Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Acting
Born 1914-08-02 Old Westbury, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.5
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 recog...
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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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St. Elsewhere poster
St. Elsewhere
as Marjorie Andrews
1982-10-26
Faerie Tale Theatre poster
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
1982-09-11
Wonder Woman poster
Wonder Woman
as Hippolyta
1975-11-07
Felony Squad poster
Felony Squad
1966-09-12
Dr. Kildare poster
Dr. Kildare
as Pamela Rainey
1961-09-27
The Defenders poster
The Defenders
as Mrs. Campbell
1961-09-16

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