Beatrice Straight
Acting

Beatrice Straight

Born 2 August 1914 · Old Westbury, New York, USA · Died 7 April 2001

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

Poltergeist
Network
Wonder Woman
Mission: Impossible
Endless Love
The Nun's Story
Two of a Kind
Deceived
St. Elsewhere
Power
Patterns
Bloodline
Deceived
People Like Us
Run Till You Fall
Power
Under Siege
Chiller
The Princess and the Pea
Two of a Kind
Poltergeist
Endless Love
The Formula
Bloodline
The Promise
World of Darkness
Killer on Board
Network
The Garden Party
The Borrowers
The Haunting of Rosalind
The Young Lovers
The Nun's Story
Patterns
The Silken Affair
King Lear
Phone Call from a Stranger
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