Acting credits
49
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Beatrice Straight
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 26Series: 23
TMDB ID: 10083
IMDb ID: nm0833152
Known for: Acting
Born: August 2, 1914
Died: April 7, 2001
Age: 86
Place of birth: Old Westbury, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1991
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q232532
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Beatrice Straight.
5.8
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
1991 Movie
4.3
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
1990 Movie
Run Till You Fall
as Margaret Channing
1988 Movie
7.5
Under Siege
as Margaret Sloan
1986 Movie
5.9
Power
as Claire Hastings
1986 Movie
4.1
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
1985 Movie
7.7
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1984 Movie
5.9
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
1983 Movie
7.2
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
1982 Movie
6.7
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982 Movie
5.7
Endless Love
as Rose
1981 Movie
5.5
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
1980 Movie
4.9
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
1979 Movie
6.4
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
1979 Movie
5.2
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
1977 Movie
2.0
World of Darkness
as Joanna Sanford
1977 Movie
7.8
Network
as Louise Schumacher
1976 Movie
6.0
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
1973 Movie
7.0
The Garden Party
as Mrs. Sheridan
1973 Movie
6.3
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother
1973 Movie
2.0
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
1964 Movie
7.2
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
1959 Movie
1.0
The Silken Affair
as Theora
1956 Movie
7.3
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
1956 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Beatrice Straight.
7.0
Robert Kennedy & His Times
as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy • 3 eps
1985 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as Marjorie Andrews • 3 eps
1982 Series
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
King's Crossing
as Louisa Beauchamp • 10 eps
1982 Series
6.2
The Dain Curse
as Alice Dain Leggett • 3 eps
1978 Series
5.0
The Andros Targets
as Mrs. Bendeson • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta • 2 eps
1975 Series
5.0
Beacon Hill
as Mrs. Hacker • 11 eps
1975 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik • 1 eps
1966 Series
6.4
Felony Squad
1 eps
1966 Series
5.6
Ben Casey
1 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Pamela Rainey • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.9
The Defenders
as Mrs. Campbell • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.3
Route 66
2 eps
1960 Series
5.5
Naked City
as Ann Johns • 1 eps
1958 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cynthia Fortnam • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.0
Inner Sanctum
1 eps
1954 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.0
Omnibus
as Goneril • 1 eps
1952 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elizabeth • 1 eps
1951 Series
5.8
Lights Out
1 eps
1949 Series
4.9
Suspense
as Claire Trent • 1 eps
1949 Series
5.0
Studio One
2 eps
1948 Series