Beatrice Straight

ActingBorn 1914-08-02Died 2001-04-07 (86)Old Westbury, New York, USA

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.

Beatrice Straight

Known For

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Faerie Tale Theatre

King Lear

Network

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Princess and the Pea

Mission: Impossible

Under Siege

Filmography

Deceived

People Like Us

Run Till You Fall

Under Siege

Power

Chiller

Robert Kennedy & His Times

The Princess and the Pea

Two of a Kind

St. Elsewhere

Faerie Tale Theatre

Poltergeist

Night of 100 Stars

King's Crossing

Endless Love

The Formula

Bloodline

The Promise

The Dain Curse

Killer on Board

World of Darkness

The Andros Targets

Network

Wonder Woman

Beacon Hill

The Borrowers

The Garden Party

The Haunting of Rosalind

Mission: Impossible

Felony Squad

The Young Lovers

Ben Casey

Dr. Kildare

The Defenders

Route 66

The Nun's Story

Naked City

The Silken Affair

Patterns

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Inner Sanctum

King Lear

The Oscars

Omnibus

Phone Call from a Stranger

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lights Out

Suspense

Studio One