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| birth_name = Barbara Carol Wayne
| birth_name = Barbara Carol Wayne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|24}}
| birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->
| birth_place = New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Brian Reilly|1982|2011|reason=died}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Brian Reilly|1982|2011|reason=died}}
| parents = Allan Wayne<br />[[Bess Myerson]]
| mother = [[Bess Myerson]]
| education = [[Bryn Mawr College]]<br>[[Barnard College]]
| education = [[Bryn Mawr College]]<br />[[Barnard College]]
| alma_mater = [[Birch Wathen Lenox School]]
| occupation = Actress, director, screenwriter
| occupation = Actress, director, screenwriter
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'''Barra Grant''' (born '''Barbara Carol Wayne''', December 24, 1948) is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and playwright.
'''Barra Grant''' (born '''Barbara Carol Wayne''') is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and playwright.


==Biography==
==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.<ref name="BIO">{{cite magazine |last=Morrisroe |first=Patricia |title=Bess and the Mess |url=http://patriciamorrisroe.com/bess-and-the-mess/ |magazine=[[New York Magazine]] |date=March 30, 1987 |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> She became Barra Grant when her mother married Arnold Grant and he adopted her in 1962.<ref>[http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/myerson-bess Jewish Women's Archive: Bess Myerson] http://jwa.org Retrieved on December 30, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Angela |title=Famous Mother's Daughter Creates Her Own Image |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/12/archives/famous-mothers-daughter-creates-her-own-image-not-quite-bess-but-.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 12, 1977 |access-date=July 24, 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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.<ref name="BIO">{{cite magazine |last=Morrisroe |first=Patricia |title=Bess and the Mess |url=http://patriciamorrisroe.com/bess-and-the-mess/ |magazine=[[New York Magazine]] |date=March 30, 1987 |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> She became Barra Grant when her mother married Arnold Grant and he adopted her in 1962.<ref>[http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/myerson-bess Jewish Women's Archive: Bess Myerson] http://jwa.org Retrieved on December 30, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Angela |title=Famous Mother's Daughter Creates Her Own Image |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/12/archives/famous-mothers-daughter-creates-her-own-image-not-quite-bess-but-.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 12, 1977 |access-date=July 24, 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref>


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 [[Mark Taper Forum|The Mark Taper]] she was inspired to start writing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Interview: Barbara Grant |url=http://www.buzzinefilm.com/interviews/film-interview-barra-grant-interview-love-hurts11092009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105525/http://www.buzzinefilm.com/interviews/film-interview-barra-grant-interview-love-hurts11092009 |archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> 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]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1044584 "The Tap Dance Kid"] [[IMDB.com]] Retrieved on December 30, 2010.</ref>
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 [[Mark Taper Forum|The Mark Taper]] she was inspired to start writing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Interview: Barbara Grant |url=http://www.buzzinefilm.com/interviews/film-interview-barra-grant-interview-love-hurts11092009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105525/http://www.buzzinefilm.com/interviews/film-interview-barra-grant-interview-love-hurts11092009 |archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BIO"/><ref>{{citation |last=Barnes |first=Mike |title='Santa Clause' Producer Brian Reilly Dies at 65 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/santa-clause-producer-brian-reilly-231286 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>
Grant was married to writer and producer Brian Reilly until his death in 2011.<ref name="BIO"/><ref>{{citation |last=Barnes |first=Mike |title='Santa Clause' Producer Brian Reilly Dies at 65 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/santa-clause-producer-brian-reilly-231286 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Slow Dancing in the Big City]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Misunderstood (1984 film)|Misunderstood]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Love Hurts (2009 film)|Love Hurts]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}

'''Acting roles'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|1972
|rowspan=2|1972
|''[[Daughters of Satan]]''
|''[[Daughters of Satan]]''
|Chris Robertson
|Chris Robertson
|
|-
|-
|1972
|''[[It Ain't Easy (film)|It Ain't Easy]]''
|''[[It Ain't Easy (film)|It Ain't Easy]]''
|Ann
|Ann
|
|-
|-
|1976
|1976
|''[[Mother, Jugs & Speed]]''
|''[[Mother, Jugs & Speed]]''
|Miss Crocker
|Miss Crocker
|
|-
|-
|1978
|1978
|''[[Slow Dancing in the Big City]]''
|''[[Slow Dancing in the Big City]]''
|Mildred
|Mildred
|
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Notes
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Special Treat]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Episode "The Tap Dance Kid"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Episode "Mabel and Max"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)|Dirty Dancing]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Hit the Road"
|-
| 1990
| ''{{sortname|The|Earth Day Special}}''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| TV special
|-
| 1991
| ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Episode "Lies of the Heart"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Freshman Dorm]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Episode "The Last Sonnet"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Living Single]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Episode "U.N.I.T.Y. (a.k.a. Five Card Stud)";<br>Also executive consultant of 7 episodes
|}

'''Acting roles'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
|1971
|rowspan=2|1971
|''[[Take Three Girls]]''
|''[[Take Three Girls]]''
|Lulie
|Lulie
|Main role
|Main role
|-
|-
|1971
|''[[Sarge (TV series)|Sarge]]''
|''[[Sarge (TV series)|Sarge]]''
|Christina
|Christina
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|"The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter"
|"The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter"
|-
|-
|1973
|rowspan=4|1973
|''{{sortname|The|Bold Ones: The New Doctors}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Bold Ones: The New Doctors}}''
|Eve Tanner
|Eve Tanner
|"Tightrope to Tomorrow"
|"Tightrope to Tomorrow"
|-
|-
|1973
|''[[Love, American Style]]''
|''[[Love, American Style]]''
|Boni
|Boni
|"Love and the Baby Derby"
|"Love and the Baby Derby"
|-
|-
|1973
|''[[Gunsmoke]]''
|''[[Gunsmoke]]''
|Teresa
|Teresa
|"The Widowmaker"
|"The Widowmaker"
|-
|-
|1973
|''[[Barnaby Jones]]''
|''[[Barnaby Jones]]''
|Marie Hubble
|Marie Hubble
|"Stand-In for Death"
|"Stand-In for Death"
|-
|-
|1974
|rowspan=2|1974
|''[[Trapped Beneath the Sea]]''
|''[[Trapped Beneath the Sea]]''
|Grace Wallants
|Grace Wallants
|TV film
|rowspan=3|TV film
|-
|-
|1974
|''[[Roll, Freddy, Roll!]]''
|''[[Roll, Freddy, Roll!]]''
|Sidni Kane
|Sidni Kane
|TV film
|-
|-
|1975
|1975
|''[[Let's Switch!]]''
|''[[Let's Switch!]]''
|Morgan Ames
|Morgan Ames
|TV film
|-
|-
|1976
|rowspan=2|1976
|''[[Good Heavens]]''
|''[[Good Heavens]]''
|Kiki
|Kiki
|"Coffee, Tea, or Gloria"
|"Coffee, Tea, or Gloria"
|-
|''[[Serpico]]''
|Marilyn
|"The Country Boy"
|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|''{{sortname|The|Sunshine Boys|The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)}}''
|''{{sortname|The|Sunshine Boys|The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)}}''
|Sylvia Grant
|Sylvia Grant
|TV film
|rowspan=2|TV film
|-
|-
|1978
|1978
|''Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force''
|''Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force''
|Susan Hewman
|Susan Hewman
|TV film
|}
|}


==Other work==
==Stage plays==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1978
|''[[Special Treat]]''
|Writer & director, "The Tap Dance Kid"
|-
|1978
|''[[Slow Dancing in the Big City]]''
|Writer
|-
|1984
|''[[Misunderstood (1984 film)|Misunderstood]]''
|Writer
|-
|1987
|''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
|Writer, "Mabel and Max"
|-
|1989
|''[[Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)|Dirty Dancing]]''
|Director, "Hit the Road"
|-
|1990
|''{{sortname|The|Earth Day Special}}''
|Writer
|-
|1991
|''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|Writer & director, "Lies of the Heart"
|-
|1992
|''[[Freshman Dorm]]''
|Writer, "The Last Sonnet"
|-
|1994
|''[[Living Single]]''
|Writer, "U.N.I.T.Y. (a.k.a. Five Card Stud)"
|-
|1994
|''[[Living Single]]''
|Executive consultant (7 episodes)
|-
|2005
|''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]''
|Writer & director
|-
|2009
|''[[Love Hurts (2009 film)|Love Hurts]]''
|Writer & director
|}

== Bibliography==
===Stage plays===
* ''A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun'' (2006).<ref>[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsG/grant-barra.html "Barra Grant"] [[The New Yorker Magazine]] Retrieved on December 30, 2010.</ref>
* ''A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun'' (2006).<ref>[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsG/grant-barra.html "Barra Grant"] [[The New Yorker Magazine]] Retrieved on December 30, 2010.</ref>
* ''Miss America's Ugly Daughter'', about her relationship to her mother, first performed on July 14, 2018, at The Edye, [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-beauty-queen-bess-myerson-inspired-play-miss-americas-ugly-daughter-1125875]</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/MISS-AMERICAS-UGLY-DAUGHTER-Returns-to-Greenway-Court-Theatre-20190108 MISS AMERICA'S UGLY DAUGHTER Returns to Greenway Court Theatre (January 8, 2019)]</ref>
* ''Miss America's Ugly Daughter'', about her relationship to her mother, first performed on July 14, 2018, at The Edye, [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilker |first1=Deborah |title="The Bess Mess": How a 1940s Beauty Queen Inspired 'Miss America's Ugly Daughter' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-beauty-queen-bess-myerson-inspired-play-miss-americas-ugly-daughter-1125875 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416175805/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-beauty-queen-bess-myerson-inspired-play-miss-americas-ugly-daughter-1125875 |archive-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/MISS-AMERICAS-UGLY-DAUGHTER-Returns-to-Greenway-Court-Theatre-20190108 MISS AMERICA'S UGLY DAUGHTER Returns to Greenway Court Theatre (January 8, 2019)]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:51, 8 April 2024

Barra Grant
Born
Barbara Carol Wayne

New York City, U.S.
EducationBryn Mawr College
Barnard College
Occupation(s)Actress, director, screenwriter
Spouse
Brian Reilly
​
​
(m. 1982; died 2011)​
Parent

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

Biography[edit]

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.[1] She became Barra Grant when her mother married Arnold Grant and he adopted her in 1962.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[1][5]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Director Writer
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City No Yes
1984 Misunderstood No Yes
2005 Life of the Party Yes Yes
2009 Love Hurts Yes Yes

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1972 Daughters of Satan Chris Robertson
It Ain't Easy Ann
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed Miss Crocker
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City Mildred

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1978 Special Treat Yes Yes Episode "The Tap Dance Kid"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse No Yes Episode "Mabel and Max"
1989 Dirty Dancing Yes No Episode "Hit the Road"
1990 The Earth Day Special No Yes TV special
1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special Yes Yes Episode "Lies of the Heart"
1992 Freshman Dorm No Yes Episode "The Last Sonnet"
1994 Living Single No Yes Episode "U.N.I.T.Y. (a.k.a. Five Card Stud)";
Also executive consultant of 7 episodes

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Take Three Girls Lulie Main role
Sarge Christina "A Terminal Case of Vengeance"
1972 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Judy Conrad "The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter"
1973 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Eve Tanner "Tightrope to Tomorrow"
Love, American Style Boni "Love and the Baby Derby"
Gunsmoke Teresa "The Widowmaker"
Barnaby Jones Marie Hubble "Stand-In for Death"
1974 Trapped Beneath the Sea Grace Wallants TV film
Roll, Freddy, Roll! Sidni Kane
1975 Let's Switch! Morgan Ames
1976 Good Heavens Kiki "Coffee, Tea, or Gloria"
Serpico Marilyn "The Country Boy"
1977 The Sunshine Boys Sylvia Grant TV film
1978 Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force Susan Hewman

Stage plays[edit]

  • A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun (2006).[6]
  • Miss America's Ugly Daughter, about her relationship to her mother, first performed on July 14, 2018, at The Edye, Santa Monica, California.[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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)

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