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Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Actor · Born 1914-08-02 · Old Westbury, New York, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. Hers remains the shortest acting performance in a film to win an Oscar. In her winning role in the 1976 film Network, she was on screen for five minutes and forty seconds. She also received an Emmy nomination for her role in The Dain Curse. Straight can also be recognized as Dr. Lesh in Poltergeist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beatrice Straight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Poltergeist (1982) — Dr. Lesh
  2. Network (1976) — Louise Schumacher
  3. Wonder Woman (1975) — Hippolyta
  4. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
  5. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Cynthia Fortnam
  6. Endless Love (1981) — Rose
  7. The Nun's Story (1959) — Mother Christophe
  8. Two of a Kind (1983) — Ruth
  9. Deceived (1991) — Adrienne's Mother
  10. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Marjorie Andrews
  11. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  12. Power (1986) — Claire Hastings
  13. Patterns (1956) — Nancy Staples
  14. Bloodline (1979) — Kate Erling
  15. The Formula (1980) — Kay Neeley
  16. Chiller (1985) — Marion Creighton
  17. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) — Claire Fortness
  18. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
  19. Route 66 (1960)
  20. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Pamela Rainey
  21. Ben Casey (1961)
  22. Naked City (1958) — Ann Johns
  23. Studio One (1948)
  24. Suspense (1949) — Claire Trent
  25. The Defenders (1961) — Mrs. Campbell
  26. The Borrowers (1973) — Mrs. Crampfurl
  27. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Elizabeth
  28. Killer on Board (1977) — Beatrice Richmond
  29. The Promise (1979) — Marion Hillyard
  30. Felony Squad (1966)
  31. The Dain Curse (1978) — Alice Dain Leggett
  32. Night of 100 Stars (1982) — Self
  33. Lights Out (1949)
  34. The Young Lovers (1964) — Mrs. Burns
  35. The Princess and the Pea (1984) — Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
  36. People Like Us (1990) — Maisie Verdurin
  37. The Haunting of Rosalind (1973) — Mother
  38. Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985) — Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
  39. King Lear (1953) — Goneril
  40. The Silken Affair (1956) — Theora