Beatrice Straight
Acting
Born 1914-08-02 · 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.
Known for
Poltergeist
1982 · Movie
Network
1976 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Movie
Endless Love
1981 · Movie
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie
King Lear
1953 · Movie
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Movie
Power
1986 · Movie
Two of a Kind
1983 · Movie
Under Siege
1986 · Movie
Deceived
1991 · Movie
Patterns
1956 · Movie
The Promise
1979 · Movie
People Like Us
1990 · Movie
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Movie
Bloodline
1979 · Movie
The Formula
1980 · Movie
The Garden Party
1973 · Movie
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Movie
The Borrowers
1973 · Movie
Killer on Board
1977 · Movie
Chiller
1985 · Movie
World of Darkness
1977 · Movie
The Young Lovers
1964 · Movie
The Silken Affair
1956 · Movie