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Home/People/Beatrice Straight
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Born
Aug 2, 1914Died: Apr 7, 2001
Lived 86 years
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

26
Movies
28
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Beatrice Straight

Acting

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.
Deceived poster

Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother
1991
People Like Us poster

People Like Us

as Maisie Verdurin
1990
Run Till You Fall poster

Run Till You Fall

as Margaret Channing
1988
Under Siege poster

Under Siege

as Margaret Sloan
1986
Power poster

Power

as Claire Hastings
1986
Chiller poster

Chiller

as Marion Creighton
1985
The Princess and the Pea poster

The Princess and the Pea

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984
Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind

as Ruth
1983
Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

as Dr. Lesh
1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

as Self
1982
Endless Love poster

Endless Love

as Rose
1981
The Formula poster

The Formula

as Kay Neeley
1980
Bloodline poster

Bloodline

as Kate Erling
1979
The Promise poster

The Promise

as Marion Hillyard
1979
Killer on Board poster

Killer on Board

as Beatrice Richmond
1977
World of Darkness poster

World of Darkness

as Joanna Sanford
1977
Network poster

Network

as Louise Schumacher
1976
The Borrowers poster

The Borrowers

as Mrs. Crampfurl
1973
The Garden Party poster

The Garden Party

as Mrs. Sheridan
1973
The Haunting of Rosalind poster

The Haunting of Rosalind

as Mother
1973