People
Beatrice Straight
- Name: Beatrice Straight
- Birthday: 1914-08-02
- Place of birth: Old Westbury, New York, USA
- Popularity: 0.186
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Deceived as Adrienne's Mother | 1991-09-27 |
| People Like Us as Maisie Verdurin | 1990-05-13 |
| Run Till You Fall as Margaret Channing | 1988-09-09 |
| Under Siege as Margaret Sloan | 1986-02-09 |
| Power as Claire Hastings | 1986-01-31 |
| Chiller as Marion Creighton | 1985-05-22 |
| The Princess and the Pea as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | 1984-04-16 |
| Two of a Kind as Ruth | 1983-12-13 |
| Poltergeist as Dr. Lesh | 1982-06-04 |
| Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Endless Love as Rose | 1981-07-17 |
| The Formula as Kay Neeley | 1980-12-19 |
| Bloodline as Kate Erling | 1979-06-29 |
| The Promise as Marion Hillyard | 1979-03-08 |
| Killer on Board as Beatrice Richmond | 1977-10-10 |
| The World of Darkness as Joanna Sanford | 1977-04-17 |
| Network as Louise Schumacher | 1976-11-14 |
| The Borrowers as Mrs. Crampfurl | 1973-12-14 |
| The Garden Party as Mrs. Sheridan | 1973-10-01 |
| The Haunting of Rosalind as Mother | 1973-04-10 |
| The Young Lovers as Mrs. Burns | 1964-11-12 |
| The Nun's Story as Mother Christophe | 1959-06-18 |
| The Silken Affair as Theora | 1956-10-02 |
| Patterns as Nancy Staples | 1956-03-27 |
| King Lear as Goneril | 1953-10-18 |
| Phone Call from a Stranger as Claire Fortness | 1952-02-01 |
