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Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Acting

August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001 (died at 86)
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Female
26 Movies
28 TV Shows

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.

Poltergeist
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982 7.2

as Dr. Lesh

Age 67 (now 86)
Network
Network

Network

1976 7.8

as Louise Schumacher

Age 62 (now 86)
Endless Love
Endless Love

Endless Love

1981 5.7

as Rose

Age 66 (now 86)
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 7.2

as Mother Christophe

Age 44 (now 86)
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1983 5.9

as Ruth

Age 69 (now 86)
Patterns
Patterns

Patterns

1956 7.3

as Nancy Staples

Age 41 (now 86)
Chiller
Chiller

Chiller

1985 4.2

as Marion Creighton

Age 70 (now 86)
The Formula
The Formula

The Formula

1980 5.6

as Kay Neeley

Age 66 (now 86)
Power
Power

Power

1986 5.9

as Claire Hastings

Age 71 (now 86)
Deceived
Deceived

Deceived

1991 5.8

as Adrienne's Mother

Age 77 (now 86)
Bloodline
Bloodline

Bloodline

1979 4.9

as Kate Erling

Age 64 (now 86)
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952 6.4

as Claire Fortness

Age 37 (now 86)
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975 7.0

as Hippolyta

Age 61 (now 86)
2 eps
The Borrowers
The Borrowers

The Borrowers

1973 6.4

as Mrs. Crampfurl

Age 59 (now 86)
The Promise
The Promise

The Promise

1979 6.5

as Marion Hillyard

Age 64 (now 86)
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982 5.7

as Marjorie Andrews

Age 68 (now 86)
3 eps