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.
Known for
- Mission: Impossible (1966)
- St. Elsewhere (1982)
- Dr. Kildare (1961)
- Naked City (1958)
- Studio One (1948)
- Studio One (1948)
- The Defenders (1961)
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Route 66 (1960)
- Route 66 (1960)
- The Oscars (1953)
- Omnibus (1952)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
- Felony Squad (1966)
- Suspense (1949)
- Wonder Woman (1975)
- Lights Out (1949)
- Inner Sanctum (1954)