Deceived
1991 · Movie
as Adrienne's Mother
Beatrice Straight
1914-08-02
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Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
People Like Us
1990 · Movie
as Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Movie
as Margaret Channing
Power
1986 · Movie
as Claire Hastings
Under Siege
1986 · Movie
as Margaret Sloan
Chiller
1985 · Movie
as Marion Creighton
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985 · TV Show
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Movie
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind
1983 · Movie
as Ruth
Poltergeist
1982 · Movie
as Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
as Self
King's Crossing
1982 · TV Show
as Louisa Beauchamp
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
as Marjorie Andrews
Endless Love
1981 · Movie
as Rose
The Formula
1980 · Movie
as Kay Neeley
Bloodline
1979 · Movie
as Kate Erling
The Promise
1979 · Movie
as Marion Hillyard
The Dain Curse
1978 · TV Show
as Alice Dain Leggett
World of Darkness
1977 · Movie
as Joanna Sanford
Killer on Board
1977 · Movie
as Beatrice Richmond
The Andros Targets
1977 · TV Show
as Mrs. Bendeson
Network
1976 · Movie
as Louise Schumacher
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Hippolyta
Beacon Hill
1975 · TV Show
as Mrs. Hacker
The Garden Party
1973 · Movie
as Mrs. Sheridan
The Borrowers
1973 · Movie
as Mrs. Crampfurl
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Movie
as Mother
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
The Young Lovers
1964 · Movie
as Mrs. Burns
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as Pamela Rainey
The Defenders
1961 · TV Show
as Mrs. Campbell
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
as Elena De Amundo
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie
as Mother Christophe
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Ann Johns
Patterns
1956 · Movie
as Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair
1956 · Movie
as Theora
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Cynthia Fortnam, Ida Blythe
Inner Sanctum
1954 · TV Show
King Lear
1953 · Movie
as Goneril
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Movie
as Claire Fortness
Omnibus
1952 · TV Show
as Goneril
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Love of Life
1951 · TV Show
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Elizabeth, Louisa May Alcott
Suspense
1949 · TV Show
as Claire Trent
Lights Out
1949 · TV Show
Studio One
1948 · TV Show
as Pamela Baxter
