Beatrice Straight
25 movies · 20 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 2, 1914
- Died
- Apr 7, 2001 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Old Westbury, New York, USA
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
Beatrice Straight: movies and TV shows
Acting (45)
- 1991 Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
- 1990 People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
- 1988 Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
- 1986 Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
- 1986 Power
as Claire Hastings
- 1985 Chiller
as Marion Creighton
- 1985
- 1984 The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
- 1983 Two of a Kind
as Ruth
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
- 1982
- 1981 Endless Love
as Rose
- 1980 The Formula
as Kay Neeley
- 1979 Bloodline
as Kate Erling
- 1979 The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
- 1978
- 1977 Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
- 1977 World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
- 1977
- 1976 Network
as Louise Schumacher
- 1975
- 1975
- 1973 The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
- 1973 The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
- 1973 The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
- 1966
- 1966
- 1964 The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959 The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
- 1958
- 1956 The Silken Affair
as Theora
- 1956 Patterns
as Nancy Staples
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953 King Lear
as Goneril
- 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
- 1951
- 1949
- 1948
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 1982
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1952 Omnibus
1 episode
- 1949 Lights Out
1 episode