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.
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Endless Love
as Rose
Network
as Louise Schumacher
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Power
as Claire Hastings
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
King Lear
as Goneril
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
The Silken Affair
as Theora