Beatrice Straight
Actor
August 2, 1914 — April 7, 2001 (86 years)
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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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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
| 1991 | Deceived · as Adrienne's Mother |
| 1990 | People Like Us · as Maisie VerdurinOn Plex |
| 1988 | Run Till You Fall · as Margaret Channing |
| 1986 | Jack and Mike · as Mike's Mother |
| 1986 | Under Siege · as Margaret Sloan |
| 1986 | Power · as Claire Hastings |
| 1985 | Chiller · as Marion CreightonOn Plex |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy and His Times · as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind · as Ruth |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere · as Marjorie Andrews |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre · as Queen Veronica / Woman In Museum |
| 1982 | Poltergeist · as Dr. Lesh |
| 1981 | Endless Love · as Rose |
| 1980 | The Formula · as Kay Neeley |
| 1979 | The Promise · as Marion Hillyard |
| 1979 | Bloodline · as Kate Erling |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse · as Alice Dain Leggett |
| 1977 | Killer on Board · as Beatrice Richmond |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets · as Mrs. Bendeson |
| 1976 | Network · as Louise Schumacher |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman · as Hippolyta |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill · as Mrs. Hacker |
| 1973 | The Borrowers · as Mrs. CrampfurlOn Plex |
| 1973 | The Haunting of Rosalind · as Mother |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery · as Mrs. Wingrave |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible · as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik |
| 1966 | |
| 1964 | The Young Lovers · as Mrs. Burns |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Veronica Filmore |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses · as Ruth Martin |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Pamela Rainey |
| 1961 | The Defenders · as Mrs. Campbell |
| 1960 | Route 66 · as Elena De AmundoOn Plex |
| 1960 | Diagnosis: Unknown · as Rhoda Clarence |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Mlle. Ghislaine De St. Euverte |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story · as Mother Christophe |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Ann Johns |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Grace |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair · as Theora |
| 1956 | Patterns · as Nancy StaplesOn Plex |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Cynthia Fortnam |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour · as Daisy Jackson |
| 1953 | You Are There · as Anne Boleyn |
| 1952 | Omnibus · as Goneril |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger · as Claire FortnessOn Plex |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Elizabeth |
| 1951 | Love of Life · as Vinnie Phillips |
| 1950 | Danger · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre · as Cast |
| 1949 | Suspense · as Claire Trent |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Pamela Baxter |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre · as Cast |
| 1946 |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2002 | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Past Winner |
| 1977 | The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Actress |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |