Beatrice Straight
Actor
Born Aug 2, 1914 · Old Westbury, New York, USA
Active 1948–2001 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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.
Filmography
Network (1976) — Louise SchumacherPoltergeist (1982) — Dr. LeshMission: Impossible (1966) — Dr. Martha Richards ZubrovnikWonder Woman (1975) — HippolytaAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Ida Blythe · Cynthia FortnamThe Nun's Story (1959) — Mother ChristopheEndless Love (1981) — RosePatterns (1956) — Nancy StaplesTwo of a Kind (1983) — RuthFaerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Queen Veronica / Woman in MuseumDeceived (1991) — Adrienne's MotherSt. Elsewhere (1982) — Marjorie AndrewsPower (1986) — Claire HastingsHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Louisa May Alcott · ElizabethRun Till You Fall (1988) — Margaret ChanningPhone Call from a Stranger (1952) — Claire FortnessRoute 66 (1960) — Elena De AmundoThe Formula (1980) — Kay NeeleyThe Princess and the Pea (1984) — Queen Veronica / Woman in MuseumKing Lear (1953) — GonerilRobert Kennedy & His Times (1985) — Rose Fitzgerald KennedyBloodline (1979) — Kate ErlingInner Sanctum (1954)Dr. Kildare (1961) — Pamela Rainey