7.2
Movie
Acting
Beatrice Straight
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Old Westbury, New York, USA
- Credits
- 49 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
7.8
Movie
Network
7.0
TV
Wonder Woman
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
5.7
Movie
Endless Love
7.2
Movie
The Nun's Story
6.1
Movie
Two of a Kind
5.8
Movie
Deceived
5.7
TV
St. Elsewhere
5.8
Movie
Power
7.2
Movie
Patterns
4.9
Movie
Bloodline
5.5
Movie
The Formula
4.2
Movie
Chiller
6.4
Movie
Phone Call from a Stranger
8.1
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
6.7
TV
Route 66
Acting credits 49
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Deceived Film | Adrienne's Mother |
| 1990 | People Like Us Film | Maisie Verdurin |
| 1988 | Run Till You Fall Film | Margaret Channing |
| 1986 | Under Siege Film | Margaret Sloan |
| 1986 | Power Film | Claire Hastings |
| 1985 | Chiller Film | Marion Creighton |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times TV | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (3 ep) |
| 1984 | The Princess and the Pea Film | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum |
| 1983 | Two of a Kind Film | Ruth |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Marjorie Andrews (3 ep) |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre TV | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Poltergeist Film | Dr. Lesh |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars Film | Self |
| 1982 | King's Crossing TV | Louisa Beauchamp (10 ep) |
| 1981 | Endless Love Film | Rose |
| 1980 | The Formula Film | Kay Neeley |
| 1979 | Bloodline Film | Kate Erling |
| 1979 | The Promise Film | Marion Hillyard |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse TV | Alice Dain Leggett (2 ep) |
| 1977 | Killer on Board Film | Beatrice Richmond |
| 1977 | World of Darkness Film | Joanna Sanford |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets TV | Mrs. Bendeson (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Network Film | Louise Schumacher |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman TV | Hippolyta (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill TV | Mrs. Hacker (11 ep) |
| 1973 | The Borrowers Film | Mrs. Crampfurl |
| 1973 | The Garden Party Film | Mrs. Sheridan |
| 1973 | The Haunting of Rosalind Film | Mother |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible TV | Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Felony Squad TV | (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Young Lovers Film | Mrs. Burns |
| 1961 | Ben Casey TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare TV | Pamela Rainey (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Defenders TV | Mrs. Campbell (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Route 66 TV | Elena De Amundo (2 ep) |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story Film | Mother Christophe |
| 1958 | Naked City TV | Ann Johns (1 ep) |
| 1956 | The Silken Affair Film | Theora |
| 1956 | Patterns Film | Nancy Staples |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Cynthia Fortnam, Ida Blythe (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | King Lear Film | Goneril |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Omnibus TV | Goneril (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger Film | Claire Fortness |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Elizabeth, Louisa May Alcott (1 ep) |
| 1949 | Lights Out TV | (1 ep) |
| 1949 | Suspense TV | Claire Trent (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | Pamela Baxter (2 ep) |