Beatrice Straight

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Beatrice Straight

Acting August 2, 1914

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…

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Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.2 1982 Movie
Network

Network

7.8 1976 Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.7 1961 TV Show
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.0 1975 TV Show
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

5.7 1982 TV Show
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.3 1961 TV Show
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Naked City

Naked City

5.7 1958 TV Show
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.9 1961 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1991
    Deceived

    Movie Adrienne's Mother

  2. 1990
    People Like Us

    Movie Maisie Verdurin

  3. 1988
    Run Till You Fall

    Movie Margaret Channing

  4. 1986
    Under Siege

    Movie Margaret Sloan

  5. 1986
    Power

    Movie Claire Hastings

  6. 1985
    Chiller

    Movie Marion Creighton

  7. 1985
    Robert Kennedy & His Times

    TV show Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

  8. 1984
    The Princess and the Pea

    Movie Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

  9. 1983
    Two of a Kind

    Movie Ruth

  10. 1982
    St. Elsewhere

    TV show Marjorie Andrews

  11. 1982
    Faerie Tale Theatre

    TV show Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

  12. 1982
    Poltergeist

    Movie Dr. Lesh

  13. 1982
    Night of 100 Stars

    Movie Self

  14. 1982
    King's Crossing

    TV show Louisa Beauchamp

  15. 1981
    Endless Love

    Movie Rose

  16. 1980
    The Formula

    Movie Kay Neeley

More credits
  1. 1979
    Bloodline

    Movie Kate Erling

  2. 1979
    The Promise

    Movie Marion Hillyard

  3. 1978
    The Dain Curse

    TV show Alice Dain Leggett

  4. 1977
    Killer on Board

    Movie Beatrice Richmond

  5. 1977
    World of Darkness

    Movie Joanna Sanford

  6. 1977
    The Andros Targets

    TV show Mrs. Bendeson

  7. 1976
    Network

    Movie Louise Schumacher

  8. 1975
    Wonder Woman

    TV show Hippolyta

  9. 1975
    Beacon Hill

    TV show Mrs. Hacker

  10. 1973
    The Borrowers

    Movie Mrs. Crampfurl

  11. 1973
    The Garden Party

    Movie Mrs. Sheridan

  12. 1973
    The Haunting of Rosalind

    Movie Mother

  13. 1966
    Mission: Impossible

    TV show Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

  14. 1966
    Felony Squad

    TV show

  15. 1964
    The Young Lovers

    Movie Mrs. Burns

  16. 1961
    Ben Casey

    TV show

  17. 1961
    Dr. Kildare

    TV show Pamela Rainey

  18. 1961
    The Defenders

    TV show Mrs. Campbell

  19. 1960
    Route 66

    TV show

  20. 1959
    The Nun's Story

    Movie Mother Christophe

  21. 1958
    Naked City

    TV show Ann Johns

  22. 1956
    The Silken Affair

    Movie Theora

  23. 1956
    Patterns

    Movie Nancy Staples

  24. 1955
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    TV show Cynthia Fortnam