Beatrice Straight
Actor
Born August 2, 1914 in Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
Power
Claire Hastings
Chiller
Marion Creighton
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
Ruth
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
Self
King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp
Endless Love
Rose
The Formula
Kay Neeley
Bloodline
Kate Erling
The Promise
Marion Hillyard
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
Network
Louise Schumacher
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Felony Squad
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
Naked City
Ann Johns
The Silken Affair
Theora
Patterns
Nancy Staples
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
Inner Sanctum
King Lear
Goneril
The Oscars
Self
Omnibus
Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
Lights Out
Suspense
Claire Trent
Studio One