Beatrice Straight

Acting

26 Movies 28 TV Shows

Born

August 2, 1914

Died

April 7, 2001

Place of Birth

Old Westbury, New York, USA

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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. Straig…