Lee Grant was 50 when she made this.

The first time I saw this movie back in 2004, I thought Lee Grant's character was such a shallow b!tch and deserved to die. Seven years later and after seeing a few of her other films, I hated to see her die this time around! It takes alot of skill to play someone so hateful, especially without turning it into camp.

The only strange thing (or maybe not strange): I remember her having more lines when I saw the film on AMC. Maybe I saw the extended version on TV and the Netflix version is the theatre version?

I first saw her in "In The Heat of the Night" (1967) with Sydney Poitier. She had a small part as the wife of the deceased, but I did find her quite attractive.

By thinking I'm confused, you're confused.

I agree, rockmail
50 is not old when you have bright flattering lighting,good angles, and not seeing the actor in 2 dimensions.
Notice how great actors look in 35M films compared to videotape or still-shots in the tabloids.

From the time she began appearing in films and on TV in the 60s (following her blacklisting for a decade), Lee always had a way of looking a decade younger than she actually was. Check her out in an episode of "The Big Valley" where at age 40 she could easily pass for just under 30. Or her villainous turn in the second "Columbo" pilot film where at 45 she looked 32 or 33.

They actually offered her the sexy role of the female Romulan commander for the Star Trek episode "The Enterprise Incident" but unfortunately she turned it down. Joanne Linville had nothing compared to her!