Acting

Beatrice Straight

Born 1914-08-02 · Old Westbury, New York, USA

Died 2001-04-07

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.

Credits

Newest first

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