Beatrice Straight Overview:

Actress, Beatrice Straight, was born Beatrice Whitney Straight on Aug 2, 1914 in Old Westbury, NY. Straight died at the age of 86 on Apr 7, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA .

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Beatrice Straight was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actress for Network (as Louise Schumacher) in 1976.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1976Best Supporting ActressNetwork (1976)Louise SchumacherWon
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Nancy Staples: [Dropping Fred off at work] Now I know what a mother feels when her child goes to school for the first time.


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Beatrice Straight Facts
Under the auspices of acting teacher Michael Chekhov, she played Viola in "Twelfth Night" and Goneril in "King Lear" in 1937, with the Dartington Hall Players in England.

Succeeded Wendy Hiller as Catherine Sloper in the Broadway play "The Heiress" at the Biltmore Theatre in 1948. It was in this production that she met future husband/actor Peter Cookson, who was playing the role of Morris Townsend.

Cousin of fashion designer/socialite Gloria Vanderbilt.

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