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Deceived

as Adrienne's Mother

1991
Power

as Claire Hastings

1986
Chiller

as Marion Creighton

1985
Two of a Kind

as Ruth

1983
Poltergeist

as Dr. Lesh

1982
Endless Love

as Rose

1981
The Formula

as Kay Neeley

1980
Bloodline

as Kate Erling

1979
The Promise

as Marion Hillyard

1979
The Dain Curse

as Alice Dain Leggett

1978
The Borrowers

as Mrs. Crampfurl

1973
The Nun's Story

as Mother Christophe

1959
Phone Call from a Stranger

as Claire Fortness

1952
Beatrice Straight Beatrice Straight

Birthday

1914-08-02

Place of Birth

Old Westbury, New York, USA

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.
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