Beatrice Straight
ActingFrom 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.
Movies
Adrienne's Mother
Deceived
1991
Maisie Verdurin
People Like Us
1990
Margaret Channing
Run Till You Fall
1988
Margaret Sloan
Under Siege
1986
Claire Hastings
Power
1986
Marion Creighton
Chiller
1985
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
The Princess and the Pea
1984
Ruth
Two of a Kind
1983
Dr. Lesh
Poltergeist
1982
Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Rose
Endless Love
1981
Kay Neeley
The Formula
1980
Kate Erling
Bloodline
1979
Marion Hillyard
The Promise
1979
Beatrice Richmond
Killer on Board
1977
Joanna Sanford
World of Darkness
1977
Louise Schumacher
Network
1976
Mrs. Crampfurl
The Borrowers
1973
Mrs. Sheridan
The Garden Party
1973
Mother
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
TV Shows
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Marjorie Andrews
St. Elsewhere
1982
Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Louisa Beauchamp
King's Crossing
1982
Alice Dain Leggett
The Dain Curse
1978
Mrs. Bendeson
The Andros Targets
1977
Hippolyta
Wonder Woman
1975
Mrs. Hacker
Beacon Hill
1975
Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
Mission: Impossible
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Ben Casey
1961
Pamela Rainey
Dr. Kildare
1961
Mrs. Campbell
The Defenders
1961
Route 66
1960
Elena De Amundo
Route 66
1960
Ann Johns
Naked City
1958
Cynthia Fortnam
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Ida Blythe
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Inner Sanctum
1954
Self
The Oscars
1953