Actor
Beatrice Straight
26 movies as actor
Born Aug 2, 1914 – Apr 7, 2001 (aged 86)From Old Westbury, New York, USA
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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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Known for
Poltergeist
1982 · Horror
Network
1976 · Drama
Endless Love
1981 · Romance, Drama
The Nun's Story
1959 · Drama
Two of a Kind
1983 · Fantasy, Comedy
Deceived
1991 · Thriller
Power
1986 · Drama
Patterns
1956 · Drama
Bloodline
1979 · Crime, Thriller
The Formula
1980 · Thriller, Mystery
Chiller
1985 · Horror, Sci-Fi
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Drama
Beatrice Straight movies
Deceived
1991 · Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
1990 · Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Margaret Channing
Under Siege
1986 · Margaret Sloan
Power
1986 · Claire Hastings
Chiller
1985 · Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
1983 · Ruth
Poltergeist
1982 · Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Endless Love
1981 · Rose
The Formula
1980 · Kay Neeley
Bloodline
1979 · Kate Erling
The Promise
1979 · Marion Hillyard
Killer on Board
1977 · Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
1977 · Joanna Sanford
Network
1976 · Louise Schumacher
The Borrowers
1973 · Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
1973 · Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Mother
The Young Lovers
1964 · Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story
1959 · Mother Christophe
The Silken Affair
1956 · Theora
Patterns
1956 · Nancy Staples
King Lear
1953 · Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Claire Fortness
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