Beth Grant

Grant was born on September 18, 1949, in Gadsden, Alabama. She grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina and graduated from New Hanover High School in Wilmington in 1967. Her father was a poultry specialist and salesman. Her mother worked as a manager for the North Carolina Employment Security Commission and was an activist for the Equal Rights Amendment. Grant credits her mother with providing her the inspiration to become an actress. Grant graduated from East Carolina University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Directing and then moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. ==Career==

Grant has appeared in a wide range of films, including three Oscar Best Picture winners: as Mother at Farm House in Rain Man; Helen in Speed; Loretta in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Grant received the award on behalf of the cast for 2014 Chlortrudis Best Ensemble winner, for her role as Annie Bundren in the film As I Lay Dying (2013). Inspired by Mindy Kaling, Grant is also in the process of writing a Broadway musical, set in 1969 Greenwich Village. Grant was nominated as Best Supporting Performance Female at the 2016 Milan Film Festival for her role as Kristin Kessler; Sophie's diabetic mother and Garrett's grandmother in Consumed (2015). She later portrayed the recurring role of "The Woman with Hair but No Beard" in Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and the Cat Lady in Hulu's Dollface (2019–2022). She had regular slots Dr. Louise Gelson in Grace and Frankie (2022), as Carlotta Mayfair in Mayfair Witches (2023), as Pauline Kohl in Carol & the End of the World (2024), and played Kitty Halloran in The Bondsman (2025). ==Personal life==

Grant married actor Michael Chieffo in 1984 or 1985. The couple have one daughter, actress Mary Chieffo. Grant lives with her family in Los Angeles. ==Filmography==

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