Beatrice Straight
Biography
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
All Movies (26)
- Deceived1991 · as Adrienne's Mother
- People Like Us1990 · as Maisie Verdurin
- Run Till You Fall1988 · as Margaret Channing
- Under Siege1986 · as Margaret Sloan
- Power1986 · as Claire Hastings
- Chiller1985 · as Marion Creighton
- The Princess and the Pea1984 · as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
- Two of a Kind1983 · as Ruth
- Poltergeist1982 · as Dr. Lesh
- Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
- Endless Love1981 · as Rose
- The Formula1980 · as Kay Neeley
- Bloodline1979 · as Kate Erling
- The Promise1979 · as Marion Hillyard
- Killer on Board1977 · as Beatrice Richmond
- World of Darkness1977 · as Joanna Sanford
- Network1976 · as Louise Schumacher
- The Borrowers1973 · as Mrs. Crampfurl
- The Garden Party1973 · as Mrs. Sheridan
- The Haunting of Rosalind1973 · as Mother
- The Young Lovers1964 · as Mrs. Burns
- The Nun's Story1959 · as Mother Christophe
- The Silken Affair1956 · as Theora
- Patterns1956 · as Nancy Staples
- King Lear1953 · as Goneril
- Phone Call from a Stranger1952 · as Claire Fortness
All TV Shows (28)
- Robert Kennedy & His Times1985 · as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
- St. Elsewhere1982 · as Marjorie Andrews
- Faerie Tale Theatre1982 · as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
- King's Crossing1982 · as Louisa Beauchamp
- The Dain Curse1978 · as Alice Dain Leggett
- The Andros Targets1977 · as Mrs. Bendeson
- Wonder Woman1975 · as Hippolyta
- Beacon Hill1975 · as Mrs. Hacker
- Mission: Impossible1966 · as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
- Felony Squad1966
- Ben Casey1961
- Dr. Kildare1961 · as Pamela Rainey
- The Defenders1961 · as Mrs. Campbell
- Route 661960
- Route 661960 · as Elena De Amundo
- Naked City1958 · as Ann Johns
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Cynthia Fortnam
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Ida Blythe
- Inner Sanctum1954
- The Oscars1953 · as Self
- Omnibus1952 · as Goneril
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Elizabeth
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Louisa May Alcott
- Love of Life1951
- Lights Out1949
- Suspense1949 · as Claire Trent
- Studio One1948
- Studio One1948 · as Pamela Baxter