Beatrice Straight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. She also received an Emmy nomination for her role in The Dain Curse. Straight can also be recognized as Dr. Lesh in Poltergeist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beatrice Straight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Mission: Impossible
St. Elsewhere
Dr. Kildare
Studio One
Ben Casey
Naked City
The Oscars
Route 66
The Defenders
Faerie Tale Theatre
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Omnibus
No Image
Love of Life
Felony Squad
Suspense
Wonder Woman
Lights Out
Inner Sanctum
Poltergeist
Network
The Andros Targets
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beacon Hill
Robert Kennedy & His Times
Endless Love
The Dain Curse
Power
The Nun's Story
Deceived
King's Crossing