Beatrice Straight
Born: 1914-08-02
• Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Deceived
People Like Us
Run Till You Fall
Under Siege
Power
Chiller
The Princess and the Pea
Two of a Kind
Poltergeist
Night of 100 Stars
Endless Love
The Formula
Bloodline
The Promise
Killer on Board
World of Darkness
Network
The Borrowers
The Garden Party
The Haunting of Rosalind
The Young Lovers
The Nun's Story
The Silken Affair
Patterns
King Lear
Phone Call from a Stranger