Beatrice Straight
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1914
- Died
- April 7, 2001 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Old Westbury, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Deceived
Movie · as Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
Movie · as Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
Movie · as Margaret Channing
Power
Movie · as Claire Hastings
Under Siege
Movie · as Margaret Sloan
Chiller
Movie · as Marion Creighton
Robert Kennedy & His Times
TV · as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy · 3 eps
The Princess and the Pea
Movie · as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
Movie · as Ruth
Poltergeist
Movie · as Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
King's Crossing
TV · as Louisa Beauchamp · 10 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Marjorie Andrews · 3 eps
Endless Love
Movie · as Rose
The Formula
Movie · as Kay Neeley
Bloodline
Movie · as Kate Erling
The Promise
Movie · as Marion Hillyard
The Dain Curse
TV · as Alice Dain Leggett · 2 eps
World of Darkness
Movie · as Joanna Sanford
Killer on Board
Movie · as Beatrice Richmond
The Andros Targets
TV · as Mrs. Bendeson · 1 ep
Network
Movie · as Louise Schumacher
Wonder Woman
TV · as Hippolyta · 2 eps
Beacon Hill
TV · as Mrs. Hacker · 11 eps
The Garden Party
Movie · as Mrs. Sheridan
The Borrowers
Movie · as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Haunting of Rosalind
Movie · as Mother
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
The Young Lovers
Movie · as Mrs. Burns
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Pamela Rainey · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Mrs. Campbell · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · as Elena De Amundo · 2 eps
The Nun's Story
Movie · as Mother Christophe
Naked City
TV · as Ann Johns · 1 ep
Patterns
Movie · as Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair
Movie · as Theora
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Cynthia Fortnam, Ida Blythe · 1 ep
Inner Sanctum
TV · 1 ep
King Lear
Movie · as Goneril
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Phone Call from a Stranger
Movie · as Claire Fortness
Omnibus
TV · as Goneril · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Elizabeth, Louisa May Alcott · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as Claire Trent · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Pamela Baxter · 2 eps