Beatrice Straight
Known for Acting
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
1982
as Dr. Lesh
Network
1976
as Louise Schumacher
Endless Love
1981
as Rose
Bloodline
1979
as Kate Erling
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Two of a Kind
1983
as Ruth
Deceived
1991
as Adrienne's Mother
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Christophe
Power
1986
as Claire Hastings
Patterns
1956
as Nancy Staples
The Formula
1980
as Kay Neeley
Chiller
1985
as Marion Creighton
People Like Us
1990
as Maisie Verdurin
Under Siege
1986
as Margaret Sloan
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as Claire Fortness
The Promise
1979
as Marion Hillyard
The Princess and the Pea
1984
as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mother
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Margaret Channing
King Lear
1953
as Goneril