Biography
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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.
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TV credits
Rated 7.8 out of 10
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Rated 5.7 out of 10
St. Elsewhere
1982
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Rated 6.5 out of 10
King's Crossing
1982
Rated 6.5 out of 10
The Dain Curse
1978
Rated 7.0 out of 10
The Andros Targets
1977
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Wonder Woman
1975
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Beacon Hill
1975
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Mission: Impossible
1966
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Felony Squad
1966
Rated 5.9 out of 10
Ben Casey
1961
Rated 5.7 out of 10
Dr. Kildare
1961
Rated 6.3 out of 10
The Defenders
1961
Rated 6.7 out of 10
Route 66
1960
Rated 5.7 out of 10
Naked City
1958
Rated 7.8 out of 10
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Inner Sanctum
1954
Rated 7.0 out of 10
The Oscars
1953
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Omnibus
1952
Rated 8.8 out of 10
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Lights Out
1949
Rated 5.1 out of 10
Suspense
1949
Rated 5.4 out of 10
Studio One
1948