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.
26 movies · 24 shows
Deceived
1991·5.8
People Like Us
1990·5.8
Run Till You Fall
1988·10.0
Under Siege
1986·7.5
Power
1986·5.8
Chiller
1985·4.2
The Princess and the Pea
1984·8.2
Two of a Kind
1983·5.9
Poltergeist
1982·7.2
Night of 100 Stars
1982·5.8
Endless Love
1981·5.7
The Formula
1980·5.6
Bloodline
1979·4.9
The Promise
1979·6.5
Killer on Board
1977·5.9
World of Darkness
1977·5.5
Network
1976·7.8
The Borrowers
1973·6.4
The Garden Party
1973·7.0
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973·6.8
The Young Lovers
1964·4.0
The Nun's Story
1959·7.2
The Silken Affair
1956·3.3
Patterns
1956·7.2
King Lear
1953·8.0
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952·6.4