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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 2, 1914
Died
April 7, 2001
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Beatrice Straight
0.5 Popularity
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
5.7
Adrienne's Mother
Deceived
1991
4.3
Maisie Verdurin
People Like Us
1990
0.0
Margaret Channing
Run Till You Fall
1988
7.5
Margaret Sloan
Under Siege
1986
5.9
Claire Hastings
Power
1986
4.0
Marion Creighton
Chiller
1985
7.0
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
7.7
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Princess and the Pea
1984
5.9
Ruth
Two of a Kind
1983
8.1
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Credits
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
1991
5.7
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
1990
4.3
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
1988
0.0
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
1986
7.5
Power
as Claire Hastings
1986
5.9
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
1985
4.0
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
1985
7.0
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984
7.7
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
1983
5.9
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1982
8.1
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
1982
7.1
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
King's Crossing
as Louisa Beauchamp
1982
5.0
Endless Love
as Rose
1981
5.7
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
1980
5.5
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
1979
4.9
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
1979
6.0
The Dain Curse
as Alice Dain Leggett
1978
6.2
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
1977
5.0
The World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
1977
2.0
The Andros Targets
as Mrs. Bendeson
1977
5.0
Network
as Louise Schumacher
1976
7.8
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
1975
7.0
Beacon Hill
as Mrs. Hacker
1975
5.0
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
1973
6.0
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
1973
7.0
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
1973
7.0
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
1966
7.6
Felony Squad
1966
6.4
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
1964
2.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Dr. Kildare
as Pamela Rainey
1961
5.5
The Defenders
as Mrs. Campbell
1961
6.2
Route 66
1960
6.3
Route 66
as Elena De Amundo
1960
6.3
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
1959
7.2
Naked City
as Ann Johns
1958
5.5
The Silken Affair
as Theora
1956
1.0
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
1956
7.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cynthia Fortnam
1955
7.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ida Blythe
1955
7.7
Inner Sanctum
1954
7.0
King Lear
as Goneril
1953
8.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Omnibus
as Goneril
1952
6.0
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
1952
6.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elizabeth
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Louisa May Alcott
1951
8.6
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Love of Life
1951
5.0
Lights Out
1949
5.3
Suspense
as Claire Trent
1949
4.9
Studio One
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Pamela Baxter
1948
5.0