Grant, Beth
Class of 1967After graduating from New Hanover High School in 1967 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Direction in 1973 from East Carolina University.
Grant is an American character actress known for often playing conservatives, religious zealots, stern characters or sticklers for rule. Between 2012-2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy The Mindy Project and the drama series Jericho. She played a recurring character in the Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies, and Mockingbird Lane and many more.
In film, she is best known for her roles as Mother at Farm House in Rain Man. Other films are Child’s Play, Speed, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie, Little Miss Sunshine, No Country for Old Men, The Artist. She starred in Jackie as Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson and the critically acclaimed indie films Faults.
Accolades: American Character Actress