Beatrice Straight
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1914-08-02
Day of Death
2001-04-07 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Beatrice Straight
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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Acting
(1991)
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
(1990)
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
(1988)
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
(1986)
Power
as Claire Hastings
(1986)
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
(1985)
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
(1984)
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
(1983)
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
(1982)
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1981)
Endless Love
as Rose
(1980)
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
(1979)
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
(1979)
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
(1977)
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
(1977)
The World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
(1976)
Network
as Louise Schumacher
(1973)
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
(1973)
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
(1973)
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
(1964)
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
(1959)
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
(1956)
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
(1956)
The Silken Affair
as Theora
(1953)
King Lear
as Goneril
(1952)
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness