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Beth Grant

Beth Grant

57 movies on Netflix

Biography

Beth Grant is an American character actress whose work spans film and television and who is known for quirky, emotionally complex characters. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama, grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, and studied acting and directing at East Carolina University, graduating in 1973 before moving to New York City. Her film credits include Rain Man (1988), Speed (1994), Donnie Darko (2001), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Artist (2011), As I Lay Dying (2013), and Jackie (2016). On television, she had a regular role on The Mindy Project from 2012 to 2017 as Beverly Janoszewski, played Gracie Leigh on Jericho, and appeared in Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies, A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and Dollface (2019 to 2022). She received the 2014 Chlortrudis Best Ensemble award on behalf of the cast for As I Lay Dying and was nominated for best supporting performance at the 2016 Milan Film Festival for Consumed (2015).

77years old

Turns 78 on September 18in 339 days

  • Born Gadsden
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
57
Career span
38 years1988 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Grant received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Directing from East Carolina University in 1973. After graduating, she went to New York City to pursue acting.

  2. Behind the award

    For her role as Annie Bundren in the film As I Lay Dying, Grant accepted the 2014 Chlortrudis Best Ensemble award for the cast.

Beth Grant movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Donnie Darko2001 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Kitty Farmer

    IMDb rating 8.0920K votes

  2. Little Miss Sunshine2006 Comedy, Dramaas Nancy Jenkins

    IMDb rating 7.8566K votes

  3. No Country for Old Men2007as Carla Jean's Mother

    IMDb rating 8.21.2M votes

  4. The Artist2011as Peppy's Maid

    IMDb rating 7.8256K votes

  5. Speed1994as Helen

    IMDb rating 7.3428K votes

  6. Rain Man1988as Mother at Farm House

    IMDb rating 8.0590K votes

  7. Willy's Wonderland2021as Sheriff Lund

    IMDb rating 5.545K votes

  8. Matchstick Men2003as Laundry Lady

    IMDb rating 7.2147K votes

Most often with

Mark Pellington directed two of these films. Mary Elizabeth Winstead appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mary Elizabeth WinsteadNicolas Cage, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Nicolas CageDavid Koechner, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David KoechnerSam Rockwell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam RockwellKiefer Sutherland, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kiefer SutherlandJennifer Jason Leigh, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jennifer Jason LeighMark PellingtonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mark Pellington

Films together

Box office

What Beth Grant's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

31 of the 57 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 57 films: 31 worldwide figure; 10 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 10US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 14Figure not found

Top grosser

Rain Man1988as Mother at Farm House$355 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Rain Man1988as Mother at Farm House
    $355M21.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Speed1994as Helen
    $350M21.0% of the total
  3. 3
    No Country for Old Men2007as Carla Jean's Mother
    $172M10.3% of the total
  4. 4
    The Artist2011as Peppy's Maid
    $133M8.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Little Miss Sunshine2006as Nancy Jenkins
    $101M6.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Rookie2002as Olline
    $76M4.5% of the total
  7. 7
    City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994as Lois
    $72M4.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Matchstick Men2003as Laundry Lady
    $66M3.9% of the total
Flatliners (1990), $61.5 millionTo Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), $47.8 millionCrazy Heart (2009), $47.4 millionAll About Steve (2009), $40.1 millionChild's Play 2 (1990), $35.8 millionRock Star (2001), $19.3 millionDance with Me (1998), $15.9 millionJackie (2016), $14.0 millionExtract (2009), $10.8 millionThe Dark Half (1993), $10.6 millionWhite Sands (1992), $9.0 millionA Thousand Acres (1997), $7.9 millionBad Words (2013), $7.8 millionDonnie Darko (2001), $7.5 millionFactory Girl (2006), $3.6 millionWords on Bathroom Walls (2020), $3.2 million

$347 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Beth Grant's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Ovation AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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