Beatrice Straight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

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

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • The Nun's Story

    The Nun's Story

  • Love of Life

    Love of Life

  • Endless Love

    Endless Love

  • Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Network

    Network

  • Patterns

    Patterns

  • Power

    Power

  • Deceived

    Deceived

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Run Till You Fall

    Run Till You Fall

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • Beacon Hill

    Beacon Hill

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Garden Party

    The Garden Party

  • The Young Lovers

    The Young Lovers

  • Robert Kennedy & His Times

    Robert Kennedy & His Times

  • Chiller

    Chiller

  • The Princess and the Pea

    The Princess and the Pea

  • World of Darkness

    World of Darkness

  • King's Crossing

    King's Crossing

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • The Silken Affair

    The Silken Affair

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • The Promise

    The Promise

  • The Haunting of Rosalind

    The Haunting of Rosalind

  • Killer on Board

    Killer on Board