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.
Movie | Deceived | Adrienne's Mother | 1991-09-27 |
Movie | People Like Us | Maisie Verdurin | 1990-05-13 |
Movie | Run Till You Fall | Margaret Channing | 1988-09-09 |
Movie | Power | Claire Hastings | 1986-01-31 |
Movie | Under Siege | Margaret Sloan | 1986-02-09 |
Series | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy | 1985-01-27 |
Movie | Chiller | Marion Creighton | 1985-05-22 |
Movie | The Princess and the Pea | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | 1984-04-16 |
Movie | Two of a Kind | Ruth | 1983-12-13 |
Series | King's Crossing | Louisa Beauchamp | 1982-01-16 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
Movie | Poltergeist | Dr. Lesh | 1982-06-04 |
Movie | Endless Love | Rose | 1981-07-17 |
Movie | The Formula | Kay Neeley | 1980-12-19 |
Movie | The Promise | Marion Hillyard | 1979-03-08 |
Movie | Bloodline | Kate Erling | 1979-06-29 |
Series | The Dain Curse | Alice Dain Leggett | 1978-05-22 |
Series | The Andros Targets | Unknown | 1977-01-31 |
Movie | Killer on Board | Beatrice Richmond | 1977-10-10 |
Movie | The World of Darkness | Joanna Sanford | 1977-04-17 |
Movie | Network | Louise Schumacher | 1976-11-14 |
Series | Beacon Hill | Mrs. Hacker | 1975-08-25 |
Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
Movie | The Garden Party | Mrs. Sheridan | 1973-10-01 |
Movie | The Borrowers | Mrs. Crampfurl | 1973-12-14 |
Series | Felony Squad | Unknown | 1966-09-12 |
Series | Mission: Impossible | Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik | 1966-09-17 |
Movie | The Young Lovers | Mrs. Burns | 1964-11-12 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
Movie | The Nun's Story | Mother Christophe | 1959-06-18 |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Patterns | Nancy Staples | 1956-03-27 |
Movie | The Silken Affair | Theora | 1956-10-02 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Series | Inner Sanctum | Unknown | 1954-01-09 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
Movie | King Lear | Goneril | 1953-10-18 |
Movie | Phone Call from a Stranger | Claire Fortness | 1952-02-01 |
Series | Omnibus | Goneril | 1952-11-09 |
Series | Love of Life | 1951-09-24 | |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |