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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ned Glass to Jane Greenwood
Lee Grant Biography (1927-)
Original name, Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; born October 31, 1927, in New York, NY; daughter of A. W. (an educator and realtor) and Witia (a teacher; maiden name, Haskell) Rosenthal; married Arnold Manoff (a playwright), 1951 (divorced, 1960); married Joseph Feury (a producer), 1962; children: (first marriage)Dinah (an actress); (second marriage) Belinda. Addresses: Office: Feury/Grant Entertainment, 441 West End Ave., Suite 10-A, New York, NY 10024.; Agent: TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, director, writer, producer
- Birth Details
- October 31, 1927
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Don "Red" Barry, The Man from the Rio Grande, Republic, 1943
- Shoplifter, Detective Story, Paramount, 1951
- Edna, Storm Fear, United Artists, 1956
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Run of the Arrow, Universal, 1957
- Marilyn, Middle of the Night, Columbia, 1959
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The Blue Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Carmen, The Balcony, Continental, 1963
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From Russia with Love, United Artists, 1963
- Katherine McCleod, An Affair of the Skin (also known as Love asa Disorder), Zenith, 1964
- Suzy, Pie in the Sky (also known as Terror in the City), Allied Artists, 1964
- Dede Murphy, Divorce American Style, Columbia, 1967
- Miriam Polar, Valley of the Dolls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
- Mrs. Leslie Colbert, In the Heat of the Night, United Artists, 1967
- Fritzie Braddock, Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell, United Artists, 1968
- Celia Pruett, Marooned (also known as Space Travelers), Columbia, 1969
- Joanne (motel resident), The Big Bounce, Warner Bros./Seven Arts,1969
- Mrs. Bullard, There Was a Crooked Man ... , Warner Bros., 1970
- Mrs. Enders, The Landlord, United Artists, 1970
- Norma Hubley, Plaza Suite, Paramount, 1971
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The Last Generation, R & S Film Enterprises, 1971
- Sophie Portnoy, Portnoy's Complaint, Warner Bros., 1972
- Jean Robertson, The Internecine Project (also known as G,
Der Schwarze Panther, and Ein Mann stellt eine Falle), Allied Artists, 1974
- Felicia Carr, Shampoo, Columbia, 1975
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Warner Bros., 1975
- Lillian Rosen, Voyage of the Damned, Avco-Embassy, 1976
- Karen Wallace, Airport '77, Universal, 1977
- Anne MacGregor, The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978
- Ann Thorn, Damien--Omen II (also known as Omen II and Omen II: Damien), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
- Ellen Carpenter, The Mafu Cage (also known as The Cage,
Deviation,
Don't Ring the Doorbell, and My Sister, My Love), Clouds, 1978
- Clarisse Ethridge, When You Comin' Back Red Ryder?, Columbia, 1979
- Judge, Little Miss Marker, Universal, 1980
- Deborah Ballin, Visiting Hours (also known as The Fright,
Get Well Soon, and Terreur a l'hopital central), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Narrator, The Wilmar Eight (documentary; also known as The Wilmar 8), California Newsreel, 1981
- Mrs. Lupowitz, Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, American Cinema, 1981
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I Ought to Be in Pictures, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
- Dr. Burke, Teachers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- Herself, Sanford Meisner: The Theatre's Best Kept Secret (documentary; also known as Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret), Columbia, 1984
- Mrs. Barr, Constance, Miramax/Mirage/Enterprise/New Zealand Film Commission, 1984
- Mrs. Jones, Trial Run, Miracle Films/New Zealand Film Commission,1984
- Sascha Harris, Billions for Boris (also known as A Billion forBoris), Comworld Pictures/Kandel Productions, 1984
- Presenter (video version), Kaddish, First Run Features, 1985
- Narrator, Down and Out in America (documentary), Joseph Feury Productions, 1986
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Arriving Tuesday, Cinepro/New Zealand Film Commission/Walker, 1986
- Ferguson Edwards, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
- Herself, Calling the Shots (documentary), World Artists Releasing,1988
- Lena Foster, Defending Your Life, Warner Bros., 1991
- Jane, Under Heat, 1994
- Amalia Stark, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
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Stephen Verona: Self Portrait (documentary), 1995
- Cora Cahn, The Substance of Fire, Miramax, 1996
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Poor Liza, 1998
- Dr. Harper, Dr. T and the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Louise Bonner, Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), Universal Focus, 2001
- Winnie, Going Shopping (also known as Shopping), Rainbow Film Company, 2004
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Film Director
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The Stronger (short film), American Film Institute, 1976
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Tell Me a Riddle, Filmways, 1980
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The Wilmar Eight (documentary; also known as The Wilmar 8),California Newsreel, 1981
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Down and Out in America (documentary), Joseph Feury Productions, 1986
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Staying Together, Hemdale, 1989
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Stage Appearances
- Princess Ho Chee, L'Oracolo (opera), Metropolitan Opera House, NewYork City, 1933
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Liliom, Green Mansions Theatre, Warrensburg, NY, 1947
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This Property Is Condemned, Green Mansions Theatre, 1947
- Mildred, Joy to the World, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1948
- Shoplifter, Detective Story, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1949-50
- Diane, All You Need Is One Good Break, Mansfield Theatre, New YorkCity, 1950
- Raina Petkoff, Arms and the Man, Arena Theatre, New York City, 1950-51
- Daisy Durole, Lo and Behold!, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1951-52
- Sally, I Am a Camera, Mount Kisco Playhouse, Mount Kisco, NY, 1952
- Amy, They Knew What They Wanted, Mount Kisco Playhouse, 1953
- Title role, Gigi (musical), Mount Kisco Playhouse, 1954
- Stella, Wedding Breakfast, 48th Street Theatre, New York City, 1954-55
- Eliza, Pygmalion, Mount Kisco Playhouse, 1956
- Lizzie, The Rainmaker, Mount Kisco Playhouse, 1957
- Mrs. Rogers, A Hole in the Head, Plymouth Theatre, 1957
- Gittel Mosca, Two for the Seesaw, Booth Theatre, 1958-59
- Rose Collins, The Captains and the Kings, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1962
- Solange, The Maids, One Sheridan Square Theatre, New York City, 1963
- Title role, Electra, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Joan of Arc (title role), Saint Joan, Moorestown Theatre, Moorestown, NJ, 1966
- Edna Edison, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1971-73
- Regina, The Little Foxes, 1975
- Appeared in a series of one-act plays with Henry Fonda, American NationalTheatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1949.
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Major Tours
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Oklahoma (musical), U.S. cities, 1948
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The Tender Trap, U.S. cities, 1962
- Ninotchka, Silk Stockings, U.S. cities, 1963
- Karen Nash, "Visitor from Mamaroneck," Muriel Tate, "Visitor from Hollywood," and Norma Hubley, "Visitor from Forest Hills," in Plaza Suite, U.S. cities, 1968
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Stage Director
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The Adventures of Jack and Max, Actors Studio West, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
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A Private View, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, NewYork City, 1983
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The Lay of the Land, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Rose Peabody, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1953-54
- Stella Chernak, Peyton Place, ABC, 1965-66
- Fay Stewart (title role), Fay, NBC, 1975-76
- Blair Dillon, White Fang (also known as Croc blanc), [Canada and France], beginning 1993
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Miniseries
- Grace Coolidge, Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979
- Ava Marshall, Bare Essence, CBS, 1982
- Rachele Mussolini, Mussolini: The Untold Story, NBC, 1985
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Movies
- Lizzie, The Respectful Prostitute, BBC, 1964
- Marjorie Howard, Night Slaves, ABC, 1970
- Carrie Miller, The Neon Ceiling, NBC, 1971
- Ellie Schuster, Lieutenant Schuster's Wife, ABC, 1972
- Adele Ross, What Are Best Friends for?, ABC, 1973
- Virginia Monroe, Perilous Voyage (also known as The Revolutionof Antonio DeLeon), NBC, 1976
- Marion Matchett, The Spell, NBC, 1977
- Esther Jack, You Can't Go Home Again, CBS, 1979
- Anne Holt, For Ladies Only, NBC, 1981
- Evalyna, The Million Dollar Face (also known as Kiss of Gold), NBC, 1981
- Maxine Lochman, Thou Shalt Not Kill, NBC, 1981
- Lillian Farmer, Will There Really Be a Morning?, CBS, 1983
- Marilyn Klinghoffer, The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (also known as Achille Lauro: Terror at Sea,
The Last Voyage, and Seaof Terror), NBC, 1989
- District attorney Doris Cantore, She Said No, NBC, 1990
- Carol Gertz, Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (also known as Fatal Love), ABC, 1992
- Dora Cohn, Citizen Cohn, HBO, 1992
- Maureen Leeds, In My Daughter's Name, CBS, 1992
- Aunt Spendora, The Amati Girls, Fox Family Channel, 2000
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Specials
- Hannah, "Where Is Thy Brother?," Jewish Appeal Special, NBC, 1958
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Robert Young and the Family, CBS, 1971
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The Wonderful World of Aggravation, ABC, 1972
- Wife, "Raincheck," Three for the Girls, CBS, 1973
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The Shape of Things, CBS, 1973
- Irina Arkadina, "The Seagull," Theatre in America, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1975
- Narrator, Why Me?, syndicated, 1975
- Host, Once upon a Time ... Is Now: The Story of Princess Grace (documentary), NBC, 1977
- "The Good Doctor," Great Performances, PBS, 1978
- Herself, A Salute to American Imagination, CBS, 1978
- Karen Nash, "Visitor from Mamaroneck," Muriel Tate, "Visitor from Hollywood," and Claire Hubley, "Visitor from Forest Hills," Plaza Suite, HBO,1982
- Narrator, "When Women Kill" (documentary), America Undercover, HBO, 1984
- Narrator, What Sex Am I? (documentary), HBO, 1985
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Harry Belafonte: Don't Stop the Carnival, HBO, 1985
- Herself, Hello Actors Studio (documentary), c. 1987
- Host, "Battered" (documentary), America Undercover, HBO, 1989
- Herself, "Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actors Studio," American Masters (documentary; also known as American Masters: Miracle on 44th Street--A Portrait of the Actors Studio), PBS, 1991
- Narrator, Confronting Evil (documentary), HBO, 1992
- Narrator, Women on Trial (documentary), HBO, 1992
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Street Scenes: New York on Film (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1992
- Voice, Earth and the American Dream (documentary), HBO, 1993
- Voice of Alice Fletcher, The Wild West (documentary), syndicated,1993
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In Censors We Trust (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1993
- Narrator, "Rod Serling: Submitted to Your Approval," American Masters (documentary; also known as American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval), PBS, 1995
- Herself, Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1996
- Host, Say It, Fight It, Cure It (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
- Narrator, Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
- Herself, Hollywood, DC: A Tale of Two Cities (documentary), Bravo,2000
- Herself, Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (documentary), TCM, 2001
- Herself, The Omen Legacy (documentary), American Movie Classics, 2001
- Herself, The John Garfield Story (documentary), TCM, 2003
- Herself, "None without Sin," American Masters (documentary; also known as American Masters: None without Sin), PBS, 2003
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Awards Presentations
- Herself, The 48th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1976
- Herself, The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (also known as AFI Salute to Sidney Poitier), NBC, 1992
- Herself, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
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Episodic
- "Screwball," The Play's the Thing, CBS, 1950
- "Zone of Quiet," Comedy Theatre, CBS, 1950
- "The Blonde Comes First," Studio One, CBS, 1952
- "Dark as Night," Danger, CBS, 1952
- "Death to the Lonely," Danger, CBS, 1952
- "Dressing Up," Danger, CBS, 1952
- "The Face of Fear," Danger, CBS, 1952
- Wife, "Justice," ABC Album (also known as Plymouth Playhouse), ABC, 1953
- "The Noose," Broadway Television Theater (also known as Broadway Theater), syndicated, 1953
- "Death Is a Spanish Dancer," Kraft Television Theatre, ABC, 1955
- "Shadow of the Champ," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1955
- Helen Cartwright, "Keyhole," Playwrights '56, NBC, 1956
- Lennie Converse, "Even the Weariest River," Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956
- "Look What's Going On," Kraft Theatre, NBC, 1958
- "Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kids Don't Cry," Kraft Theatre, NBC, 1958
- Avenging angel, "The World of Sholem Aleichem," Play of the Week,syndicated, 1959
- "Man in the Middle," Brenner, CBS, 1959
- Martirio, "The House of Bernarda Alba," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1960
- Lucy Morrison, "Lucy," Great Ghost Tales, NBC, 1961
- Florrie Sands, "Saturday's Children," Breck Golden Showcase, CBS,1962
- Cleo Tanner, "To Spend, to Give, to Want," The Nurses, CBS, 1963
- Doris Kelly, "The Gift," The Nurses, CBS, 1963
- Nora Best, "Not Bad for Openers," East Side/West Side, CBS, 1963
- Norma Burgess, "The Empty Heart," The Defenders, CBS, 1963
- Anita Johnson, "For Jimmy, the Best of Everything," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
- Diedre Bassett, "For Just a Man Falleth Seven Times," Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
- Millie, "Taps for a Dead War," The Fugitive, ABC, 1964
- Vera Donlon, "Question: Where Vanished the Tragic Piper?," Slattery'sPeople, CBS, 1964
- Lillian Carroll, "A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills," The Doctors and the Nurses, CBS, 1965
- Maria Edwards, "Nobody Asks What Side You're On," The Defenders, CBS, 1965
- Susan Buchanan, "The Diplomat," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1965
- "With Intent to Influence," For the People, CBS, 1965
- Laura, "The Love Song of Barney Kempinski," ABC Stage '67, ABC, 1966
- Ruth, "The People Trap," ABC Stage '67, ABC, 1966
- Francesca Kirby, "Eat, Drink, and Be Buried," Ironside, NBC, 1967
- Rosemary Williams, "The Lady from Mesa," The Big Valley, ABC, 1967
- Virginia Cloyd, "Deadlock," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1967
- Kay Gould, "The Gates of Cerberus," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1968
- Susan Buchanan, "The Diplomat," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1968
- Karen Harper, "The Loner," Medical Center, CBS, 1969
- Eddie Booker, "A Love to Remember," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
- Veronica Steele, "Whatever Happened to Happy Endings?," Bracken's World, NBC, 1970
- "Mother of Sorrow," The Mod Squad, ABC, 1970
- "Tarot," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970
- Jennifer Carlyle, "Yesterday Is but a Dream," Men at Law (also known as Storefront Lawyers), CBS, 1971
- Herself, Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" (also known as Laugh-In), NBC, 1971
- Herself, The Flip Wilson Show, NBC, 1973
- Ellie, "Fifty," One Day at a Time, CBS, 1984
- Guest, At Rona's, NBC, 1989
- Aunt Susan, "The Return of Aunt Susan," Empty Nest, NBC, 1992
- Mrs. Rogers, "The Handler," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network,1992
- Herself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
- Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Bella Abzug (documentary), Lifetime,1999
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Marlo Thomas (documentary), Lifetime,2000
- Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Swoosie Kurtz (documentary), Lifetime, 2000
- Herself, The View, ABC, 2000
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Lee Grant (documentary), Lifetime, 2001
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Pilots
- Wife, Justice, broadcast as an episode of ABC Album (also known as Plymouth Playhouse), ABC, 1953
- Leslie Williams, Ransom for a Dead Man (also known as Columbo:Ransom for a Dead Man), NBC, 1971
- Diane Harper, The Ted Bessell Show, CBS, 1973
- Judge Meredith Leland, Partners in Crime, NBC, 1973
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Television Director
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Movies
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A Matter of Sex, NBC, 1984
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No Place Like Home, CBS, 1989
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Following Her Heart (also known as Sing Me the Blues, Lena), NBC, 1994
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Reunion, CBS, 1994
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Seasons of the Heart (also known as The Winter Garden), NBC, 1994
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The Loretta Claiborne Story, ABC, 2000
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Specials
- (With Carolyn Raskin) The Shape of Things, CBS, 1973
- "When Women Kill" (documentary), America Undercover, HBO, 1984
- "Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC,1985
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What Sex Am I? (documentary), HBO, 1985
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Nobody's Child, CBS, 1986
- Host, "Battered" (documentary), America Undercover, HBO, 1989
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Women on Trial (documentary), HBO, 1992
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Say It, Fight It, Cure It (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
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Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
- "Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light," American Masters (documentary;also known as American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light), PBS, 2000
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The Gun Deadlock (documentary), Lifetime, 2001
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Television Producer
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Specials
- Host, "Battered" (documentary), America Undercover, HBO, 1989
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Women on Trial (documentary), HBO, 1992
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Say It, Fight It, Cure It (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
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Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "For the Use of the Hall," Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS, 1975
- "The Stronger," Shortstories, 1988
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Intimate Portrait (documentary), Lifetime, various episodes beginning in 1998
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Television Executive Producer
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Episodic
- (With others) Intimate Portrait: Star Jones (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
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Intimate Portrait: Florence Griffith Joyner (documentary), Lifetime, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Teleplays
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Specials
- (With others) The Shape of Things, CBS, 1973
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What Sex Am I? (documentary), HBO, 1985
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Episodic
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Intimate Portrait (documentary), Lifetime, multiple episodes in 1998-1999
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Nonfiction
- (With David Craig) On Singing Onstage, Museum of Our National Heritage, 1978, revised edition, Applause Theatre Book Publishing, 1991
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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American Film, February, 1990, pp. 16-19
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New York Times, July 23, 1983, p. 48
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People Weekly, October 23, 1989, p. 105; February 26, 1996, p. 14
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