[1][2] She was best known as a stage actress in Auckland from the 1960s onwards—being particularly associated with the Mercury Theatre[3]—but also appeared with Chic Littlewood in cabaret performances,[4] and in New Zealand's first television sitcom, Buck House, in 1974.
[5] Her film appearances included Trial Run (1984) starring Annie Whittle, Constance (1984), Arriving Tuesday (1986) and Zilch!
[7][8] She appeared in musicals at the Mercury including the 1975 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,[9] and as Velma Kelly in Chicago.
[11][12] In the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours, Grant was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the theatre.
[13] She moved to Perth, Western Australia, in 1994,[2] but returned to New Zealand on a number of occasions to appear on stage or in television productions, including Three Tall Women with the Auckland Theatre Company in 1996,[14] and the television drama, Coalface, in 1997, during which she was injured and subsequently required a hip replacement.