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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Deceived
Character: Adrienne's Mother
MOVIE • 1991
People Like Us
Character: Maisie Verdurin
MOVIE • 1990
Run Till You Fall
Character: Margaret Channing
MOVIE • 1988
Under Siege
Character: Margaret Sloan
MOVIE • 1986
Power
Character: Claire Hastings
MOVIE • 1986
Chiller
Character: Marion Creighton
MOVIE • 1985
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Character: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
TV • 1985
The Princess and the Pea
Character: Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
MOVIE • 1984
Two of a Kind
Character: Ruth
MOVIE • 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character: Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
TV • 1982
Poltergeist
Character: Dr. Lesh
MOVIE • 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1982
King's Crossing
Character: Louisa Beauchamp
TV • 1982
Endless Love
Character: Rose
MOVIE • 1981
The Formula
Character: Kay Neeley
MOVIE • 1980
Bloodline
Character: Kate Erling
MOVIE • 1979
The Promise
Character: Marion Hillyard
MOVIE • 1979
The Dain Curse
Character: Alice Dain Leggett
TV • 1978
Killer on Board
Character: Beatrice Richmond
MOVIE • 1977
World of Darkness
Character: Joanna Sanford
MOVIE • 1977