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Beatrice Straight. Actress: Network. In her long career, Beatrice Straight did quite a bit of work in the movies, despite plying her trade mostly onstage. When she did grace the silver screen, she did it with great skill.
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Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film and television actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was an Academy Award and Tony Award winner as well as an Emmy Award nominee. Straight made her Broadway debut in The Possessed (1939).
Primetime Emmy Awards. 1978 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series. The Dain Curse. For playing: " For part I.
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Apr 7, 2001 · 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.
Apr 8, 2001 · A classically trained actress with extensive stage experience, Beatrice Straight made her mark on film late in her career, but did so with indelible performances that made the most of her keen intelligence and aristocratic manner.
Beatrice Straight Biography (1918-2001) Full name, Beatrice Whitney Straight; born August 2, 1918, in Old Westbury, NY; daughter of Willard Dickerman (a career U.S. Army officer, businessman, and diplomat) and Dorothy Payne (Whitney) Straight; married Peter Cookson (a producer, actor, and writer), June 2, 1949 (died January 6, 1990); children ...
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