Beatrice Straight

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.

Known For

Poltergeist

as Dr. Lesh

Network

as Louise Schumacher

Wonder Woman

as Hippolyta

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cynthia Fortnam

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ida Blythe

Endless Love

as Rose

The Nun's Story

as Mother Christophe

Two of a Kind

as Ruth

Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother