Beatrice Straight
Known for
Acting
Life
1914 – 2001 (aged 86)
Born in
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb47 acting credits
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.
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Known For
Poltergeist
04 Jun 1982
Network
27 Nov 1976
Wonder Woman
07 Nov 1975
Mission: Impossible
17 Sep 1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Endless Love
17 Jul 1981
The Nun's Story
18 Jun 1959
Two of a Kind
13 Dec 1983
Filmography
1991
- Deceivedas Adrienne's Mother
1990
- People Like Usas Maisie Verdurin
1988
- Run Till You Fallas Margaret Channing
1986
- Under Siegeas Margaret Sloan
- Poweras Claire Hastings
1985
- Chilleras Marion Creighton
- Robert Kennedy & His Timesas Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy3 episodes
1984
- The Princess and the Peaas Queen Veronica
1983
- Two of a Kindas Ruth
1982
- St. Elsewhereas Marjorie Andrews3 episodes
- Faerie Tale Theatreas Queen Veronica1 episode
- Poltergeistas Dr. Lesh
- King's Crossingas Louisa Beauchamp10 episodes
1981
- Endless Loveas Rose
1980
- The Formulaas Kay Neeley
1979
- Bloodlineas Kate Erling
- The Promiseas Marion Hillyard
1978
- The Dain Curseas Alice Dain Leggett2 episodes
1977
- Killer on Boardas Beatrice Richmond
- World of Darknessas Joanna Sanford
- The Andros Targetsas Mrs. Bendeson1 episode
1976
- Networkas Louise Schumacher
1975
- Wonder Womanas Hippolyta2 episodes
- Beacon Hillas Mrs. Hacker11 episodes
1973
- The Borrowersas Mrs. Crampfurl
- The Garden Partyas Mrs. Sheridan
- The Haunting of Rosalindas Mother
1966
- Mission: Impossibleas Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik1 episode
- Felony Squad1 episode
1964
- The Young Loversas Mrs. Burns
1961
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Pamela Rainey1 episode
- The Defendersas Mrs. Campbell1 episode
1960
- Route 66as Elena De Amundo1 episode
1959
- The Nun's Storyas Mother Christophe
1958
- Naked Cityas Ann Johns1 episode
1956
- The Silken Affairas Theora
- Patternsas Nancy Staples
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Ida Blythe1 episode
1954
- Inner Sanctum1 episode
1953
- King Learas Goneril
1952
- Omnibusas Goneril1 episode
- Phone Call from a Strangeras Claire Fortness
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Louisa May Alcott1 episode
1949
- Lights Out1 episode
- Suspenseas Claire Trent1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Pamela Baxter1 episode