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Beatrice Straight

1914–2001 · Acting

63.2avg grm
3titles
#1,742best rank
2honors
Pbest title · #1,742 on sitePoltergeist1982 · as Dr. Lesh71.8

Honors

2
1977Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress
1953Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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1980s1 titlePPoltergeist1982 · as Dr. Lesh71.8
1950s2 titlesNThe Nun's Story1959 · as Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)57.9PPatterns1956 · as Nancy Staples60.0

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Beatrice Straight

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born1914
died2001
known forActing
titles on site3
best title rank#1,742 · Poltergeist (1982)
avg GRM63.2
honors2 · Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress, 1977
Honors
  • 1977Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress
  • 1953Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1980s

1 title
P71.8Poltergeist1982 · as Dr. Lesh

1950s

2 titles
N57.9The Nun's Story1959 · as Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)P60.0Patterns1956 · as Nancy Staples

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