With her piercing gaze and indelible charisma, Lee Grant has been a formidable presence on our screens for more than 70 years, gracing classics such as Hal Ashby’s The Landlord (1970) and Stuart Rosenberg’s Voyage of the Damned (1976). Paralleling her garlanded acting roles is Grant’s fruitful directorial career, which began in the late 1970s following her...