Beatrice Straight

Aug 02, 1914 - Apr 07, 2001 (86 years old) in Old Westbury, New York, USA

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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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Known For

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Studio One

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Mission: Impossible

Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

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Naked City

Ann Johns

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Suspense

Claire Trent

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Route 66

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Love of Life

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Dr. Kildare

Pamela Rainey

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Ben Casey

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Cynthia Fortnam

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Faerie Tale Theatre

Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Credits

Deceived 1991

Adrienne's Mother

★ 5.7
People Like Us 1990

Maisie Verdurin

★ 6
Run Till You Fall 1988

Margaret Channing

★ NR
Under Siege 1986

Margaret Sloan

★ 7.5
Power 1986

Claire Hastings

★ 5.9
Chiller 1985

Marion Creighton

★ 4
Robert Kennedy & His Times 1985

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

★ 7
The Princess and the Pea 1984

Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

★ 7.7
Two of a Kind 1983

Ruth

★ 5.9
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982

Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

★ 8.2
Poltergeist 1982

Dr. Lesh

★ 7.1
Night of 100 Stars 1982

Self

★ 6.7
King's Crossing 1982

Louisa Beauchamp

★ 5
Endless Love 1981

Rose

★ 5.7
The Formula 1980

Kay Neeley

★ 5.5
Bloodline 1979

Kate Erling

★ 4.9
The Promise 1979

Marion Hillyard

★ 6.2
The Dain Curse 1978

Alice Dain Leggett

★ 6.2
Killer on Board 1977

Beatrice Richmond

★ 5
The World of Darkness 1977

Joanna Sanford

★ 2
The Andros Targets 1977

Mrs. Bendeson

★ 5
Network 1976

Louise Schumacher

★ 7.8
Wonder Woman 1975

Hippolyta

★ 7
Beacon Hill 1975

Mrs. Hacker

★ 5
The Borrowers 1973

Mrs. Crampfurl

★ 6
The Garden Party 1973

Mrs. Sheridan

★ 7
The Haunting of Rosalind 1973

Mother

★ 7
Mission: Impossible 1966

Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

★ 7.6
Felony Squad 1966

★ 6.4
The Young Lovers 1964

Mrs. Burns

★ 2
Ben Casey 1961

★ 5.6
Dr. Kildare 1961

Pamela Rainey

★ 5.5
The Defenders 1961

Mrs. Campbell

★ 6.2
Route 66 1960

★ 6.3
The Nun's Story 1959

Mother Christophe

★ 7.2
Naked City 1958

Ann Johns

★ 5.5
The Silken Affair 1956

Theora

★ 1
Patterns 1956

Nancy Staples

★ 7.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Cynthia Fortnam

★ 7.7
Inner Sanctum 1954

★ 7
King Lear 1953

Goneril

★ 8
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 6.9
Phone Call from a Stranger 1952

Claire Fortness

★ 6.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Elizabeth

★ 8.6
Love of Life 1951

★ 5
Lights Out 1949

★ 5.3
Suspense 1949

Claire Trent

★ 4.9
Studio One 1948

★ 5