Grant (focusing on her father’s side) –
Lee’s father on the 1910 U.S. Census –
Lee’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census –
