Beatrice Straight

Actress

Born: August 2, 1914 (86 years old)

Died: April 7, 2001

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (30)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• Poltergeist (1982, ★ 7.2)
• Network (1976, ★ 7.8)
• The Nun's Story (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Patterns (1956, ★ 7.3)
• Mission: Impossible (1966, ★ 7.6)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982, ★ 8.1)
• The Formula (1980, ★ 5.5)
• Power (1986, ★ 5.9)
• Endless Love (1981, ★ 5.7)
• Phone Call from a Stranger (1952, ★ 6.2)
• The Promise (1979, ★ 6.4)
• Deceived (1991, ★ 5.8)
• Two of a Kind (1983, ★ 5.9)
• The Borrowers (1973, ★ 6)
• Route 66 (1960, ★ 6.3)
• Wonder Woman (1975, ★ 7)
• Bloodline (1979, ★ 4.9)
• Killer on Board (1977, ★ 5.2)
• Naked City (1958, ★ 5.5)
• Felony Squad (1966, ★ 6.4)
• Studio One (1948, ★ 5)
• Ben Casey (1961, ★ 5.6)
• Suspense (1949, ★ 4.9)
• Dr. Kildare (1961, ★ 5.5)
• The Defenders (1961, ★ 5.9)
• St. Elsewhere (1982, ★ 5.6)
• The Dain Curse (1978, ★ 6.2)
• Chiller (1985, ★ 4.1)