Acting
Beatrice Straight
Aug 2, 1914 (died Apr 7, 2001, aged 86) 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.
Known for
7.2
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
7.6
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
7.8
Network
Louise Schumacher
7.0
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
5.7
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
7.1
The Oscars
Self
5.7
Endless Love
Rose
7.2
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
5.7
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
6.7
Route 66
1960 · TV
5.4
Studio One
1948 · TV
5.9
Ben Casey
1961 · TV
5.7
Naked City
Ann Johns
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Filmography
5.8
Deceived
1991 · Adrienne's Mother
5.8
People Like Us
1990 · Maisie Verdurin
10.0
Run Till You Fall
1988 · Margaret Channing
5.8
Power
1986 · Claire Hastings
7.5
Under Siege
1986 · Margaret Sloan
4.2
Chiller
1985 · Marion Creighton
7.8
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985 · Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
8.2
The Princess and the Pea
1984 · Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
6.1
Two of a Kind
1983 · Ruth
7.2
Poltergeist
1982 · Dr. Lesh
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Marjorie Andrews
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
6.5
King's Crossing
1982 · Louisa Beauchamp
5.7
Endless Love
1981 · Rose
5.5
The Formula
1980 · Kay Neeley
4.9
Bloodline
1979 · Kate Erling
6.5
The Promise
1979 · Marion Hillyard
6.7
The Dain Curse
1978 · Alice Dain Leggett
5.9
Killer on Board
1977 · Beatrice Richmond
7.0
The Andros Targets
1977 · Mrs. Bendeson
5.5
World of Darkness
1977 · Joanna Sanford
7.8
Network
1976 · Louise Schumacher
7.0
Wonder Woman
1975 · Hippolyta
7.0
Beacon Hill
1975 · Mrs. Hacker
6.4
The Borrowers
1973 · Mrs. Crampfurl
6.4
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973 · Mother
7.0
The Garden Party
1973 · Mrs. Sheridan
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
6.5
Felony Squad
1966