Beatrice Straight

Acting

Born: 1914-08-02

Died: 2001-04-07

From: Old Westbury, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 0.7

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.

Awards & Nominations2 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Power

1987

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

The Dain Curse

1978

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Network

1977

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Network

1977

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

The Crucible

1953

Beatrice Straight

Biography

Awards & Nominations2 won · 3 nominated

Acting49 titles

Run Till You Fall

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Princess and the Pea

Faerie Tale Theatre

King Lear

Inner Sanctum

Network

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Robert Kennedy & His Times

Mission: Impossible

Under Siege

Patterns

Poltergeist

The Nun's Story

The Garden Party

Wonder Woman

Beacon Hill

The Oscars

The Andros Targets

Night of 100 Stars

The Haunting of Rosalind

Route 66

The Promise

King's Crossing

Felony Squad

The Dain Curse

Phone Call from a Stranger

The Borrowers

Omnibus

The Defenders

Lights Out

Power

Two of a Kind

Killer on Board

Ben Casey

Deceived

People Like Us

Endless Love

Naked City

Dr. Kildare

St. Elsewhere

The Formula

World of Darkness

Studio One

Suspense

Bloodline

Chiller

The Young Lovers

The Silken Affair