Beatrice Straight
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1914-08-02
- Died
- 2001-04-07
- Place of birth
- Old Westbury, New York, USA
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
TV Shows (24)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Marjorie Andrews
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Pamela Rainey
Naked City
1958
as Ann Johns
Ben Casey
1961
Route 66
1960
as Elena De Amundo
Studio One
1948
as Pamela Baxter
The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Campbell
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Omnibus
1952
as Goneril
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Felony Squad
1966
Wonder Woman
1975
as Hippolyta
Suspense
1949
as Claire Trent
Lights Out
1949
Inner Sanctum
1954
Love of Life
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elizabeth / Louisa May Alcott
The Andros Targets
1977
as Mrs. Bendeson
Beacon Hill
1975
as Mrs. Hacker
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Dain Curse
1978
as Alice Dain Leggett
King's Crossing
1982
as Louisa Beauchamp
Movies (26)
Poltergeist
1982
as Dr. Lesh
Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
1981
as Rose
Power
1986
as Claire Hastings
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Christophe
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Ruth
Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother
Bloodline
1979
as Kate Erling
People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin
The Promise
1979
as Marion Hillyard
Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan
The Formula
1980
as Kay Neeley
Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples
Chiller
1985
as Marion Creighton
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as Claire Fortness
The Princess and the Pea
1984
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
King Lear
1953
as Goneril
The Borrowers
1973
as Mrs. Crampfurl
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing
The Young Lovers
1964
as Mrs. Burns
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mother
World of Darkness
1977
as Joanna Sanford
Killer on Board
1977
as Beatrice Richmond
The Silken Affair
1956
as Theora
The Garden Party
1973
as Mrs. Sheridan
About Beatrice Straight
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 li… With 50 credits spanning from 1948 to 1991, Beatrice Straight has appeared in 26 films and 24 TV shows.
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- Poltergeist (1982) — as Dr. Lesh
- Network (1976) — as Louise Schumacher
- Endless Love (1981) — as Rose
- Power (1986) — as Claire Hastings
- The Nun's Story (1959) — as Mother Christophe
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