Beatrice Straight
Acting
Born: 1914-08-02 · Old Westbury, New York, USA
Died: 2001-04-07
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
🎬 Movies (26)
Deceived
1991
Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
1990
Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988
Margaret Channing
Power
1986
Claire Hastings
Under Siege
1986
Margaret Sloan
Chiller
1985
Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea
1984
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
1983
Ruth
Poltergeist
1982
Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self
Endless Love
1981
Rose
The Formula
1980
Kay Neeley
Bloodline
1979
Kate Erling
The Promise
1979
Marion Hillyard
World of Darkness
1977
Joanna Sanford
Killer on Board
1977
Beatrice Richmond
Network
1976
Louise Schumacher
The Garden Party
1973
Mrs. Sheridan
The Borrowers
1973
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
Mother
The Young Lovers
1964
Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story
1959
Mother Christophe
Patterns
1956
Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair
1956
Theora
King Lear
1953
Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Claire Fortness
📺 TV Shows (24)
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
King's Crossing
1982
Louisa Beauchamp
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
St. Elsewhere
1982
Marjorie Andrews
The Dain Curse
1978
Alice Dain Leggett
The Andros Targets
1977
Mrs. Bendeson
Wonder Woman
1975
Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
1975
Mrs. Hacker
Mission: Impossible
1966
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Felony Squad
1966
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Pamela Rainey
The Defenders
1961
Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
1960
Elena De Amundo
Naked City
1958
Ann Johns
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Ida Blythe
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Oscars
1953
Self
Omnibus
1952
Goneril
Love of Life
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Louisa May Alcott
Suspense
1949
Claire Trent
Lights Out
1949
Studio One
1948
Pamela Baxter