Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

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.

  • Title: Beatrice Straight
  • Popularity: 8.313
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1914-08-02
  • Place of Birth: Old Westbury, New York, USA
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Beatrice Straight Movies

  • 1982
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    Poltergeist
    Poltergeist

    7.149 1982 HD

    Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of parapsychologists to help before it's too late.

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  • 1979
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    Bloodline
    Bloodline

    4.8 1979 HD

    When her father is murdered, a cosmetics heiress becomes the next target of an unknown killer amid the international jet set.

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  • 1976
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    Network
    Network

    7.8 1976 HD

    When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during...

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  • 1980
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    The Formula
    The Formula

    5.5 1980 HD

    While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a...

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  • 1973
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    The Garden Party
    The Garden Party

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Nun's Story
    The Nun's Story

    7.1 1959 HD

    After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World...

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  • 1986
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    Power
    Power

    6 1986 HD

    Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio...

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  • 1981
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    Endless Love
    Endless Love

    5.642 1981 HD

    Parental disapproval of two teenagers wrapped up in a passionate love affair causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.

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  • 1952
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    Phone Call from a Stranger
    Phone Call from a Stranger

    6.5 1952 HD

    Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover...

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  • 1985
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    Chiller
    Chiller

    3.9 1985 HD

    A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he...

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  • 1956
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    Patterns
    Patterns

    7.2 1956 HD

    Staples, a successful plant operator, is brought in from Ohio to take an executive position at Ramsey & Co. in New York. He forms a friendship with...

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  • 1979
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    The Promise
    The Promise

    6.3 1979 HD

    A rich student's fiancee has her face destroyed by a car accident, and refuses to return to him fearing the loss of his love.

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  • 1953
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    King Lear
    King Lear

    8 1953 HD

    In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

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  • 1964
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    The Young Lovers
    The Young Lovers

    2 1964 HD

    A carefree college student has to face up to responsibility when his girlfriend announces she's pregnant.

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  • 1991
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    Deceived
    Deceived

    5.7 1991 HD

    The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a...

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  • 1988
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    Run Till You Fall
    Run Till You Fall

    1 1988 HD

    A small-time, down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their young disabled son when he takes on a seemingly easy case...

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  • 1986
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    Under Siege
    Under Siege

    7.5 1986 HD

    Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in...

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  • 1983
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    Two of a Kind
    Two of a Kind

    6 1983 HD

    God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller,...

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  • 1973
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    The Borrowers
    The Borrowers

    6 1973 HD

    An eight-year-old boy discovers a family of tiny people, only a few inches tall, living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home.

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  • 1984
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    The Princess and the Pea
    The Princess and the Pea

    7.7 1984 HD

    A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a...

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  • 1977
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    The World of Darkness
    The World of Darkness

    2 1977 HD

    A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.

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  • 1977
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    Killer on Board
    Killer on Board

    5 1977 HD

    The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.

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  • 1956
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    The Silken Affair
    The Silken Affair

    1 1956 HD

    An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

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  • 1990
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    People Like Us
    People Like Us

    6 1990 HD

    When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to...

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  • 1982
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    Night of 100 Stars
    Night of 100 Stars

    6 1982 HD

    The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...

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  • 1973
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    The Haunting of Rosalind
    The Haunting of Rosalind

    1 1973 HD

    Rosalind's romantic attraction for her brother's handsome guest, Arthur, takes a weird turn when he announces that he's going to marry her sister,...

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  • 1960
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    Route 66
    Route 66

    6.4 1960 HD

    Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays...

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus
    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

    Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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  • 1958
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    Naked City
    Naked City

    5.3 1958 HD

    Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the...

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  • 1951
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    Love of Life
    Love of Life

    5 1951 HD

    Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous...

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  • 1982
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    King's Crossing
    King's Crossing

    5 1982 HD

    King's Crossing is an American nighttime soap opera which aired on ABC from January 16, 1982 to February 27, 1982 on Saturday Night at 8:00pm for...

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  • 1948
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    Studio One
    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1975
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    Wonder Woman
    Wonder Woman

    7 1975 HD

    With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon...

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  • 1966
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    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible

    7.607 1966 HD

    Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1966
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    Felony Squad
    Felony Squad

    7 1966 HD

    Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.

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  • 1961
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    Ben Casey
    Ben Casey

    5.7 1961 HD

    Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a...

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  • 1949
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    Suspense
    Suspense

    4.2 1949 HD

    An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by...

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  • 1975
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    Beacon Hill
    Beacon Hill

    5 1975 HD

    Short lived soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.

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  • 1954
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    Inner Sanctum
    Inner Sanctum

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1949
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    Lights Out
    Lights Out

    5.3 1949 HD

    Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the...

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare
    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

    The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the...

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  • 1961
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    The Defenders
    The Defenders

    6.2 1961 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars
    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1977
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    The Andros Targets
    The Andros Targets

    5 1977 HD

    James Sutorious star as Mike Andros, a newspaper investigative reporter who seeks out corruption and injustice in this this action-drama series.

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  • 1985
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    Robert Kennedy & His Times
    Robert Kennedy & His Times

    7 1985 HD

    Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The miniseries was released in three parts and...

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  • 1982
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    Faerie Tale Theatre
    Faerie Tale Theatre

    8.421 1982 HD

    A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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  • 1978
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    The Dain Curse
    The Dain Curse

    6.2 1978 HD

    Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which leads him to a lovely and odd young woman named...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1948
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    Studio One
    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1960
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    Route 66
    Route 66

    6.4 1960 HD

    Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet Corvette sports car. The show ran weekly on Fridays...

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