Faye Grant

Birth Name:

Faye Elizabeth Yoe

Birth Place:

St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Won a Theatre World Award for her performance as Lina Lamont in the 1985 stage adaptation of "Singin' in the Rain․"
Spent a year and a half modeling in Mexico and became one of the country's most successful models
Quote: "What I've learned is how to go about getting what I want, whatever that means or whatever that takes․"
Her theater credits include a 1985 production of "Singin' in the Rain" and a 1986 production of "The House of Blue Leaves․"
Researched her best known role, Dr․ Julie Parrish in "V," at the UCLA biochemistry lab in order to accurately portray medical tasks
Learned to shoot a gun when she was 13 years old, a skill she used while doing her own stunts in "V․"
One of her pet peeves in action movies is when women run around in heals during chase scenes and the like, as she doesn't feel it's realistic

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