Beatrice Straight
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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Beatrice Straight — movies and TV shows
7.6SeriesMission: Impossible
1966
5.7SeriesSt. Elsewhere
1982
5.7SeriesDr. Kildare
1961
5.4SeriesStudio One
1948
5.7SeriesNaked City
1958
5.9SeriesBen Casey
1961
6.7SeriesRoute 66
1960
6.3SeriesThe Defenders
1961
7.1SeriesThe Oscars
1953
7.8SeriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
5.1SeriesSuspense
1949
7.0SeriesOmnibus
1952
7.0SeriesWonder Woman
1975
8.1SeriesFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
6.5SeriesFelony Squad
1966
6.0SeriesLights Out
1949
7.8FilmNetwork
1976
7.2FilmPoltergeist
1982
8.0SeriesInner Sanctum
1954
5.7FilmEndless Love
1981
8.8SeriesHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
5.8FilmDeceived
1991
7.0SeriesThe Andros Targets
1977
5.5FilmThe Formula
1980
7.2FilmThe Nun's Story
1959
6.1FilmTwo of a Kind
1983
6.7SeriesThe Dain Curse
1978
7.0SeriesBeacon Hill
1975
4.9FilmBloodline
1979
6.4FilmPhone Call from a Stranger
1952
7.8SeriesRobert Kennedy & His Times
1985
5.8FilmPower
1986
6.5SeriesKing's Crossing
1982
7.2FilmPatterns
1956
5.8FilmPeople Like Us
1990
5.8FilmNight of 100 Stars
1982
6.4FilmThe Haunting of Rosalind
1973
4.2FilmChiller
1985
5.5FilmWorld of Darkness
1977
7.5FilmUnder Siege
1986
6.5FilmThe Promise
1979
5.9FilmKiller on Board
1977
8.2FilmThe Princess and the Pea
1984
10.0FilmRun Till You Fall
1988
6.4FilmThe Borrowers
1973
7.5FilmKing Lear
1953
3.3FilmThe Silken Affair
1956
7.0FilmThe Garden Party
1973
