Beatrice Straight
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1914
- Place of birth
- Old Westbury, New York, USA
- Died
- April 7, 2001
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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Movies with Beatrice Straight
- Poltergeist 1982 · ★ 7.2
- Network 1976 · ★ 7.8
- Endless Love 1981 · ★ 5.7
- The Nun's Story 1959 · ★ 7.2
- Two of a Kind 1983 · ★ 6.1
- Deceived 1991 · ★ 5.8
- Power 1986 · ★ 5.8
- Patterns 1956 · ★ 7.2
- Bloodline 1979 · ★ 4.9
- The Formula 1980 · ★ 5.5
- Chiller 1985 · ★ 4.2
- Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 · ★ 6.4
- The Borrowers 1973 · ★ 6.4
- Killer on Board 1977 · ★ 5.9
- The Promise 1979 · ★ 6.5
- Night of 100 Stars 1982 · ★ 5.8
- The Haunting of Rosalind 1973 · ★ 6.4
- King Lear 1953 · ★ 7.5
- The Young Lovers 1964 · ★ 4.0
- The Princess and the Pea 1984 · ★ 8.2
- People Like Us 1990 · ★ 5.8
- The Silken Affair 1956 · ★ 3.3
- Under Siege 1986 · ★ 7.5
- World of Darkness 1977 · ★ 5.5
- The Garden Party 1973 · ★ 7.0
- Run Till You Fall 1988 · ★ 10.0