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

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Patterns

    Patterns

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Chiller

    Chiller

  • The Silken Affair

    The Silken Affair

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

  • Love of Life

    Love of Life

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Network

    Network

  • Power

    Power

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Garden Party

    The Garden Party

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Endless Love

    Endless Love

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • The Nun's Story

    The Nun's Story

  • King's Crossing

    King's Crossing

  • The Dain Curse

    The Dain Curse

  • Deceived

    Deceived

  • Robert Kennedy & His Times

    Robert Kennedy & His Times

  • Beacon Hill

    Beacon Hill

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • The Promise

    The Promise

  • The Princess and the Pea

    The Princess and the Pea

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • World of Darkness

    World of Darkness

  • Killer on Board

    Killer on Board

  • The Haunting of Rosalind

    The Haunting of Rosalind

  • Run Till You Fall

    Run Till You Fall

  • The Young Lovers

    The Young Lovers