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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
In her long career, Beatrice Straight actually did very little work in... more
Trivia:
Mother of director/writer Tony Cookson. more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Oscars quiz: What film lost all five bids for acting?
(From Gold Derby. 5 December 2009, 11:15 AM, PST)
"Poltergeist" to get a director?
(From Movie Jungle. 2 September 2008, 1:18 AM, PDT)
(From Gold Derby. 5 December 2009, 11:15 AM, PST)
"Poltergeist" to get a director?
(From Movie Jungle. 2 September 2008, 1:18 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Actress:
- Deceived (1991) .... Adrienne's Mother
- People Like Us (1990) (TV) .... Maisie Verdurin
- Run Till You Fall (1988) (TV) .... Margaret
- "St. Elsewhere" .... Marjorie Andrews (3 episodes, 1988)
- Split Decision (1988) TV episode .... Marjorie Andrews
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1988) TV episode .... Marjorie Andrews
- The Naked Civil Surgeon (1988) TV episode .... Marjorie Andrews - Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Sloan
- Power (1986) .... Claire Hastings
- Chiller (1985) (TV) .... Marion Creighton
... aka Wes Craven's Chiller (USA: video box title) - "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) TV mini-series .... Rose Kennedy (unknown episodes)
- "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Queen Veronica (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
- The Princess and the Pea (1984) TV episode .... Queen Veronica - Two of a Kind (1983) .... Ruth
... aka Pair of Jokers (USA: cable TV title)
... aka Twist of Fate (USA: cable TV title) - "King's Crossing" (1982) TV series .... Louisa Beauchamp (unknown episodes, 1982)
- Poltergeist (1982) .... Dr. Lesh
- Endless Love (1981) .... Rose Axelrod
- The Formula (1980) .... Kay Neeley
... aka Die Formel (West Germany) - Bloodline (1979) .... Kate Erling
... aka Blutspur (West Germany)
... aka Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline - The Promise (1979) .... Marion Hillyard
... aka Face of a Stranger - "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series .... Alice Dain Leggett
... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse' - Killer on Board (1977) (TV) .... Beatrice Richmond
- "Wonder Woman" .... Queen (2 episodes, 1977)
... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
- The Bermuda Triangle Crisis (1977) TV episode .... Queen
- The Return of Wonder Woman (1977) TV episode .... Queen - The World of Darkness (1977) (TV) .... Joanna Sanford
- Network (1976) .... Louise Schumacher
- "Beacon Hill" (1975) TV series .... Mrs. Hacker (unknown episodes)
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Elizabeth / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1973)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Borrowers (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Crampfurl
- The Magnificent Failure (1952) TV episode .... Louisa May Alcott
- Love Story (1952) TV episode .... Elizabeth - The Garden Party (1973)
- "Love of Life" (1951) TV series .... Vinnie Phillips (unknown episodes, 1970)
- "Matt Lincoln" (1 episode, 1970)
- Doc (1970) TV episode - "Felony Squad" .... Victoria Cahill (1 episode, 1967)
- Who'll Take Care of Joey? (1967) TV episode .... Victoria Cahill - "Mission: Impossible" .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik (1 episode, 1966)
- Zubrovnik's Ghost (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik - "The Defenders" .... Mrs. Campbell (1 episode, 1965)
- Eyewitness (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Campbell - The Young Lovers (1964) .... Mrs. Burns
- "Route 66" .... Elena / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
- The Cage Around Maria (1963) TV episode .... Elena
- Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn (1962) TV episode .... Mother Teresa
- Most Vanquished, Most Victorious (1961) TV episode .... Kitty Chamberlain - "Ben Casey" .... Edith Bauer (1 episode, 1963)
- Rigadoon for Three Pianos (1963) TV episode .... Edith Bauer - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Veronica Filmore (1 episode, 1963)
- Where Have You Been, Lord Randall, My Son? (1963) TV episode .... Veronica Filmore - "The Nurses" .... Ruth Martin (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
- The Lady Made of Stone (1962) TV episode .... Ruth Martin - "Naked City" .... Ann Johns (1 episode, 1962)
- Memory of a Red Trolley Car (1962) TV episode .... Ann Johns - "Dr. Kildare" .... Pamela Rainey (1 episode, 1961)
- For the Living (1961) TV episode .... Pamela Rainey - "Diagnosis: Unknown" .... Rhoda Clarence (1 episode, 1960)
- Final Performance (1960) TV episode .... Rhoda Clarence - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Cynthia Fortnam / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
- The Cuckoo Clock (1960) TV episode .... Ida Blythe
- Special Delivery (1959) TV episode .... Cynthia Fortnam - "Play of the Week" .... Mlle. de St. Euverte (1 episode, 1959)
- The Waltz of the Toreadors (1959) TV episode .... Mlle. de St. Euverte - The Nun's Story (1959) .... Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
- "Playhouse 90" .... Grace (1 episode, 1958)
- Shadows Tremble (1958) TV episode .... Grace - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Daisy Jackson / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Top Secret Mission (1958) TV episode .... Katherine Grant
- The Roads to Home (1955) TV episode .... Daisy Jackson - "Studio One" .... Pamela Baxter (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Act of Mercy (1957) TV episode .... Pamela Baxter
- A Chill on the Wind (1951) TV episode
- The Target (1951) TV episode - The Silken Affair (1956) .... Theora
- Patterns (1956) .... Nancy Staples
... aka Patterns of Power (UK) - "Danger" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Dark Curtain (1955) TV episode - "You Are There" .... Anne Boleyn (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- The Torment of Beethoven (October 6, 1802) (1955) TV episode
- The Crisis of Anne Boleyn (May 16, 1536) (1954) TV episode .... Anne Boleyn - "Omnibus" (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
- Antigone (1954) TV episode
- King Lear (1953) TV episode - "Inner Sanctum" .... Louise (1 episode, 1954)
- Pattern of Fear (1954) TV episode .... Louise - "Suspense" .... Mrs. de Spain (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
- Barn Burning (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. de Spain
- The Red Signal (1952) TV episode - "Love Story" (2 episodes, 1954)
- The Yo-Yo People (1954) TV episode
- The Matchmaker (1954) TV episode - "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Gavin (1953) TV episode
- The Iron Gate (1952) TV episode
- Thorn in the Flesh (1952) TV episode - King Lear (1953) (TV) .... Goneril
- "The Web" (1 episode, 1952)
- Hear Footsteps (1952) TV episode - "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
- Image (1952) TV episode - Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) .... Claire Fortness
- "Cosmopolitan Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
- Reward, One Million (1951) TV episode - "Lights Out" .... Charlotte (1 episode, 1951)
- Grey Reminder (1951) TV episode .... Charlotte - "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
- The Treasure (1951) TV episode
Self:
- From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) .... Herself
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The Making of 'Poltergeist' (1982) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- "Family Feud" .... Herself (1 episode)
... aka Family Fortune (UK)
... aka The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
- Heroes vs. Villains 1 (????) TV episode .... Herself - "Look Up and Live" .... Herself / ... (1 episode, 1957)
- The Way of the Cross (1957) TV episode .... Herself/Narrator
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