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Poltergeist (1982) -- A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.

Overview

Date of Death:
7 April 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA suite
Mini Biography:
In her long career, Beatrice Straight actually did very little work in... suite
Anecdotes:
Wife of actor Peter Cookson. suite
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations suite

Filmographie

Jump to filmography as: Actrice, Self, Archive Footage
Actrice:
  1. Deceived (1991) .... Adrienne's Mother
    ... autre titre : Trahie (France) [fr]
  2. People Like Us (1990) (TV) .... Maisie Verdurin

  3. Run Till You Fall (1988) (TV) .... Margaret
  4. "St. Elsewhere" .... Marjorie Andrews (3 episodes, 1988)
    ... autre titre : "St. Elsewhere" (France) [fr]
        - 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
    ... autre titre : État de crise (France) [fr]
  6. Power (1986) .... Claire Hastings
    ... autre titre : Les coulisses du pouvoir (France) [fr]
  7. Chiller (1985) (TV) .... Marion Creighton
    ... autre titre : Wes Craven's Chiller (USA: video box title)
    ... autre titre : Terreur froide (France) [fr]
  8. "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) TV mini-series .... Rose Kennedy (unknown episodes)
  9. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Queen Veronica (1 episode, 1984)
    ... autre titre : "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (USA)
        - The Princess and the Pea (1984) TV episode .... Queen Veronica
  10. Two of a Kind (1983) .... Ruth
  11. "King's Crossing" (1982) Série TV .... Louisa Beauchamp (unknown episodes, 1982)
  12. Poltergeist (1982) .... Dr. Lesh
    ... autre titre : Poltergeist (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Poltergeist - La vengeance des fantômes (Canada: French title) [fr]
  13. Endless Love (1981) .... Rose Axelrod
    ... autre titre : Un amour infini (France) [fr]
  14. The Formula (1980) .... Kay Neeley
    ... autre titre : Die Formel (West Germany)
    ... autre titre : La formule (France) [fr]

  15. Bloodline (1979) .... Kate Erling
    ... autre titre : Blutspur (West Germany)
    ... autre titre : Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline
    ... autre titre : Liés par le sang (France) [fr]
  16. The Promise (1979) .... Marion Hillyard
    ... autre titre : Face of a Stranger
  17. "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series .... Alice Dain Leggett
    ... autre titre : "Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'"
  18. Killer on Board (1977) (TV) .... Beatrice Richmond
    ... autre titre : Navire en détresse (France) [fr]
  19. "Wonder Woman" .... Queen (2 episodes, 1977)
    ... autre titre : "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "The New Original Wonder Woman" (USA: first episodes title)
    ... autre titre : "Wonder Woman" (France) [fr]
        - 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
    ... autre titre : Main basse sur la TV (France) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Network - Main basse sur la TV (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Network, main basse sur la télévision (France) [fr]
  22. "Beacon Hill" (1975) Série TV .... Mrs. Hacker (unknown episodes)
  23. The Borrowers (1973) (TV) .... Mrs. Crampfurl
  24. The Garden Party (1973)
  25. "Love of Life" (1951) Série TV .... Vinnie Phillips (1970)
  26. "Matt Lincoln" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Doc (1970) TV episode

  27. "Felony Squad" .... Victoria Cahill (1 episode, 1967)
    ... autre titre : "Brigade criminelle" (France: dubbed version) [fr]
        - Who'll Take Care of Joey? (1967) TV episode .... Victoria Cahill
  28. "Mission: Impossible" .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik (1 episode, 1966)
    ... autre titre : "Mission impossible" (France) [fr]
        - Zubrovnik's Ghost (1966) TV episode .... Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik
  29. "The Defenders" .... Mrs. Campbell (1 episode, 1965)
    ... autre titre : "Les accusés" (France) [fr]
        - Eyewitness (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Campbell
  30. The Young Lovers (1964) .... Mrs. Burns
  31. "Route 66" .... Elena / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... autre titre : "Route 66" (France) [fr]
        - 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)
    ... autre titre : "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)
    ... autre titre : "Le jeune docteur Kildare" (France) [fr]
        - 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)
    ... autre titre : "Alfred Hitchcock présente" (France: dubbed version) [fr]
        - 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)
    ... autre titre : Au risque de se perdre (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
  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)
    ... autre titre : "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)
    ... autre titre : "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... autre titre : "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... autre titre : "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... autre titre : "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
    ... autre titre : 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. "Inner Sanctum" .... Louise (1 episode, 1954)
        - Pattern of Fear (1954) TV episode .... Louise
  49. "Suspense" .... Mrs. de Spain (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
        - Barn Burning (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. de Spain
        - The Red Signal (1952) TV episode
  50. "Love Story" (2 episodes, 1954)
        - The Yo-Yo People (1954) TV episode
        - The Matchmaker (1954) TV episode
  51. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
    ... autre titre : "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Gavin (1953) TV episode
        - The Iron Gate (1952) TV episode
        - Thorn in the Flesh (1952) TV episode
  52. King Lear (1953) (TV) .... Goneril
  53. "Omnibus" (1 episode, 1953)
        - King Lear (1953) TV episode
  54. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Elizabeth / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
    ... autre titre : "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - The Magnificent Failure (1952) TV episode .... Louisa May Alcott
        - Love Story (1952) TV episode .... Elizabeth
  55. "The Web" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Hear Footsteps (1952) TV episode
  56. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Image (1952) TV episode
  57. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) .... Claire Fortness
    ... autre titre : Appel d'un inconnu (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
  58. "Cosmopolitan Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Reward, One Million (1951) TV episode
  59. "Lights Out" .... Charlotte (1 episode, 1951)
        - Grey Reminder (1951) TV episode .... Charlotte
  60. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... autre titre : "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)
    ... autre titre : "Family Fortune" (UK)
    ... autre titre : "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)


Additional Details

Other Works:
She made her Broadway debut in 1935 in "Bitter Oleander" and appeared in numerous Broadway plays through the 1970s. suite
Publicity Listings:
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