
Beatrice Straight
Acting
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.
TV Shows(24)

Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
1985

St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
1982

Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1982

King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp
1982

The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
1978

The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
1977

Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
1975

Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
1975

Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
1966

Felony Squad
1966

Ben Casey
1961

Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
1961

The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
1961

Route 66
1960

Naked City
Ann Johns
1958

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
1955

Inner Sanctum
1954

The Oscars
Self
1953

Omnibus
Goneril
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
1951
Love of Life
1951

Lights Out
1949

Suspense
Claire Trent
1949

Studio One
1948
Movies(26)

Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
1991

People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
1990

Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
1988

Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
1986

Power
Claire Hastings
1986

Chiller
Marion Creighton
1985

The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984

Two of a Kind
Ruth
1983

Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
1982

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Endless Love
Rose
1981

The Formula
Kay Neeley
1980

Bloodline
Kate Erling
1979

The Promise
Marion Hillyard
1979

Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
1977

World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
1977

Network
Louise Schumacher
1976

The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
1973

The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
1973

The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
1973

The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
1964

The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
1959

The Silken Affair
Theora
1956

Patterns
Nancy Staples
1956

King Lear
Goneril
1953

Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
1952