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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 2, 1914
Place of Birth:
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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Beatrice Straight
Biography
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Deceived | Adrienne's Mother |
| 1990 | People Like Us | Maisie Verdurin |
| 1988 | Run Till You Fall | Margaret Channing |
| 1986 | Power | Claire Hastings |
| 1986 | Under Siege | Margaret Sloan |
| 1985 | Chiller | Marion Creighton |
| 1984 | The Princess and the Pea | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind | Ruth |
| 1982 | Poltergeist | Dr. Lesh |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Rose |
| 1980 | The Formula | Kay Neeley |
| 1979 | Bloodline | Kate Erling |
| 1979 | The Promise | Marion Hillyard |
| 1977 | The World of Darkness | Joanna Sanford |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Beatrice Richmond |
| 1976 | Network | Louise Schumacher |
| 1973 | The Garden Party | Mrs. Sheridan |
| 1973 | The Borrowers | Mrs. Crampfurl |
| 1973 | The Haunting of Rosalind | Mother |
| 1964 | The Young Lovers | Mrs. Burns |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Mother Christophe |
| 1956 | Patterns | Nancy Staples |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair | Theora |
| 1953 | King Lear | Goneril |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger | Claire Fortness |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| 1982 | King's Crossing | Louisa Beauchamp |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse | Alice Dain Leggett |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | Mrs. Bendeson |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Hippolyta |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill | Mrs. Hacker |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Pamela Rainey |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Mrs. Campbell |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Elena De Amundo |
| 1958 | Naked City | Ann Johns |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Cynthia Fortnam |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ida Blythe |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1952 | Omnibus | Goneril |
| 1951 | Love of Life | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elizabeth |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Louisa May Alcott |
| 1949 | Suspense | Claire Trent |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Pamela Baxter |