
Actor · 37 credits
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.

Deceived
1991
Adrienne's Mother

Run Till You Fall
1988
Margaret Channing

Under Siege
1986
Margaret Sloan

Power
1986
Claire Hastings

Chiller
1985
Marion Creighton
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

St. Elsewhere
1982
Marjorie Andrews

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

Poltergeist
1982
Dr. Lesh

King's Crossing
1982
Louisa Beauchamp

Endless Love
1981
Rose

The Formula
1980
Kay Neeley

Bloodline
1979
Kate Erling

The Promise
1979
Marion Hillyard

The Dain Curse
1978
Alice Dain Leggett

World of Darkness
1977
Joanna Sanford

The Andros Targets
1977
Mrs. Bendeson

Network
1976
Louise Schumacher

Wonder Woman
1975
Hippolyta

Beacon Hill
1975
Mrs. Hacker

Mission: Impossible
1966
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

Dr. Kildare
1961
Pamela Rainey

The Defenders
1961
Mrs. Campbell

The Nun's Story
1959
Mother Christophe

Naked City
1958
Ann Johns

Patterns
1956
Nancy Staples

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Cynthia Fortnam

Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Claire Fortness

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Elizabeth

Suspense
1949
Claire Trent