Beatrice Straight
ActingAugust 2, 1914 (86 years old at death)Old Westbury, New York, USA
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.
Movies
8.0
Movie
King Lear
1953
7.8
Movie
Network
1976
7.7
Movie
The Princess and the Pea
1984
7.5
Movie
Under Siege
1986
7.3
Movie
Patterns
1956
7.2
Movie
The Nun's Story
1959
7.2
Movie
Poltergeist
1982
7.0
Movie
The Garden Party
1973
6.7
Movie
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.4
Movie
The Promise
1979
6.3
Movie
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
6.2
Movie
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
