As Actor
Under Siege
1986
7.5
Beatrice Straight
Acting
Birth date
August 2, 1914
Birth place
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Death date
April 7, 2001
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. 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.
Featured in
As Actor
Power
1986
5.9
As Actor
Chiller
1985
4.0
As Actor
The Princess and the Pea
1984
7.7
As Actor
Two of a Kind
1983
5.9
As Actor
Poltergeist
1982
7.2
As Actor
Endless Love
1981
5.7
As Actor
The Formula
1980
5.5
As Actor
Bloodline
1979
4.9
As Actor
The Promise
1979
6.0
As Actor
World of Darkness
1977
2.0
As Actor
Network
1976
7.8
As Actor
The Borrowers
1973
6.0
As Actor
The Young Lovers
1964
2.0
As Actor
The Nun's Story
1959
7.2
As Actor
Patterns
1956
7.2
As Actor
King Lear
1953
8.0
As Actor
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
6.4