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Beatrice Whitney Straight 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.
Birth Name
Beatrice Whitney Straight
Born
Sunday, 02 August 1914
Died
Saturday, 07 April 2001
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Shakespeare Uncovered | Goneril | 2012 |
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | Self | 2002 |
The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2002 |
Deceived | Adrienne's Mother | 1991 |
People Like Us | Maisie Verdurin | 1990 |
Jack and Mike | Mike's Mother | 1986 |
Power | Claire Hastings | 1986 |
Chiller | Marion Creighton | 1985 |
Robert Kennedy and His Times | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy / Rose Kennedy | 1985 |
Two of a Kind | Ruth | 1983 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Shakespeare Uncovered | Goneril | 2012 |
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff | Self | 2002 |
The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2002 |
Deceived | Adrienne's Mother | 1991 |
People Like Us | Maisie Verdurin | 1990 |
Jack and Mike | Mike's Mother | 1986 |
Power | Claire Hastings | 1986 |
Chiller | Marion Creighton | 1985 |
Robert Kennedy and His Times | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy / Rose Kennedy | 1985 |
Two of a Kind | Ruth | 1983 |
St. Elsewhere | Marjorie Andrews | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum | 1982 |
Poltergeist | Dr. Lesh | 1982 |
Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
King's Crossing | Louisa Beauchamp | 1982 |
Endless Love | Rose Axelrod / Rose | 1981 |
The Formula | Kay Neeley | 1980 |
Bloodline | Kate Erling | 1979 |
The Promise | Marion Hillyard | 1979 |
The Dain Curse | Alice Dain Leggett | 1978 |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1978 |
Killer on Board | Beatrice Richmond | 1977 |
The World of Darkness | Joanna Sanford | 1977 |
The Andros Targets | Mrs. Bendeson | 1977 |
Network | Louise Schumacher | 1976 |
Wonder Woman | Hippolyta | 1975 |
Beacon Hill | Mrs. Hacker | 1975 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
The Borrowers | Mrs. Crampfurl | 1973 |
The Wide World of Mystery | Mother | 1973 |
Matt Lincoln | Barbara Miller | 1970 |
Mission: Impossible | Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik | 1966 |
The Felony Squad | Victoria Cahill | 1966 |
The Young Lovers | Mrs. Burns | 1964 |
The Eleventh Hour | Veronica Filmore | 1962 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Ruth Martin | 1962 |
Ben Casey | Edith Bauer | 1961 |
Dr. Kildare | Pamela Rainey | 1961 |
The Defenders | Mrs. Campbell | 1961 |
Route 66 | Mother Teresa / Kitty Chamberlain / Elena De Amundo | 1960 |
Diagnosis: Unknown | Rhoda Clarence | 1960 |
Play of the Week | Mlle. Ghislaine de St. Euverte | 1959 |
The Nun's Story | Mother Christophe (Sanatorium) / Mother Christophe | 1959 |
Naked City | Ann Johns | 1958 |
The Investigator | The Widow | 1958 |
Playhouse 90 | Grace | 1956 |
The Silken Affair | Theora | 1956 |
Patterns | Nancy Staples | 1956 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe | 1955 |
Inner Sanctum | Louise | 1954 |
The United States Steel Hour | Daisy Jackson / Katherine Grant | 1953 |
You Are There | Anne Boleyn | 1953 |
Omnibus | (segment "Antigone") / Goneril (segment) | 1952 |
Phone Call from a Stranger | Claire Fortness | 1952 |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Louisa May Alcott / Elizabeth Barrett | 1951 |
Suspense | Mrs. de Spain / Claire Trent | 1949 |
Studio One | Pamela Baxter / Deborah | 1948 |
Lights Out | Charlotte | 1946 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |