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Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

ActingBorn: August 2, 1914in Old Westbury, New York, USADied: April 7, 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.

Deceived

Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother

People Like Us

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

People Like Us

as Maisie Verdurin

Run Till You Fall

Run Till You Fall

as Margaret Channing

Under Siege

Under Siege

as Margaret Sloan

Power

Power

as Claire Hastings

Chiller

Chiller

as Marion Creighton

Robert Kennedy & His Times

Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

as Ruth

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as Marjorie Andrews

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

as Dr. Lesh

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

King's Crossing

King's Crossing

as Louisa Beauchamp

Endless Love

Endless Love

as Rose

The Formula

The Formula

as Kay Neeley

Bloodline

Bloodline

as Kate Erling

The Promise

The Promise

as Marion Hillyard

The Dain Curse

The Dain Curse

as Alice Dain Leggett

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

as Beatrice Richmond

World of Darkness

World of Darkness

as Joanna Sanford

The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets

as Mrs. Bendeson

Network

Network

as Louise Schumacher

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta

Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill

as Mrs. Hacker

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

as Mrs. Crampfurl

The Garden Party

The Garden Party

as Mrs. Sheridan

The Haunting of Rosalind

The Haunting of Rosalind

as Mother

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as Unknown

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

as Mrs. Burns

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as Unknown

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Pamela Rainey

The Defenders

The Defenders

as Mrs. Campbell

Route 66

Route 66

as Unknown

Route 66

Route 66

as Elena De Amundo

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

as Mother Christophe

Naked City

Naked City

as Ann Johns

The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair

as Theora

Patterns

Patterns

as Nancy Staples

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cynthia Fortnam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ida Blythe

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

as Unknown

King Lear

King Lear

as Goneril

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

as Goneril

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

as Claire Fortness

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elizabeth

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Louisa May Alcott

Love of Life

as Unknown

Lights Out

Lights Out

as Unknown

Suspense

Best tv ever Amazon Channel

Suspense

as Claire Trent

Studio One

Studio One

as Unknown

Studio One

Studio One

as Pamela Baxter