Acting
Beatrice Straight
Birth Date
August 2, 1914
Death Date
April 7, 2001
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA
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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.
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Dr. Kildare
Pamela Rainey
1961 • 1 episode
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
1966 • 1 episode
St. Elsewhere
Marjorie Andrews
1982 • 3 episodes
Studio One
1948 • 2 episodes
Naked City
Ann Johns
1958 • 1 episode
The Defenders
Mrs. Campbell
1961 • 1 episode
Ben Casey
1961 • 1 episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cynthia Fortnam
1955 • 1 episode
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 1 episode
Route 66
1960 • 2 episodes
Omnibus
Goneril
1952 • 1 episode
Faerie Tale Theatre
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1982 • 1 episode
Felony Squad
1966 • 1 episode
Suspense
Claire Trent
1949 • 1 episode
Wonder Woman
Hippolyta
1975 • 2 episodes
Lights Out
1949 • 1 episode
Poltergeist
Dr. Lesh
1982
Inner Sanctum
1954 • 1 episode
Network
Louise Schumacher
1976
Endless Love
Rose
1981