Beatrice Straight

Personal Info

Birthday

August 2, 1914

Day of Death

2001-04-07

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Old Westbury, New York, USA

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

Dr. Kildare

Route 66

Studio One

The Defenders

Mission: Impossible

Naked City

Suspense

Omnibus

Filmography

1991
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
1990
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
1988
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
1986
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
Power
as Claire Hastings
1985
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
1984
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1983
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
1982
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1981
Endless Love
as Rose
1980
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
1979
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
1977
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
The World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
1976
Network
as Louise Schumacher
1973
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
1964
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
1959
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
1956
The Silken Affair
as Theora
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
1953
King Lear
as Goneril
1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness