Beatrice Straight
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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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Poltergeist (1982)
as Dr. Lesh
Network (1976)
as Louise Schumacher
Endless Love (1981)
as Rose
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Mother Christophe
Power (1986)
as Claire Hastings
Deceived (1991)
as Adrienne's Mother
Two of a Kind (1983)
as Ruth
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
as Claire Fortness
Bloodline (1979)
as Kate Erling
The Formula (1980)
as Kay Neeley
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
People Like Us (1990)
as Maisie Verdurin
Under Siege (1986)
as Margaret Sloan
The Promise (1979)
as Marion Hillyard
Chiller (1985)
as Marion Creighton
Patterns (1956)
as Nancy Staples
The Silken Affair (1956)
as Theora
World of Darkness (1977)
as Joanna Sanford
The Haunting of Rosalind (1973)
as Mother
Run Till You Fall (1988)
as Margaret Channing
The Borrowers (1973)
as Mrs. Crampfurl
King Lear (1953)
as Goneril
Killer on Board (1977)
as Beatrice Richmond
The Princess and the Pea (1984)
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Garden Party (1973)
as Mrs. Sheridan
The Young Lovers (1964)
as Mrs. Burns