Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Birthday: 1914-08-02

Deathday: 2001-04-07

Place of birth: Old Westbury, New York, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0833152

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beatrice Straight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

King Lear

Score: 8.0

Network

Score: 7.8

The Princess and the Pea

Score: 7.7

Under Siege

Score: 7.5

Patterns

Score: 7.2

The Nun's Story

Score: 7.2

Poltergeist

Score: 7.1

The Haunting of Rosalind

Score: 7.0

The Garden Party

Score: 7.0

Night of 100 Stars

Score: 6.7

Phone Call from a Stranger

Score: 6.4

The Promise

Score: 6.2

People Like Us

Score: 6.0

The Borrowers

Score: 6.0

Two of a Kind

Score: 5.9

Power

Score: 5.9

Deceived

Score: 5.7

Endless Love

Score: 5.7

The Formula

Score: 5.5

Killer on Board

Score: 5.0

Bloodline

Score: 4.9

Chiller

Score: 4.0

The World of Darkness

Score: 2.0

The Young Lovers

Score: 2.0

The Silken Affair

Score: 1.0

Run Till You Fall

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Faerie Tale Theatre

Score: 8.1

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

Mission: Impossible

Score: 7.6

Robert Kennedy & His Times

Score: 7.0

Inner Sanctum

Score: 7.0

Wonder Woman

Score: 7.0

The Oscars

Score: 6.9

Felony Squad

Score: 6.4

Route 66

Score: 6.3

Route 66

Score: 6.3

The Dain Curse

Score: 6.2

The Defenders

Score: 6.2

Omnibus

Score: 6.0

Ben Casey

Score: 5.6

Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.5

Naked City

Score: 5.5

Lights Out

Score: 5.3

Studio One

Score: 5.0

The Andros Targets

Score: 5.0

Beacon Hill

Score: 5.0

Studio One

Score: 5.0

King's Crossing

Score: 5.0

Love of Life

Score: 5.0

Suspense

Score: 4.9