Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

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.

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1991

Deceived
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/27/1991

1990

People Like Us
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
Movie - Released: 5/13/1990

1988

Run Till You Fall
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
Movie - Released: 9/9/1988

1986

Power
Power
as Claire Hastings
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
Under Siege
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
Movie - Released: 2/9/1986

1985

Chiller
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
Movie - Released: 5/22/1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
TV - Released: 1/27/1985

1984

The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Movie - Released: 4/16/1984

1983

Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 12/13/1983

1982

Poltergeist
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Movie - Released: 6/4/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982
King's Crossing
King's Crossing
as Louisa Beauchamp
TV - Released: 1/16/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1981

Endless Love
Endless Love
as Rose
Movie - Released: 7/17/1981

1980

The Formula
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
Movie - Released: 12/19/1980

1979

Bloodline
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
Movie - Released: 6/29/1979
The Promise
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
Movie - Released: 3/8/1979

1978

The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
as Alice Dain Leggett
TV - Released: 5/22/1978

1977

The World of Darkness
The World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
Movie - Released: 4/17/1977
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
Movie - Released: 10/10/1977
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
as Mrs. Bendeson
TV - Released: 1/31/1977

1976

Network
Network
as Louise Schumacher
Movie - Released: 11/14/1976

1975

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
TV - Released: 11/7/1975
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill
as Mrs. Hacker
TV - Released: 8/25/1975

1973

The Garden Party
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
Movie - Released: 10/1/1973
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
Movie - Released: 12/14/1973
The Haunting of Rosalind
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
Movie - Released: 4/10/1973

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966

1964

The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
Movie - Released: 11/12/1964

1961

Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Pamela Rainey
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Mrs. Campbell
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1960

Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
Route 66
Route 66
as Elena De Amundo
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
Movie - Released: 6/18/1959

1958

Naked City
Naked City
as Ann Johns
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1956

Patterns
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
Movie - Released: 3/27/1956
The Silken Affair
The Silken Affair
as Theora
Movie - Released: 10/2/1956

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cynthia Fortnam
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ida Blythe
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
TV - Released: 1/9/1954

1953

King Lear
King Lear
as Goneril
Movie - Released: 10/18/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
Movie - Released: 2/1/1952
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Goneril
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

TV
Love of Life
TV - Released: 9/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elizabeth
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Louisa May Alcott
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1949

Suspense
Suspense
as Claire Trent
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Pamela Baxter
TV - Released: 11/7/1948