Beatrice Straight
Actor
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
Network
as Louise Schumacher 1976
Endless Love
as Rose 1981
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe 1959
Two of a Kind
as Ruth 1983
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother 1991
Power
as Claire Hastings 1986
Patterns
as Nancy Staples 1956
Bloodline
as Kate Erling 1979
The Formula
as Kay Neeley 1980
Chiller
as Marion Creighton 1985
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness 1952
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl 1973
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond 1977
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard 1979
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns 1964
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum 1984