Beatrice Straight
Beatrice Straight
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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.
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Place of birth
Old Westbury, New York, USA 
Date of birth
2nd August 1914
Date of death
7th April 2001
Movies that starred Beatrice Straight (1 in total)
Poltergeist [1982]
Dr. Lesh