Beatrice Straight
Born
August 2, 1914
Died
April 7, 2001 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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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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Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
1991
People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
1990
Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
1988
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
1986
Power
Claire Hastings
1986
Chiller
Marion Creighton
1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy · (3 episodes)
1985
The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984
Two of a Kind
Ruth
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum · (1 episode)
1982
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp · (10 episodes)
1982
Endless Love
Rose
1981
The Formula
Kay Neeley
1980
Bloodline
Kate Erling
1979
The Promise
Marion Hillyard
1979
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett · (3 episodes)
1978
Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
1977
The World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
1977
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson · (1 episode)
1977
Network
Louise Schumacher
1976
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta · (2 episodes)
1975
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker · (11 episodes)
1975
The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
1973
The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
1973
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
1973
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik · (1 episode)
1966
Felony Squad
(1 episode)
1966
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
1964
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell · (1 episode)
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
1960
Route 66
Elena De Amundo · (1 episode)
1960
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
1959
Naked City
Ann Johns · (1 episode)
1958
The Silken Affair
Theora
1956
Patterns
Nancy Staples
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ida Blythe · (1 episode)
1955
Inner Sanctum
(1 episode)
1954
King Lear
Goneril
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Omnibus
Goneril · (1 episode)
1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Louisa May Alcott · (1 episode)
1951
Love of Life
(219 episodes)
1951
Lights Out
(1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Claire Trent · (1 episode)
1949
Studio One
(2 episodes)
1948
Studio One
Pamela Baxter · (1 episode)
1948