Known For
Acting
Known Credits
54
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 2, 1914 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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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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| 1991 | Deceivedas Adrienne's Mother | |
| 1990 | People Like Usas Maisie Verdurin | |
| 1988 | Run Till You Fallas Margaret Channing | |
| 1986 | Under Siegeas Margaret Sloan | |
| 1986 | Poweras Claire Hastings | |
| 1985 | Chilleras Marion Creighton | |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Timesas Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy | |
| 1984 | The Princess and the Peaas Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | |
| 1983 | Two of a Kindas Ruth | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhereas Marjorie Andrews | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatreas Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | |
| 1982 | Poltergeistas Dr. Lesh | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Starsas Self | |
| 1982 | King's Crossingas Louisa Beauchamp | |
| 1981 | Endless Loveas Rose | |
| 1980 | The Formulaas Kay Neeley | |
| 1979 | Bloodlineas Kate Erling | |
| 1979 | The Promiseas Marion Hillyard | |
| 1978 | The Dain Curseas Alice Dain Leggett | |
| 1977 | Killer on Boardas Beatrice Richmond | |
| 1977 | World of Darknessas Joanna Sanford | |
| 1977 | The Andros Targetsas Mrs. Bendeson | |
| 1976 | Networkas Louise Schumacher | |
| 1975 | Wonder Womanas Hippolyta | |
| 1975 | Beacon Hillas Mrs. Hacker | |
| 1973 | The Borrowersas Mrs. Crampfurl | |
| 1973 | The Garden Partyas Mrs. Sheridan | |
| 1973 | The Haunting of Rosalindas Mother | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas | |
| 1964 | The Young Loversas Mrs. Burns | |
| 1961 | Ben Caseyas | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Pamela Rainey | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Mrs. Campbell | |
| 1960 | Route 66as | |
| 1960 | Route 66as Elena De Amundo | |
| 1959 | The Nun's Storyas Mother Christophe | |
| 1958 | Naked Cityas Ann Johns | |
| 1956 | The Silken Affairas Theora | |
| 1956 | Patternsas Nancy Staples | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Cynthia Fortnam | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Ida Blythe | |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctumas | |
| 1953 | King Learas Goneril | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1952 | Omnibusas Goneril | |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Strangeras Claire Fortness | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Elizabeth | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Louisa May Alcott | |
| 1951 | Love of Lifeas | |
| 1949 | Lights Outas | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Claire Trent | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Pamela Baxter |
