James Lipton interviews actress and director Lee Grant about her life and career: from her eccentric and artistic childhood all the way to being an Emmy and Oscar winning actress and Director's Guild of America Award winning director. Originally aired on March 12, 1997.

00:00 Introduction
01:49 Childhood
05:01 The Neighborhood Playhouse / Sanford Meisner
08:08 Two for the Seesaw / Henry Fonda
10:30 Detective Story
14:10 Hollywood Blacklist
20:30 Teaching Acting / Stage Work
24:15 Peyton Place
24:55 In the Heat of the Night / Sidney Poitier
27:53 The Landlord
30:58 The Prisoner of Second Avenue / Mike Nichols
33:22 Shampoo / Warren Beatty
38:12 Oscar Win
39:07 Voyage of the Damned
41:20 Directing
43:35 Improvisation
45:43 Being a Woman and a Director
47:07 Questionnaire
50:12 Keeping Secrets in Acting
51:51 Actors Studio
53:48 Longevity
56:27 Arts in Culture