Beatrice Straight
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
1966
Series
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
1982
Series
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
1961
Series
Naked City
Ann Johns
1958
Series
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
1961
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Route 66
Elena De Amundo
1960
Series
Studio One
1948
Series
Studio One
Pamela Baxter
1948
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1982
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ida Blythe
1955
Series
Suspense
Claire Trent
1949
Series
Omnibus
Goneril
1952
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
1975
Love of Life
1951
Film
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
1982
Film
Network
Louise Schumacher
1976
Series
Inner Sanctum
1954
Film
Endless Love
Rose
1981
Film
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
1959
Series
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
1975
Series
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
1978
Film
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
1991
Series
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
1985
Film
Two of a Kind
Ruth
1983
Series
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
1977
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Louisa May Alcott
1951
Film
The Formula
Kay Neeley
1980
Film
Bloodline
Kate Erling
1979
Series
King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp
1982
Film
Power
Claire Hastings
1986
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
The Promise
Marion Hillyard
1979
Film
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
1952
Film
The Silken Affair
Theora
1956
Film
Patterns
Nancy Staples
1956
Film
Chiller
Marion Creighton
1985
Film
People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
1990
Film
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
1986
Film
The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
1973
Film
The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984
Film
Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
1977
Film
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
1973
Film
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
1964
Film
Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
1988
Film
World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford
1977
Film
King Lear
Goneril
1953
Film
The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
1973