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Beatrice Straight
Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

ActingBorn August 2, 1914Died April 7, 2001 (age 86)Old Westbury, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beatrice Straight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1991
Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother

Movie
1990
People Like Us

as Maisie Verdurin

Movie
1988
Run Till You Fall

as Margaret Channing

Movie
1986
Under Siege

as Margaret Sloan

Movie
1986
Power

as Claire Hastings

Movie
1985
Chiller

as Marion Creighton

Movie
1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

TV
1984
The Princess and the Pea

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Movie
1983Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Marjorie Andrews

TV
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

TV
1982
Poltergeist

as Dr. Lesh

Movie
1982Movie
1982
King's Crossing

as Louisa Beauchamp

TV
1981Movie
1980
The Formula

as Kay Neeley

Movie
1979
Bloodline

as Kate Erling

Movie
1979
The Promise

as Marion Hillyard

Movie
1978
The Dain Curse

as Alice Dain Leggett

TV
1977
Killer on Board

as Beatrice Richmond

Movie
1977
World of Darkness

as Joanna Sanford

Movie
1977
The Andros Targets

as Mrs. Bendeson

TV
1976
Network

as Louise Schumacher

Movie
1975
Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta

TV
1975
Beacon Hill

as Mrs. Hacker

TV
1973
The Borrowers

as Mrs. Crampfurl

Movie
1973
The Garden Party

as Mrs. Sheridan

Movie
1973Movie
1966
Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

TV
1964
The Young Lovers

as Mrs. Burns

Movie
1961TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Pamela Rainey

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Mrs. Campbell

TV
1960TV
1960
Route 66

as Elena De Amundo

TV
1959
The Nun's Story

as Mother Christophe

Movie
1958
Naked City

as Ann Johns

TV
1956Movie
1956
Patterns

as Nancy Staples

Movie
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cynthia Fortnam

TV
1955TV
1953
King Lear

as Goneril

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1952
Omnibus

as Goneril

TV
1952
Phone Call from a Stranger

as Claire Fortness

Movie
1951TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Louisa May Alcott

TV
1949
Suspense

as Claire Trent

TV
1948
Studio One

as Pamela Baxter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 2, 1914
Day of DeathApril 7, 2001
Place of BirthOld Westbury, New York, USA
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