Beatrice Straight
Biography
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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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Acting (26 movies)
Poltergeist
1982
Bloodline
1979
Network
1976
The Formula
1980
The Nun's Story
1959
The Garden Party
1973
Power
1986
Endless Love
1981
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
Chiller
1985
Patterns
1956
The Promise
1979
King Lear
1953
The Young Lovers
1964
Deceived
1991
Run Till You Fall
1988
Under Siege
1986
Two of a Kind
1983
The Borrowers
1973
The Princess and the Pea
1984
World of Darkness
1977
Killer on Board
1977
The Silken Affair
1956
People Like Us
1990
Night of 100 Stars
1982
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
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