Posted: Mon., Oct. 20, 2008, 4:36pm PT

Actress Elizabeth 'Libba' Grant dies

'Ben Tyler' actor was also civil rights acitivist

Actor and activist Elizabeth "Libba" Grant died of natural causes Oct. 13 in Woodland Hills, Calif. She was 81.

Grant was the mother of 'No Country for Old Men" actress Beth Grant.

Elizabeth Grant appearted in TV movie "The Summer of Ben Tyler" and the feature "RedMeansGo." She also acted in TV commercials.

Born in Georgia, she attended Georgia State College for Women with Flannery O'Connor and later Auburn U. She campaigned for the Equal Rights Amendment and civil rights, and worked as a manager for the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at the Country House, MPTV Fund, 23388 Mulholland Dr., Woodland Hills.

She is survived by her daughter Beth, a son, Bubba, and a granddaughter.

Donations may be made to the MPTV Fund/Palliative Care Program, P.O. Box 51150, Los Angeles, CA 90051-9706.


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