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"Wonder Woman" (1975): Season 2: Episode 4 -- Wonder Woman investigates the disappearance of an intelligence plane over the Bermuda Triangle area and secures the safety of Paradise Island.
Poltergeist (1982) -- A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.
"Wonder Woman" (1975): Season 2: Episode 1 -- Wonder Woman convinces her mother, the Queen of the Amazons, that she must once again go into the outside world to help protect the free world from its enemies as well as the secret of Paradise Island and its ancient culture.  Emmy-winner Jessica Walter ("Arrested Development") guest stars.
Poltergeist (1982) -- MattTrailer.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
7 April 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
In her long career, Beatrice Straight actually did very little work in... more
Trivia:
Mother of director/writer Tony Cookson. more
STARmeter: ?
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
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)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Deceived (1991) .... Adrienne's Mother
  2. People Like Us (1990) (TV) .... Maisie Verdurin

  3. Run Till You Fall (1988) (TV) .... Margaret
  4. "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
  5. Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Sloan
  6. Power (1986) .... Claire Hastings
  7. Chiller (1985) (TV) .... Marion Creighton
    ... aka Wes Craven's Chiller (USA: video box title)
  8. "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) TV mini-series .... Rose Kennedy (unknown episodes)
  9. "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
  10. Two of a Kind (1983) .... Ruth
    ... aka Pair of Jokers (USA: cable TV title)
    ... aka Twist of Fate (USA: cable TV title)
  11. "King's Crossing" (1982) TV series .... Louisa Beauchamp (unknown episodes, 1982)
  12. Poltergeist (1982) .... Dr. Lesh
  13. Endless Love (1981) .... Rose Axelrod
  14. The Formula (1980) .... Kay Neeley
    ... aka Die Formel (West Germany)

  15. Bloodline (1979) .... Kate Erling
    ... aka Blutspur (West Germany)
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline
  16. The Promise (1979) .... Marion Hillyard
    ... aka Face of a Stranger
  17. "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series .... Alice Dain Leggett
    ... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'
  18. Killer on Board (1977) (TV) .... Beatrice Richmond
  19. "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
  20. The World of Darkness (1977) (TV) .... Joanna Sanford
  21. Network (1976) .... Louise Schumacher
  22. "Beacon Hill" (1975) TV series .... Mrs. Hacker (unknown episodes)
  23. "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
  24. The Garden Party (1973)
  25. "Love of Life" (1951) TV series .... Vinnie Phillips (unknown episodes, 1970)
  26. "Matt Lincoln" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Doc (1970) TV episode

  27. "Felony Squad" .... Victoria Cahill (1 episode, 1967)
        - Who'll Take Care of Joey? (1967) TV episode .... Victoria Cahill
  28. "Mission: Impossible" .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik (1 episode, 1966)
        - Zubrovnik's Ghost (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
  29. "The Defenders" .... Mrs. Campbell (1 episode, 1965)
        - Eyewitness (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Campbell
  30. The Young Lovers (1964) .... Mrs. Burns
  31. "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
  32. "Ben Casey" .... Edith Bauer (1 episode, 1963)
        - Rigadoon for Three Pianos (1963) TV episode .... Edith Bauer
  33. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Veronica Filmore (1 episode, 1963)
        - Where Have You Been, Lord Randall, My Son? (1963) TV episode .... Veronica Filmore
  34. "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
  35. "Naked City" .... Ann Johns (1 episode, 1962)
        - Memory of a Red Trolley Car (1962) TV episode .... Ann Johns
  36. "Dr. Kildare" .... Pamela Rainey (1 episode, 1961)
        - For the Living (1961) TV episode .... Pamela Rainey
  37. "Diagnosis: Unknown" .... Rhoda Clarence (1 episode, 1960)
        - Final Performance (1960) TV episode .... Rhoda Clarence
  38. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Cynthia Fortnam / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Cuckoo Clock (1960) TV episode .... Ida Blythe
        - Special Delivery (1959) TV episode .... Cynthia Fortnam

  39. "Play of the Week" .... Mlle. de St. Euverte (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Waltz of the Toreadors (1959) TV episode .... Mlle. de St. Euverte
  40. The Nun's Story (1959) .... Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
  41. "Playhouse 90" .... Grace (1 episode, 1958)
        - Shadows Tremble (1958) TV episode .... Grace
  42. "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
  43. "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
  44. The Silken Affair (1956) .... Theora
  45. Patterns (1956) .... Nancy Staples
    ... aka Patterns of Power (UK)
  46. "Danger" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Dark Curtain (1955) TV episode
  47. "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
  48. "Omnibus" (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
        - Antigone (1954) TV episode
        - King Lear (1953) TV episode
  49. "Inner Sanctum" .... Louise (1 episode, 1954)
        - Pattern of Fear (1954) TV episode .... Louise
  50. "Suspense" .... Mrs. de Spain (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
        - Barn Burning (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. de Spain
        - The Red Signal (1952) TV episode
  51. "Love Story" (2 episodes, 1954)
        - The Yo-Yo People (1954) TV episode
        - The Matchmaker (1954) TV episode
  52. "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
  53. King Lear (1953) (TV) .... Goneril
  54. "The Web" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Hear Footsteps (1952) TV episode
  55. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Image (1952) TV episode
  56. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) .... Claire Fortness
  57. "Cosmopolitan Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Reward, One Million (1951) TV episode
  58. "Lights Out" .... Charlotte (1 episode, 1951)
        - Grey Reminder (1951) TV episode .... Charlotte
  59. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
        - The Treasure (1951) TV episode
Self:
  1. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002) .... Herself

  2. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  3. The Making of 'Poltergeist' (1982) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself

  4. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  5. "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

  6. "Look Up and Live" .... Herself / ... (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Way of the Cross (1957) TV episode .... Herself/Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)


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She made her Broadway debut in 1935 in "Bitter Oleander" and appeared in numerous Broadway plays through the 1970s. more
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