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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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Filmography
all 52
Movies 27
TV Shows 25
self 3
Adrienne's Mother
Deceived (1991)
Movie
Maisie Verdurin
People Like Us (1990)
Movie
Margaret
Run Till You Fall (1988)
Movie
Margaret Sloan
Under Siege (1986)
Movie
Claire Hastings
Power (1986)
Movie
Marion Creighton
Chiller (1985)
Movie
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)
TV
Queen Veronica
The Princess and the Pea (1984)
Movie
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Dr. Lesh
Poltergeist (1982)
Movie
5.76
Louisa Beauchamp
King's Crossing (1982)
TV
Kay Neeley
The Formula (1980)
Movie
Kate Erling
Bloodline (1979)
Movie
Marion Hillyard
The Promise (1979)
Movie
Alice Dain Leggett
The Dain Curse (1978)
TV
Beatrice Richmond
Killer on Board (1977)
Movie
Joanna Sanford
The World of Darkness (1977)
Movie
Mrs. Bendeson
The Andros Targets (1977)
TV
Louise Schumacher
Network (1976)
Movie
5.8
Hippolyta
Wonder Woman (1975)
TV
8
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Borrowers (1973)
Movie
Mrs. Sheridan
The Garden Party (1973)
Movie
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Mrs. Burns
The Young Lovers (1964)
Movie
Pamela Rainey
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Mrs. Campbell
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Mother Christophe
The Nun's Story (1959)
Movie
Ann Johns
Naked City (1958)
TV
Nancy Staples
Patterns (1956)
Movie
Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Actress
Love Story (1954)
TV
Goneril
King Lear (1953)
Movie
Goneril
Omnibus (1952)
TV
Claire Fortness
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Movie
Elizabeth / Louisa May Alcott
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Claire Trent
Suspense (1949)
TV
Pamela Baxter
Studio One (1948)
TV
Margaret Sloan
Under Siege
TV
Ratings
Average 6.23
Based on 463 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1914-08-02
Deathday2001-04-07 (86 years old)
Birth NameBeatrice Whitney Straight
Birth PlaceOld Westbury, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsPeter Cookson (1949-06-02 - 1990-01-06)
ChildrenTony Cookson, Gary Cookson
FatherWillard Dickerman Straight
MotherDorothy Payne Whitney
SiblingsMichael Whitney Straight, Whitney Straight
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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