Beatrice Straight
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Aug 2, 1914 (112 years old)
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Known For
| 1991 | DeceivedAdrienne's Mother | |
| 1990 | People Like UsMaisie Verdurin | |
| 1988 | Run Till You FallMargaret Channing | |
| 1986 | PowerClaire Hastings | |
| 1986 | Under SiegeMargaret Sloan | |
| 1985 | ChillerMarion Creighton | |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His TimesRose Fitzgerald Kennedy | |
| 1984 | The Princess and the PeaQueen Veronica / Woman in Museum | |
| 1983 | Two of a KindRuth | |
| 1982 | PoltergeistDr. Lesh | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1982 | King's CrossingLouisa Beauchamp | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreQueen Veronica / Woman in Museum | |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereMarjorie Andrews | |
| 1981 | Endless LoveRose | |
| 1980 | The FormulaKay Neeley | |
| 1979 | BloodlineKate Erling | |
| 1979 | The PromiseMarion Hillyard | |
| 1978 | The Dain CurseAlice Dain Leggett | |
| 1977 | World of DarknessJoanna Sanford | |
| 1977 | Killer on BoardBeatrice Richmond | |
| 1977 | The Andros TargetsMrs. Bendeson | |
| 1976 | NetworkLouise Schumacher | |
| 1975 | Wonder WomanHippolyta | |
| 1975 | Beacon HillMrs. Hacker | |
| 1973 | The Garden PartyMrs. Sheridan | |
| 1973 | The BorrowersMrs. Crampfurl | |
| 1973 | The Haunting of RosalindMother | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleDr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1964 | The Young LoversMrs. Burns | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildarePamela Rainey | |
| 1961 | The DefendersMrs. Campbell | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | Route 66Elena De Amundo | |
| 1959 | The Nun's StoryMother Christophe | |
| 1958 | Naked CityAnn Johns | |
| 1956 | PatternsNancy Staples | |
| 1956 | The Silken AffairTheora | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCynthia Fortnam | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsIda Blythe | |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | |
| 1953 | King LearGoneril | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a StrangerClaire Fortness | |
| 1952 | OmnibusGoneril | |
| 1951 | Love of Life | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameElizabeth | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameLouisa May Alcott | |
| 1949 | SuspenseClaire Trent | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Studio OnePamela Baxter |