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Barra Grant (born Barbara Carol Wayne) is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and playwright.

Biography

Grant was born Barbara Carol Wayne in New York City, the daughter of Allan Wayne, a doll company executive, and Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945. Her parents divorced in 1958 due to her father's abuse. She became Barra Grant when her mother married Arnold Grant and he adopted her in 1962. She was educated at the Birch Wathen Lenox School, Bryn Mawr College, and Barnard College. She also went to London for three years to study acting.

Grant began an acting career in the early 1970s, appearing on television and in film. One of her first roles was as Lulie in the BBC series Take Three Girls. While acting at The Mark Taper she was inspired to start writing. In 1978, she wrote and appeared in the film Slow Dancing in the Big City. She began her directing career with an episode of NBC Special Treat titled "The Tap Dance Kid", based on a novel by Louise Fitzhugh.

Grant was married to writer and producer Brian Reilly until his death in 2011.

Filmography

Film

Acting roles

Television

Acting roles

Stage plays

• A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun (2006).
• Miss America's Ugly Daughter, about her relationship to her mother, first performed on July 14, 2018, at The Edye, Santa Monica, California.

References

1. ^ Morrisroe, Patricia (March 30, 1987). "Bess and the Mess". New York Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
2. Jewish Women's Archive: Bess Myerson http://jwa.org Retrieved on December 30, 2010.
3. Taylor, Angela (November 12, 1977). "Famous Mother's Daughter Creates Her Own Image". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
4. "Film Interview: Barbara Grant". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
5. Barnes, Mike (September 5, 2011), "'Santa Clause' Producer Brian Reilly Dies at 65", The Hollywood Reporter, retrieved August 26, 2021
6. "Barra Grant" The New Yorker Magazine Retrieved on December 30, 2010.
7. Wilker, Deborah (June 11, 2018). ""The Bess Mess": How a 1940s Beauty Queen Inspired 'Miss America's Ugly Daughter'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
8. MISS AMERICA'S UGLY DAUGHTER Returns to Greenway Court Theatre (January 8, 2019)

External links

• Barra Grant at IMDb
• Barra Grant at the TCM Movie Database
• Barra Grant at AllMovie
• Barra Grant at TV Guide

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