Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
August 2, 1914
Died
April 7, 2001 (86 years old)
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Beatrice Straight
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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Known For
Acting
Deceived
1991
Power
1986
Chiller
1985
Two of a Kind
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Poltergeist
1982
Endless Love
1981
The Formula
1980
Bloodline
1979
Network
1976
Wonder Woman
1975
Mission: Impossible
1966
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Route 66
1960
Route 66
1960
The Nun's Story
1959
Naked City
1958
Patterns
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Oscars
1953
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952