Beatrice Straight

Actor

Born: August 2, 1914
Died: April 7, 2001 (age 86)
From: Old Westbury, New York, USA

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.…

Filmography (26)

Deceived (1991)
Adrienne's Mother
People Like Us (1990)
Maisie Verdurin
Run Till You Fall (1988)
Margaret Channing
Under Siege (1986)
Margaret Sloan
Power (1986)
Claire Hastings
Chiller (1985)
Marion Creighton
The Princess and the Pea (1984)
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Two of a Kind (1983)
Ruth
Poltergeist (1982)
Dr. Lesh
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Self
Endless Love (1981)
Rose
The Formula (1980)
Kay Neeley
Bloodline (1979)
Kate Erling
The Promise (1979)
Marion Hillyard
Killer on Board (1977)
Beatrice Richmond
World of Darkness (1977)
Joanna Sanford
Network (1976)
Louise Schumacher
The Borrowers (1973)
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Garden Party (1973)
Mrs. Sheridan
The Haunting of Rosalind (1973)
Mother
The Young Lovers (1964)
Mrs. Burns
The Nun's Story (1959)
Mother Christophe
The Silken Affair (1956)
Theora
Patterns (1956)
Nancy Staples
King Lear (1953)
Goneril
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Claire Fortness