Beatrice Straight
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday2 August 1914
Died7 April 2001 (age 86)
Place of birthOld Westbury, New York, USA
Known credits49
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.
Deceived
1991 · Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
1990 · Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Margaret Channing
Under Siege
1986 · Margaret Sloan
Power
1986 · Claire Hastings
Chiller
1985 · Marion Creighton
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985 · Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
1983 · Ruth
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Marjorie Andrews
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Poltergeist
1982 · Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
King's Crossing
1982 · Louisa Beauchamp
Endless Love
1981 · Rose
The Formula
1980 · Kay Neeley
Bloodline
1979 · Kate Erling
The Promise
1979 · Marion Hillyard
The Dain Curse
1978 · Alice Dain Leggett
Killer on Board
1977 · Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
1977 · Joanna Sanford
The Andros Targets
1977 · Mrs. Bendeson
Network
1976 · Louise Schumacher
Wonder Woman
1975 · Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
1975 · Mrs. Hacker
The Borrowers
1973 · Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
1973 · Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Mother
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Felony Squad
1966
The Young Lovers
1964 · Mrs. Burns
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Pamela Rainey
The Defenders
1961 · Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
1960
Route 66
1960 · Elena De Amundo
The Nun's Story
1959 · Mother Christophe
Naked City
1958 · Ann Johns
The Silken Affair
1956 · Theora
Patterns
1956 · Nancy Staples
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Cynthia Fortnam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Ida Blythe
Inner Sanctum
1954
King Lear
1953 · Goneril
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Omnibus
1952 · Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Claire Fortness
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Elizabeth
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