Beatrice Straight
Acting
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.
Filmography
Deceived
1991 · Movie
People Like Us
1990 · Movie
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Movie
Under Siege
1986 · Movie
Power
1986 · Movie
Chiller
1985 · Movie
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985 · Series
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Movie
Two of a Kind
1983 · Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Series
Poltergeist
1982 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
King's Crossing
1982 · Series
Endless Love
1981 · Movie
The Formula
1980 · Movie
Bloodline
1979 · Movie
The Promise
1979 · Movie
The Dain Curse
1978 · Series
Killer on Board
1977 · Movie
World of Darkness
1977 · Movie
The Andros Targets
1977 · Series
Network
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
Beacon Hill
1975 · Series
The Borrowers
1973 · Movie
The Garden Party
1973 · Movie
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Movie
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
Felony Squad
1966 · Series
The Young Lovers
1964 · Movie
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
The Defenders
1961 · Series
Route 66
1960 · Series
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie
Naked City
1958 · Series
The Silken Affair
1956 · Movie
Patterns
1956 · Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Inner Sanctum
1954 · Series
King Lear
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Omnibus
1952 · Series
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Lights Out
1949 · Series
Suspense
1949 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series