
Beatrice Straight
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 β 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 ...
Known For
Filmography

Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother

People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin

Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing

Power
1986
as Claire Hastings

Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan

Chiller
1985
as Marion Creighton

Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

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

Two of a Kind
1983
as Ruth

Poltergeist
1982
as Dr. Lesh

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

King's Crossing
1982
as Louisa Beauchamp

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Marjorie Andrews

Endless Love
1981
as Rose

The Formula
1980
as Kay Neeley

Bloodline
1979
as Kate Erling

The Promise
1979
as Marion Hillyard

The Dain Curse
1978
as Alice Dain Leggett

World of Darkness
1977
as Joanna Sanford

Killer on Board
1977
as Beatrice Richmond

The Andros Targets
1977
as Mrs. Bendeson

Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher

Wonder Woman
1975
as Hippolyta

Beacon Hill
1975
as Mrs. Hacker

The Garden Party
1973
as Mrs. Sheridan

The Borrowers
1973
as Mrs. Crampfurl

The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mother

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

Felony Squad
1966

The Young Lovers
1964
as Mrs. Burns

Ben Casey
1961

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Pamela Rainey

The Defenders
1961
as Mrs. Campbell

Route 66
1960

Route 66
1960
as Elena De Amundo

The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Christophe

Naked City
1958
as Ann Johns

Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples

The Silken Affair
1956
as Theora

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Cynthia Fortnam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ida Blythe

Inner Sanctum
1954

King Lear
1953
as Goneril

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as Claire Fortness

Omnibus
1952
as Goneril
Love of Life
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elizabeth

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Louisa May Alcott

Suspense
1949
as Claire Trent

Lights Out
1949

Studio One
1948

Studio One
1948
as Pamela Baxter