Beatrice Straight
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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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Acted in
Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing
Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan
Power
1986
as Claire Hastings
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
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Poltergeist
1982
as Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
King's Crossing
1982
as Louisa Beauchamp
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
Killer on Board
1977
as Beatrice Richmond
The World of Darkness
1977
as Joanna Sanford
The Andros Targets
1977
as Mrs. Bendeson
Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher
Wonder Woman
1975
as Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
1975
The Borrowers
1973
as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
1973
as Mrs. Sheridan
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
The Silken Affair
1956
as Theora
Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples
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
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elizabeth
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Louisa May Alcott
Love of Life
1951
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949
as Claire Trent
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
as Pamela Baxter