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  • BIRTH 02/08/1914
  • DEATH 07/04/2001
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 10

Beatrice Straight

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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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Beatrice Straight

Shows (7)

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The Defenders
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Elizabeth / Louisa May Alcott
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey

Movies (10)

Poltergeist
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
Network
Network
Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
Endless Love
Rose
Power
Power
Claire Hastings
Deceived
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
Chiller
Chiller
Marion Creighton
Bloodline
Bloodline
Kate Erling
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
Ruth