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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Aug 2, 1914 In Old Westbury, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 41
- First Appeared:
- In the series Studio One 1948-11-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Deceived 1991-09-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Deceived | Adrienne's Mother | 1991-09-27 |
| Movie | People Like Us | Maisie Verdurin | 1990-05-13 |
| Movie | Power | Claire Hastings | 1986-01-31 |
| Movie | Under Siege | Margaret Sloan | 1986-02-09 |
| Series | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy | 1985-01-27 |
| Movie | Chiller | Marion Creighton | 1985-05-22 |
| Movie | The Princess and the Pea | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | 1984-04-16 |
| Movie | Two of a Kind | Ruth | 1983-12-13 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Series | King's Crossing | Louisa Beauchamp | 1982-01-16 |
| Movie | Poltergeist | Dr. Lesh | 1982-06-04 |
| Movie | Endless Love | Rose | 1981-07-17 |
| Movie | The Formula | Kay Neeley | 1980-12-19 |
| Movie | The Promise | Marion Hillyard | 1979-03-08 |
| Movie | Bloodline | Kate Erling | 1979-06-29 |
| Series | The Dain Curse | Alice Dain Leggett | 1978-05-22 |
| Movie | Killer on Board | Beatrice Richmond | 1977-10-10 |
| Movie | Network | Louise Schumacher | 1976-11-14 |
| Series | Beacon Hill | Mrs. Hacker | 1975-08-25 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | The Garden Party | Mrs. Sheridan | 1973-10-01 |
| Movie | The Borrowers | Mrs. Crampfurl | 1973-12-14 |
| Series | Mission: Impossible | Unknown | 1966-09-17 |
| Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
| Movie | The Young Lovers | Mrs. Burns | 1964-11-12 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
| Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Movie | The Nun's Story | Mother Christophe | 1959-06-18 |
| Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | Patterns | Nancy Staples | 1956-03-27 |
| Movie | The Silken Affair | Theora | 1956-10-02 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | King Lear | Goneril | 1953-10-18 |
| Movie | Phone Call from a Stranger | Claire Fortness | 1952-02-01 |
| Series | Omnibus | Goneril | 1952-11-09 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Love of Life | 1951-09-24 | |
| Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |