Beatrice Straight
Biography
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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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Filmography
Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing
Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan
Power
1986
as Claire Hastings
Chiller
1985
as Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea
1984
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
1983
as Ruth
Poltergeist
1982
as Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Endless Love
1981
as Rose
The Formula
1980
as Kay Neeley
Bloodline
1979
as Kate Erling
The Promise
1979
as Marion Hillyard
Killer on Board
1977
as Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness
1977
as Joanna Sanford
Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher
The Borrowers
1973
as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party
1973
as Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mother
The Young Lovers
1964
as Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Christophe
The Silken Affair
1956
as Theora
Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples