
Beatrice Straight
Acting • Born 1914-08-02 – Died 2001-04-07
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
54 credits
Poltergeist
Movie • 1982
Dr. Lesh

Bloodline
Movie • 1979
Kate Erling

Network
Movie • 1976
Louise Schumacher

The Formula
Movie • 1980
Kay Neeley

The Nun's Story
Movie • 1959
Mother Christophe

The Garden Party
Movie • 1973
Mrs. Sheridan

Power
Movie • 1986
Claire Hastings

Endless Love
Movie • 1981
Rose

Phone Call from a Stranger
Movie • 1952
Claire Fortness

Chiller
Movie • 1985
Marion Creighton

Patterns
Movie • 1956
Nancy Staples

The Promise
Movie • 1979
Marion Hillyard

King Lear
Movie • 1953
Goneril

The Young Lovers
Movie • 1964
Mrs. Burns

Deceived
Movie • 1991
Adrienne's Mother

Run Till You Fall
Movie • 1988
Margaret Channing

Under Siege
Movie • 1986
Margaret Sloan

Two of a Kind
Movie • 1983
Ruth

The Borrowers
Movie • 1973
Mrs. Crampfurl

The Princess and the Pea
Movie • 1984
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

World of Darkness
Movie • 1977
Joanna Sanford

Killer on Board
Movie • 1977
Beatrice Richmond

The Silken Affair
Movie • 1956
Theora

People Like Us
Movie • 1990
Maisie Verdurin

Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self

The Haunting of Rosalind
Movie • 1973
Mother

Route 66
TV • 1960

Omnibus
TV • 1952
Goneril

Naked City
TV • 1958
Ann Johns

Love of Life
TV • 1951

King's Crossing
TV • 1982
Louisa Beauchamp

Studio One
TV • 1948

Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Hippolyta

Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Elizabeth

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Cynthia Fortnam

Felony Squad
TV • 1966

Ben Casey
TV • 1961

Suspense
TV • 1949
Claire Trent

Beacon Hill
TV • 1975
Mrs. Hacker

Inner Sanctum
TV • 1954

Lights Out
TV • 1949

Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Pamela Rainey

The Defenders
TV • 1961
Mrs. Campbell

The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self

The Andros Targets
TV • 1977
Mrs. Bendeson

Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV • 1985
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

The Dain Curse
TV • 1978
Alice Dain Leggett

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Ida Blythe

Studio One
TV • 1948
Pamela Baxter

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Louisa May Alcott

Route 66
TV • 1960
Elena De Amundo

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Marjorie Andrews