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Beatrice Straight Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1914-08-02

Birthplace:
Old Westbury, New York, USA

Credits:
54 Total Roles

Beatrice Straight

Acting

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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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1991 Deceived MOVIE Adrienne's Mother
1990 People Like Us MOVIE Maisie Verdurin
1988 Run Till You Fall MOVIE Margaret Channing
1986 Under Siege MOVIE Margaret Sloan
1986 Power MOVIE Claire Hastings
1985 Chiller MOVIE Marion Creighton
1985 Robert Kennedy & His Times TV Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
1984 The Princess and the Pea MOVIE Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1983 Two of a Kind MOVIE Ruth
1982 St. Elsewhere TV Marjorie Andrews

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