Beatrice Straight
Acting
Born 1914-08-02 · Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Deceived
Sep 27, 1991
People Like Us
May 13, 1990
Run Till You Fall
Sep 9, 1988
Under Siege
Feb 9, 1986
Power
Jan 31, 1986
Chiller
May 22, 1985
The Princess and the Pea
Apr 16, 1984
Two of a Kind
Dec 13, 1983
Poltergeist
Jun 4, 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Mar 8, 1982
Endless Love
Jul 17, 1981
The Formula
Dec 19, 1980
Bloodline
Jun 29, 1979
The Promise
Mar 8, 1979
Killer on Board
Oct 10, 1977
World of Darkness
Apr 17, 1977
Network
Nov 27, 1976
The Borrowers
Dec 14, 1973
The Garden Party
Oct 1, 1973
The Haunting of Rosalind
Apr 10, 1973
The Young Lovers
Nov 12, 1964
The Nun's Story
Jun 18, 1959
The Silken Affair
Oct 2, 1956
Patterns
Mar 27, 1956
King Lear
Oct 18, 1953
Phone Call from a Stranger
Feb 1, 1952