Beatrice Straight
Known for: Actress
Born: 2 August 1914, Old Westbury, New York, USA
Died: 7 April 2001
Credits: 47 titles
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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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Filmography
Deceived
People Like Us
Run Till You Fall
Under Siege
Power
Chiller
Robert Kennedy & His Times
The Princess and the Pea
Two of a Kind
St. Elsewhere
Faerie Tale Theatre
Poltergeist
King's Crossing
Endless Love
The Formula
Bloodline
The Promise
The Dain Curse
Killer on Board
World of Darkness
The Andros Targets
Network
Wonder Woman
Beacon Hill
The Borrowers
The Garden Party
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mission: Impossible
Felony Squad
The Young Lovers
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
The Defenders
Route 66
The Nun's Story
Naked City
The Silken Affair
Patterns
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Inner Sanctum
King Lear
Omnibus
Phone Call from a Stranger
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lights Out
Suspense
Studio One