Beatrice Straight

Born: 1914-08-02

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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as Dr. Lesh
Released: 1982-06-04

Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of...

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Network

as Louise Schumacher
Released: 1976-11-14

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he...

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Endless Love

as Rose
Released: 1981-07-17

Parental disapproval of two teenagers wrapped up in a passionate love affair causes a confusion...

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The Nun's Story

as Mother Christophe
Released: 1959-06-18

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...

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Two of a Kind

as Ruth
Released: 1983-12-13

God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon....

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Power

as Claire Hastings
Released: 1986-01-31

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the...

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Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother
Released: 1991-09-27

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling...

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Bloodline

as Kate Erling
Released: 1979-06-29

When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer...

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Night of 100 Stars

as Self
Released: 1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...

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Phone Call from a Stranger

as Claire Fortness
Released: 1952-02-01

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one...

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Patterns

as Nancy Staples
Released: 1956-03-27

Staples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at...

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The Formula

as Kay Neeley
Released: 1980-12-19

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney...

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Under Siege

as Margaret Sloan
Released: 1986-02-09

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that...

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People Like Us

as Maisie Verdurin
Released: 1990-05-13

When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the...

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Chiller

as Marion Creighton
Released: 1985-05-22

A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber....

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King Lear

as Goneril
Released: 1953-10-18

In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after...

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The Borrowers

as Mrs. Crampfurl
Released: 1973-12-14

An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath...

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The Silken Affair

as Theora
Released: 1956-10-02

An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

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The Princess and the Pea

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Released: 1984-04-16

A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far...

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The Promise

as Marion Hillyard
Released: 1979-03-08

A rich student's fiancee has her face destroyed by a car accident, and refuses to return to him...

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Killer on Board

as Beatrice Richmond
Released: 1977-10-10

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off...

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The World of Darkness

as Joanna Sanford
Released: 1977-04-17

A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.

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The Young Lovers

as Mrs. Burns
Released: 1964-11-12

A carefree college student has to face up to responsibility when his girlfriend announces she's...

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Run Till You Fall

as Margaret Channing
Released: 1988-09-09

A small-time, down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their young...

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The Garden Party

as Mrs. Sheridan
Released: 1973-10-01

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Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cynthia Fortnam
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ida Blythe
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Dr. Kildare

as Pamela Rainey
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Studio One

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Pamela Baxter
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Naked City

as Ann Johns
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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The Defenders

as Mrs. Campbell
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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The Andros Targets

as Mrs. Bendeson
First aired: 1977-01-31

James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elizabeth
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Louisa May Alcott
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Felony Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-12

Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western...

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Omnibus

as Goneril
First aired: 1952-11-09

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta
First aired: 1975-11-07

With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of...

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Robert Kennedy & His Times

as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
First aired: 1985-01-27

Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J....

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Suspense

as Claire Trent
First aired: 1949-01-06

Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to...

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Inner Sanctum

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-09

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King's Crossing

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-01-16

King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16, 1982 to...

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The Dain Curse

as Alice Dain Leggett
First aired: 1978-05-22

Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which...

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Beacon Hill

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-08-25

Short lived soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.

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