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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Route 66
6.3
Omnibus
6
Naked City
5.5
Love of Life
5
King's Crossing
5
Studio One
5
Wonder Woman
7
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.731
Felony Squad
6.4
Ben Casey
5.6
Suspense
4.909
Beacon Hill
5
Inner Sanctum
7
Lights Out
5.3
Dr. Kildare
5.5
The Defenders
6.2
The Oscars
7
The Andros Targets
5
Robert Kennedy & His Times
7
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1
The Dain Curse
6.2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.731
Studio One
5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Route 66
6.3
Movies
Poltergeist
7.148
Bloodline
4.9
Network
7.812
The Formula
5.512
The Nun's Story
7.162
The Garden Party
7
Power
5.871
Endless Love
5.7
Phone Call from a Stranger
6.4
Chiller
4
Patterns
7.2
The Promise
6
King Lear
8
The Young Lovers
2
Deceived
5.7
Run Till You Fall
0
Under Siege
7.5
Two of a Kind
5.9
The Borrowers
6
The Princess and the Pea
7.7
The World of Darkness
2
Killer on Board
5
The Silken Affair
1
People Like Us
4.333
Night of 100 Stars
6.667
The Haunting of Rosalind
7