Beatrice Straight
Acting
Born: 1914-08-02 in 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
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Omnibus
Goneril
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
Studio One
Studio One
Pamela Baxter
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
Suspense
Claire Trent
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
Route 66
Elena De Amundo
Naked City
Ann Johns
Ben Casey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ida Blythe
The Oscars
Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Lights Out
Felony Squad
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
Network
Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
Rose
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
Inner Sanctum
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Louisa May Alcott
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
Bloodline
Kate Erling
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
Power
Claire Hastings
The Formula
Kay Neeley
Two of a Kind
Ruth
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp