Beatrice Straight

Known for: Acting

Born: 1914-08-02 – 2001-04-07 (aged 86)

From: Old Westbury, New York, USA

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 (50)

MOVIE★ 5.8
Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother
MOVIE★ 5.8
People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin
MOVIE★ 10.0
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing
MOVIE★ 7.5
Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan
MOVIE★ 5.8
Power
1986
as Claire Hastings
MOVIE★ 4.2
Chiller
1985
as Marion Creighton
TV★ 7.8
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Princess and the Pea
1984
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
MOVIE★ 5.9
Two of a Kind
1983
as Ruth
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Marjorie Andrews
TV★ 8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
MOVIE★ 7.2
Poltergeist
1982
as Dr. Lesh
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
TV★ 6.5
King's Crossing
1982
as Louisa Beauchamp
MOVIE★ 5.7
Endless Love
1981
as Rose
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Formula
1980
as Kay Neeley
MOVIE★ 4.9
Bloodline
1979
as Kate Erling
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Promise
1979
as Marion Hillyard
TV★ 6.5
The Dain Curse
1978
as Alice Dain Leggett
MOVIE★ 5.9
Killer on Board
1977
as Beatrice Richmond
MOVIE★ 5.5
World of Darkness
1977
as Joanna Sanford
TV★ 7.0
The Andros Targets
1977
as Mrs. Bendeson
MOVIE★ 7.8
Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher
TV★ 7.0
Wonder Woman
1975
as Hippolyta
TV★ 7.0
Beacon Hill
1975
as Mrs. Hacker
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Borrowers
1973
as Mrs. Crampfurl
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Garden Party
1973
as Mrs. Sheridan
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mother
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Young Lovers
1964
as Mrs. Burns
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Pamela Rainey
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Campbell
TV★ 6.7
Route 66
1960
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Christophe
TV★ 5.7
Naked City
1958
as Ann Johns
MOVIE★ 3.3
The Silken Affair
1956
as Theora
MOVIE★ 7.3
Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Cynthia Fortnam
TV★ 8.0
Inner Sanctum
1954
MOVIE★ 8.0
King Lear
1953
as Goneril
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Omnibus
1952
as Goneril
MOVIE★ 6.4
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as Claire Fortness
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elizabeth
TV★ 6.7
Love of Life
1951
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
TV★ 5.1
Suspense
1949
as Claire Trent
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948