[2] From 1994 to 1997, she worked on television as the producer and major writer of the Fox drama series Party of Five.
She wrote the screenplays for Ever After, Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, 28 Days, and Disney's Pocahontas.
For Erin Brockovich she received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 2001 at the 73rd Academy Awards..[1] After her Academy Award nomination, Grant adapted In Her Shoes and Charlotte's Web for the screen and wrote and directed Catch and Release, starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy Olyphant.
[6][7][8] In 2019, Grant co-created, wrote and directed the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Toni Collette, adapted from real events.
[10] Grant wrote and directed the Netflix film Lonely Planet starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth.