Beatrice Straight

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.

Actor

1952

[ ] Phone Call from a Stranger (Claire Fortness)

1953

[ ] King Lear (Goneril)

1956

[ ] Patterns (Nancy Staples)
[ ] The Silken Affair (Theora)

1959

[ ] The Nun's Story (Mother Christophe)

1964

[ ] The Young Lovers (Mrs. Burns)

1973

[ ] The Garden Party (Mrs. Sheridan)
[ ] The Borrowers (Mrs. Crampfurl)
[ ] The Haunting of Rosalind (Mother)

1976

[ 10/10 ] Network (Louise Schumacher)

1977

[ ] World of Darkness (Joanna Sanford)
[ ] Killer on Board (Beatrice Richmond)

1979

[ ] Bloodline (Kate Erling)
[ ] The Promise (Marion Hillyard)

1980

[ ] The Formula (Kay Neeley)

1981

[ ] Endless Love (Rose)

1982

[ 6/10 ] Poltergeist (Dr. Lesh)
[ ] Night of 100 Stars (Self)

1983

[ ] Two of a Kind (Ruth)

1984

[ ] The Princess and the Pea (Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum)

1985

[ ] Chiller (Marion Creighton)

1986

[ ] Power (Claire Hastings)
[ ] Under Siege (Margaret Sloan)

1988

[ ] Run Till You Fall (Margaret Channing)

1990

[ ] People Like Us (Maisie Verdurin)

1991

[ ] Deceived (Adrienne's Mother)