Beatrice Straight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-08-02

Day of death

2001-04-07 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Old Westbury, New York, USA

Beatrice Straight

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.

Known For

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Endless Love

    Endless Love

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • The Nun's Story

    The Nun's Story

  • Network

    Network

  • Patterns

    Patterns

  • Love of Life

    Love of Life

  • Power

    Power

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Chiller

    Chiller

  • King's Crossing

    King's Crossing

  • The Young Lovers

    The Young Lovers

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Run Till You Fall

    Run Till You Fall

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Beacon Hill

    Beacon Hill

  • The Silken Affair

    The Silken Affair

  • The Princess and the Pea

    The Princess and the Pea

  • Robert Kennedy & His Times

    Robert Kennedy & His Times

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • The Garden Party

    The Garden Party

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Deceived

    Deceived

  • The Promise

    The Promise

  • Killer on Board

    Killer on Board

  • The Haunting of Rosalind

    The Haunting of Rosalind

  • World of Darkness

    World of Darkness