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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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Filmography (Movies)
Deceived
Character:Adrienne's Mother
Release Date:27/09/1991
People Like Us
Character:Maisie Verdurin
Release Date:13/05/1990
Run Till You Fall
Character:Margaret Channing
Release Date:09/09/1988
Under Siege
Character:Margaret Sloan
Release Date:09/02/1986
Power
Character:Claire Hastings
Release Date:31/01/1986
Chiller
Character:Marion Creighton
Release Date:22/05/1985
The Princess and the Pea
Character:Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Release Date:16/04/1984
Two of a Kind
Character:Ruth
Release Date:13/12/1983
Poltergeist
Character:Dr. Lesh
Release Date:04/06/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Endless Love
Character:Rose
Release Date:17/07/1981
The Formula
Character:Kay Neeley
Release Date:19/12/1980
Bloodline
Character:Kate Erling
Release Date:29/06/1979
The Promise
Character:Marion Hillyard
Release Date:08/03/1979
Killer on Board
Character:Beatrice Richmond
Release Date:10/10/1977
World of Darkness
Character:Joanna Sanford
Release Date:17/04/1977
Network
Character:Louise Schumacher
Release Date:19/11/1976
The Borrowers
Character:Mrs. Crampfurl
Release Date:14/12/1973
The Garden Party
Character:Mrs. Sheridan
Release Date:01/10/1973
The Haunting of Rosalind
Character:Mother
Release Date:10/04/1973
The Young Lovers
Character:Mrs. Burns
Release Date:12/11/1964
The Nun's Story
Character:Mother Christophe
Release Date:18/06/1959
The Silken Affair
Character:Theora
Release Date:02/10/1956
Patterns
Character:Nancy Staples
Release Date:27/03/1956
King Lear
Character:Goneril
Release Date:18/10/1953
Phone Call from a Stranger
Character:Claire Fortness
Release Date:01/02/1952
Television Appearances
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Character:Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
St. Elsewhere
Character:Marjorie Andrews
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
King's Crossing
Character:Louisa Beauchamp
The Dain Curse
Character:Alice Dain Leggett
The Andros Targets
Character:Mrs. Bendeson
Wonder Woman
Character:Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
Character:Mrs. Hacker
Mission: Impossible
Character:Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Felony Squad
Character:
Ben Casey
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Pamela Rainey
The Defenders
Character:Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
Character:
Route 66
Character:Elena De Amundo
Naked City
Character:Ann Johns
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Cynthia Fortnam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Ida Blythe
Inner Sanctum
Character:
The Oscars
Character:Self
Omnibus
Character:Goneril
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Elizabeth
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Louisa May Alcott
Love of Life
Character:
Lights Out
Character:
Suspense
Character:Claire Trent
Studio One
Character:
Studio One
Character:Pamela Baxter
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