Biography
This petite daughter of blacklisted Oscar-winning actress-director Lee Grant and writer Arnold Manoff brought impeccable comic timing to her stage and screen roles. Dinah Manoff began her career as a teenager in small roles in the 1976 PBS production "The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike" and NBC's "Raid on Entebbe" (1977). She first garnered widespread attention as Marty, the sexy Pink Lady in the hit film musical "Grease" (1978) and for her one …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Co-starred in the Fox Family Channel series "State of Grace" | |
1992 | Co-executive produced, wrote teleplay and starred in the NBC TV-movie "Maid for Each Other" | |
1991 | Adapted "A Telegram From Heaven", a 1942 novel by her father, into a play; first performed on National Rublic Radio and L.A. Theatre Works (November) | |
| Appeared as Carol Weston on the NBC sitcom "Empty Nest" | ||
1987 | L.A. stage debut, "Alfred and Victoria: A Life" | |
1981 | Reprised stage role in the film version of "I Ought to Be in Pictures" | |
1980 | Had featured role as a suicidal friend of Timothy Hutton's in the Oscar-winning "Ordinary People" | |
1980 | Broadway debut, "I Ought to Be in Pictures"; earned Tony Award | |
1978 | Played the regular role of Elaine Lefkowitz on the ABC sitcom "Soap" | |
1978 | Film debut in "Grease" as Marty | |
1976 | TV debut, "The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike" (PBS) | |
Awards
1980 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |