Beatrice Straight
Born August 2, 1914·Died April 7, 2001 (at 86)·Old Westbury, New York, USA·Female
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.
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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
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
49 credits across 49 titlesActing
47 creditsAs self
2 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
