Beatrice Straight
Acting
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
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movieDeceived
1991
Adrienne's Mother
moviePeople Like Us
1990
Maisie Verdurin
movieRun Till You Fall
1988
Margaret Channing
movieUnder Siege
1986
Margaret Sloan
moviePower
1986
Claire Hastings
movieChiller
1985
Marion Creighton
tvRobert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
movieThe Princess and the Pea
1984
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Marjorie Andrews
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
moviePoltergeist
1982
Dr. Lesh
tvKing's Crossing
1982
Louisa Beauchamp
movieThe Formula
1980
Kay Neeley
movieBloodline
1979
Kate Erling
movieThe Promise
1979
Marion Hillyard
tvThe Dain Curse
1978
Alice Dain Leggett
movieKiller on Board
1977
Beatrice Richmond
movieWorld of Darkness
1977
Joanna Sanford
tvThe Andros Targets
1977
Mrs. Bendeson
movieNetwork
1976
Louise Schumacher
tvWonder Woman
1975
Hippolyta
tvBeacon Hill
1975
Mrs. Hacker
movieThe Borrowers
1973
Mrs. Crampfurl
movieThe Garden Party
1973
Mrs. Sheridan
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
movieThe Young Lovers
1964
Mrs. Burns
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Pamela Rainey
tvThe Defenders
1961
Mrs. Campbell
tvRoute 66
1960
Elena De Amundo
movieThe Nun's Story
1959
Mother Christophe
tvNaked City
1958
Ann Johns
moviePatterns
1956
Nancy Staples
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe
movieKing Lear
1953
Goneril
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvOmnibus
1952
Goneril
moviePhone Call from a Stranger
1952
Claire Fortness
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Elizabeth / Louisa May Alcott
tvSuspense
1949
Claire Trent
tvStudio One
1948
Pamela Baxter