Beatrice Straight
Acting
August 2, 1914
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Movies
The Nun's Story
1959
Run Till You Fall
1988
Poltergeist
1982
Network
1976
Bloodline
1979
Power
1986
Endless Love
1981
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
King Lear
1953
Chiller
1985
The Borrowers
1973
Patterns
1956
Under Siege
1986
Deceived
1991
Two of a Kind
1983
The Formula
1980
The Garden Party
1973
Night of 100 Stars
1982
The Young Lovers
1964
People Like Us
1990
TV Shows
Mission: Impossible
1966
St. Elsewhere
1982
Dr. Kildare
1961
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Ben Casey
1961
Naked City
1958
Route 66
1960
Route 66
1960
The Oscars
1953
The Defenders
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Omnibus
1952
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Wonder Woman
1975
Felony Squad
1966
Suspense
1949
Lights Out
1949
Inner Sanctum
1954