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Beatrice Straight

Acting · 1.1 popularity

Age

112

Movies

26

TV

24

Born: August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001
From: Old Westbury, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

26 films

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

19827.2

Network

Network

19767.8

Endless Love

Endless Love

19815.7

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

19597.2

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

19835.9

Power

Power

19865.8

Deceived

Deceived

19915.8

The Formula

The Formula

19805.6

Bloodline

Bloodline

19794.9

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

19526.4

People Like Us

People Like Us

19905.8

The Promise

The Promise

19796.5

The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair

19563.3

Patterns

Patterns

19567.2

The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea

19848.2

Chiller

Chiller

19854.2

Under Siege

Under Siege

19867.5

The Garden Party

The Garden Party

19737.0

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

19775.9

The Haunting of Rosalind

The Haunting of Rosalind

19736.8

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

19644.0

World of Darkness

World of Darkness

19775.5

King Lear

King Lear

19538.0

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

19736.4

Run Till You Fall

Run Till You Fall

198810.0