Faye Grant | |
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Born |
Faye Elizabeth Yoe July 16, 1957 St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1981-2008 |
Spouse(s) | Stephen Collins (m. 1985; div. 2015) |
Children | 1 |
Faye Grant (born July 16, 1957) is an American film, television and stage actress.
Born Faye Elizabeth Yoe in St. Clair Shores, Michigan; Grant's father was a police officer in her home town. She is a 1975 graduate of Lake Shore High School Her stage name of "Grant" is taken from the street where she was raised.
Her first television role was on the TV series The Greatest American Hero, in which she appeared as Rhonda Blake, one of the students of main character Ralph Hinkley (William Katt). Her best-known role came in 1983 as Juliet Parrish in the science fiction mini-series V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series from 1984 to 1985. Her film credits include The January Man (1989), Internal Affairs (1990), Drive Me Crazy (1999), and Omen IV: The Awakening (1991).
Grant starred on Broadway as vocally challenged Lina Lamont in the 1985 stage adaptation of Singin' in the Rain, which won her the Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
In director Jerry Zaks' 1986 Lincoln Center-to-Broadway revival of John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves, Grant played the deaf Corinna Stroller, following Julie Hagerty and Patricia Clarkson in the role.