Beatrice Straight
Personal Info
Acting
August 1, 1914 (86 years old)
April 6, 2001
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Beatrice Straight
Biography
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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
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
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Marjorie Andrews
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