Leonara Elizabeth Grant MBE (3 August 1931 â€" 22 July 2016), known
professionally as Lee Grant or Miss Lee Grant, was an English-born New
Zealand actress and singer.Born in Carshalton, Surrey, England, on 3
August 1931, Grant moved to New Zealand in the 1960s and became a
naturalised New Zealand citizen in December 1980. She was best known
as a stage actress in Auckland from the 1960s onwardsâ€"being
particularly associated with the Mercury Theatreâ€"but also appeared
with Chic Littlewood in cabaret performances, and in New Zealand's
first television sitcom, Buck House, in 1974. Her film appearances
included Trial Run (1984) starring Annie Whittle, and Arriving Tuesday
(1986).Grant was also a singer, although she suffered a recurrent
throat problem and underwent a minor throat operation in 1969. She
appeared in musicals at the Mercury including the 1975 production of
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as Velma Kelly in
Chicago.
professionally as Lee Grant or Miss Lee Grant, was an English-born New
Zealand actress and singer.Born in Carshalton, Surrey, England, on 3
August 1931, Grant moved to New Zealand in the 1960s and became a
naturalised New Zealand citizen in December 1980. She was best known
as a stage actress in Auckland from the 1960s onwardsâ€"being
particularly associated with the Mercury Theatreâ€"but also appeared
with Chic Littlewood in cabaret performances, and in New Zealand's
first television sitcom, Buck House, in 1974. Her film appearances
included Trial Run (1984) starring Annie Whittle, and Arriving Tuesday
(1986).Grant was also a singer, although she suffered a recurrent
throat problem and underwent a minor throat operation in 1969. She
appeared in musicals at the Mercury including the 1975 production of
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as Velma Kelly in
Chicago.
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