Beatrice Straight
Known For
Acting
Born
1914-08-02 in Old Westbury, New York, USA
Died
2001-04-07
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.
Most Known For
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
St. Elsewhere
as Marjorie Andrews
Studio One
Studio One
as Pamela Baxter
Dr. Kildare
as Pamela Rainey
The Oscars
as Self
Ben Casey
Route 66
Route 66
as Elena De Amundo
Naked City
as Ann Johns
The Defenders
as Mrs. Campbell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cynthia Fortnam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ida Blythe
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Love of Life
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Omnibus
as Goneril
Felony Squad
Network
as Louise Schumacher