Cast
Beatrice Straight
Acting
Cast
Beatrice Straight
Known for
Acting
Born
1914-08-02
From
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Died
2001-04-07
Biography
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.
★7.2
MOVIE1982
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
★7.8
MOVIE1976
Network
as Louise Schumacher
★5.7
MOVIE1981
Endless Love
as Rose
★7.2
MOVIE1959
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
★5.8
MOVIE1991
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
★6.4
MOVIE1952
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
★5.9
MOVIE1983
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
★4.9
MOVIE1979
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
★5.8
MOVIE1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1986
Power
as Claire Hastings
★6.5
MOVIE1979
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
★3.3
MOVIE1956
The Silken Affair
as Theora
★5.8
MOVIE1990
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
★7.2
MOVIE1956
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
★5.5
MOVIE1977
World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
★4.2
MOVIE1985
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
★8.2
MOVIE1984
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
★7.0
MOVIE1973
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
★5.9
MOVIE1977
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
★6.4
MOVIE1973
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
★7.5
MOVIE1986
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
★10.0
MOVIE1988
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
★6.8
MOVIE1973
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
★4.0
MOVIE1964
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
★5.6
MOVIE1980
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
★8.0
MOVIE1953
King Lear
as Goneril