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Faye Grant first rose to prominence in the early 1980s thanks to her leading role in the widely acclaimed science fiction miniseries V (NBC, 1983). Following that success, she maintained a steady but modest career in both film and television over the years. However, it wasn’t until the highly publicized events surrounding her 2015 divorce from actor Stephen Collins that Faye Grant once again found herself in the public eye.
Born Faye Elizabeth Yoe on July 16, 1957, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Faye Grant discovered her passion for performance at a young age and began acting in local theater productions during her teenage years. Despite her growing interest in acting, her father—a police officer—was strongly against her pursuing a career in show business, encouraging her instead to study law. Determined to follow her own path, Grant left home at 18 and traveled extensively throughout North America, even spending time in Mexico City before eventually settling in Los Angeles to chase her dreams in Hollywood.
In the early ‘80s, Faye Grant began to make a name for herself, landing roles portraying teenage characters. One of her early notable appearances was in The Greatest American Hero (ABC, 1981–83), where she played a remedial student mentored by William Katt’s character. After the show ended, she continued to appear as a guest star on various television series, including Tales of the Gold Monkey (ABC, 1982). It was during the filming of that show that she met Stephen Collins, who would later become her husband in 1985.
By that time, Faye Grant had already reached the peak of her fame thanks to her role as Julie Parrish in V—a character who led a resistance group fighting against alien invaders in Los Angeles. The miniseries was a massive success, both critically and commercially, and led to a follow-up, V: The Final Battle (NBC, 1984), which earned Emmy recognition. A short-lived weekly series, V: The Series (NBC, 1984–85), also featured Faye Grant reprising her iconic role.
Throughout the late ‘80s and into the ‘90s, Faye Grant remained active in both film and theater. She took on supporting roles in films like Internal Affairs (1991), starring Richard Gere, and also appeared on Broadway in productions such as Singin’ in the Rain, for which she received a Theatre World Award, and John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves.
Her presence on screen became less frequent during the mid-to-late ‘90s, although she did appear in the TV series Time of Your Life (Fox, 1999–2000) and co-starred in the drama State of Grace (Fox Family, 2001–02). For a number of years afterward, Faye Grant largely stayed out of the spotlight—until 2012, when her husband Stephen Collins filed for divorce after nearly three decades of marriage.
The divorce proceedings grew increasingly contentious in late 2014, particularly when reports surfaced about a recording in which Collins allegedly admitted to inappropriate behavior involving minors. In response, Collins accused Faye Grant of attempting to use the tape as leverage to extract a financial settlement. Eventually, Collins admitted to having sexually abused female minors on three separate occasions between 1983 and 1994, a revelation that brought renewed media attention to Faye Grant after years away from the public gaze.
Faye Grant has appeared in a variety of films throughout her career, but one of her most acclaimed performances came in the 1988 film Crossing Delancey, which is widely regarded as her highest-rated movie. On the other end of the spectrum, Omen IV: The Awakening, released in 1991, holds the distinction of being her lowest-rated film. While Faye Grant’s filmography includes a range of roles, these two movies stand out as the peaks and valleys of her cinematic journey.
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