
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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