Beatrice Straight
Born in Old Westbury, New York, USA — Aug 02 1914• Died Apr 07 2001
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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 con…
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St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
Naked City
Ann Johns
Ben Casey
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
Studio One
Route 66
The Oscars
Self
Felony Squad
Lights Out
Suspense
Claire Trent
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
Love of Life
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
Inner Sanctum
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
Beacon Hill
Mrs. Hacker
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Bendeson
Network
Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
Rose
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Dain Curse
Alice Dain Leggett
The Promise
Marion Hillyard
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Deceived
Adrienne's Mother
Power
Claire Hastings
King's Crossing
Louisa Beauchamp
Two of a Kind
Ruth
Chiller
Marion Creighton
People Like Us
Maisie Verdurin
The Formula
Kay Neeley
Phone Call from a Stranger
Claire Fortness
The Nun's Story
Mother Christophe
Bloodline
Kate Erling
Killer on Board
Beatrice Richmond
King Lear
Goneril
Patterns
Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair
Theora
Under Siege
Margaret Sloan
The Haunting of Rosalind
Mother
The Borrowers
Mrs. Crampfurl
Run Till You Fall
Margaret Channing
The Garden Party
Mrs. Sheridan
The Princess and the Pea
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Young Lovers
Mrs. Burns
World of Darkness
Joanna Sanford