Beatrice Straight
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as Dr. Lesh Poltergeist 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
Poltergeist
as Dr. Lesh
Network
as Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
as Rose
The Nun's Story
as Mother Christophe
Two of a Kind
as Ruth
Deceived
as Adrienne's Mother
Power
as Claire Hastings
Patterns
as Nancy Staples
Bloodline
as Kate Erling
The Formula
as Kay Neeley
Chiller
as Marion Creighton
Phone Call from a Stranger
as Claire Fortness
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Crampfurl
Killer on Board
as Beatrice Richmond
The Promise
as Marion Hillyard
The Young Lovers
as Mrs. Burns
The Princess and the Pea
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
People Like Us
as Maisie Verdurin
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mother