Acting
Beatrice Straight
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
2 August 1914
Died
7 April 2001 (aged 86)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
Power
as Claire Hastings
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Endless Love
as Rose
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
Network
as Louise Schumacher
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair
as Theora
King Lear
as Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness