Beatrice Straight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Straight

actress

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1914

Place of Birth: Old Westbury, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2001

Profession: stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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).
Her other Broadway roles included Viola in Twelfth Night (1941), Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (1947) and Lady Macduff in Macbeth (1948).
For her role as Elizabeth Proctor in the production of The Crucible (1953), she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
For the satirical film Network (1976), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She was on screen for five minutes and two seconds, the shortest performance to win an Academy Award for acting.
She also received an Emmy Award nomination for the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978).
Straight also appeared as Mother Christophe in The Nun's Story (1959) and Dr.
Martha Lesh in Poltergeist (1982).