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At a time when you can google almost any celebrity name In addition, the word "age" and get an instantly response, it is rare to meet a famous face whose birthday is a mystery. But, for decades, no one knew exactly how old and director Lee Grant was really. Recently, the film icon of the 60s shared its real age - 98 years old - and also joked the publication of the news.

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Grant is known for his success as an actor and filmmaker. She was nominated for her first Oscars - the best support actress for Detective story - in 1952. Shortly after, she was put on black list of Hollywood because of her link with the Communists, including her first husband, Arnold Manoff . When Grant was removed from the black list in 1964, she started to act again but lied about her age, claiming to be younger. She then won an Oscar in 1976 for the best support actress for Shampoo , and she was also nominated in the category in 1971 to The owner and in 1977 for Damned trip .

In a 2014 interview with CBS Sunday morning , Grant said that When she won her Oscar , she had made her career. "While I was showing up, something came to me knowing that I was going to be too old for the kind of games I played, that I had sank to disclose my age and know that age would always be Against me, "she said." That was it. "In 2014, Grant still did not share her age. When asked, she said to CBS Michelle Miller , "What do you want me to say, Michelle? ... No! I can't tell you that."

Shortly after her Oscar victory, Grant began a second career as a director. During an appearance at the New York Film Festival in September 2023, while two of his films showed, she reflected in his career and age - His real age. "I was in a film called Shampoo "She said, as indicated by The New Yorker . "And [Co-Star] Warren Beatty turned to me and said to me, "Lee, you are 49 years old. He said, "So long, baby! It's Hollywood! And I was really 50 years old. ""

Thus, when an opportunity arose for grant to find out more about cinema, she jumped at the opportunity. In 1987, the documentary she directed, Down and Out in America , tied for the Academy Award for best documentary functionality.

Also in September 2023, Grant said Before that She was actually 97 and a half - His birthday is now known to be on October 31, 1925. The filmmaker joked in the interview that the journalist was not satisfactorily impressed by his age. "Wait a minute, you are supposed to react to that, kid!" she says. "What are you supposed to say"?! You're kidding me! "Make your part. You are supposed to react to that."

Grant also recognized her age on social networks recently, when she reacted to an Indiewire room which lists it as the The oldest director of life at Hollywood. With a link to the article, She posted on x (Formerly Twitter), "Well, look at that." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB