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Actor
Beatrice Straight
- Born August 2, 1914 in Old Westbury, New York, USA
- Died April 7, 2001
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.
Known for
Poltergeist1982
Network1976
Wonder Woman1975
Mission: Impossible1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Endless Love1981
The Nun's Story1959
Two of a Kind1983
Filmography
- 1991DeceivedFilmAdrienne's Mother
- 1990People Like UsFilmMaisie Verdurin
- 1988Run Till You FallFilmMargaret Channing
- 1986PowerFilmClaire Hastings
- 1986Under SiegeFilmMargaret Sloan
- 1985ChillerFilmMarion Creighton
- 1985Robert Kennedy & His TimesSeriesRose Fitzgerald Kennedy
- 1984The Princess and the PeaFilmQueen Veronica / Woman in Museum
- 1983Two of a KindFilmRuth
- 1982PoltergeistFilmDr. Lesh
- 1982St. ElsewhereSeriesMarjorie Andrews
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesQueen Veronica / Woman in Museum
- 1982Night of 100 StarsFilmSelf
- 1982King's CrossingSeriesLouisa Beauchamp
- 1981Endless LoveFilmRose
- 1980The FormulaFilmKay Neeley
- 1979BloodlineFilmKate Erling
- 1979The PromiseFilmMarion Hillyard
- 1978The Dain CurseSeriesAlice Dain Leggett
- 1977Killer on BoardFilmBeatrice Richmond
- 1977World of DarknessFilmJoanna Sanford
- 1977The Andros TargetsSeriesMrs. Bendeson
- 1976NetworkFilmLouise Schumacher
- 1975Wonder WomanSeriesHippolyta
- 1975Beacon HillSeriesMrs. Hacker
- 1973The BorrowersFilmMrs. Crampfurl
- 1973The Haunting of RosalindFilmMother
- 1973The Garden PartyFilmMrs. Sheridan
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesDr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1964The Young LoversFilmMrs. Burns
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesPamela Rainey
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1961The DefendersSeriesMrs. Campbell
- 1960Route 66SeriesElena De Amundo
- 1959The Nun's StoryFilmMother Christophe
- 1958Naked CitySeriesAnn Johns
- 1956PatternsFilmNancy Staples
- 1956The Silken AffairFilmTheora
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesCynthia Fortnam, Ida Blythe
- 1954Inner SanctumSeries
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953King LearFilmGoneril
- 1952Phone Call from a StrangerFilmClaire Fortness
- 1952OmnibusSeriesGoneril
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesElizabeth, Louisa May Alcott
- 1949SuspenseSeriesClaire Trent
- 1949Lights OutSeries
- 1948Studio OneSeriesPamela Baxter