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