Beatrice Straight
Acting
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.
Born: August 2, 1914
Place of Birth: Old Westbury, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Adrienne's Mother
as Maisie Verdurin
as Margaret Channing
as Margaret Sloan
as Claire Hastings
as Marion Creighton
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
as Ruth
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
as Dr. Lesh
as Self
as Louisa Beauchamp
as Rose
as Kay Neeley
as Kate Erling
as Marion Hillyard
as Alice Dain Leggett
as Beatrice Richmond
as Joanna Sanford
as Mrs. Bendeson
as Louise Schumacher
as Hippolyta
as Mrs. Hacker
as Mrs. Crampfurl
as Mrs. Sheridan
as Mother
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
as Mrs. Burns
as Pamela Rainey
as Mrs. Campbell
as Elena De Amundo
as Mother Christophe
as Ann Johns
as Theora
as Nancy Staples
as Cynthia Fortnam
as Ida Blythe
as Goneril
as Self
as Goneril
as Claire Fortness
as Elizabeth
as Louisa May Alcott
as Claire Trent
as Pamela Baxter