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Portrait of Beatrice Straight

Acting

Beatrice Straight

Career

Active from 1953 to 1988, busiest in 1973 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Patterns
Patterns
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Beatrice Straight Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Mystery and Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    47
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    2 titles · average score 52
    Deceived
    Deceived (1991)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Adrienne's Mother

    People Like Us
    People Like Us (1990)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Maisie Verdurin

    1980s

    13 titles · average score 56
    Run Till You Fall
    Run Till You Fall (1988)

    as Margaret Channing

    Power
    Power (1986)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Claire Hastings

    Chiller
    Chiller (1985)
    GoodWatch score 33

    as Marion Creighton

    Robert Kennedy & His Times
    Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)

    TV show · as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

    The Princess and the Pea
    The Princess and the Pea (1984)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

    Two of a Kind
    Two of a Kind (1983)
    GoodWatch score 31

    as Ruth

    Poltergeist
    Poltergeist (1982)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Dr. Lesh

    St. Elsewhere
    St. Elsewhere (1982)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Marjorie Andrews

    King's Crossing
    King's Crossing (1982)

    TV show · as Louisa Beauchamp

    Faerie Tale Theatre
    Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Queen Veronica / Woman in Museum

    Endless Love
    Endless Love (1981)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Rose

    The Formula
    The Formula (1980)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Kay Neeley

    1970s

    12 titles · average score 62
    The Promise
    The Promise (1979)
    GoodWatch score 42

    as Marion Hillyard

    Bloodline
    Bloodline (1979)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Kate Erling

    The Dain Curse
    The Dain Curse (1978)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Alice Dain Leggett

    World of Darkness
    World of Darkness (1977)

    as Joanna Sanford

    The Andros Targets
    The Andros Targets (1977)

    TV show · as Mrs. Bendeson

    Killer on Board
    Killer on Board (1977)

    as Beatrice Richmond

    Network
    Network (1976)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Louise Schumacher

    Beacon Hill
    Beacon Hill (1975)

    TV show · as Mrs. Hacker

    Wonder Woman
    Wonder Woman (1975)
    GoodWatch score 87

    TV show · as Hippolyta

    The Haunting of Rosalind
    The Haunting of Rosalind (1973)

    as Mother

    The Garden Party
    The Garden Party (1973)

    as Mrs. Sheridan

    The Borrowers
    The Borrowers (1973)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Mrs. Crampfurl

    1960s

    7 titles · average score 63
    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible (1966)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show · as Dr. Martha Richards Zubrovnik

    Felony Squad
    Felony Squad (1966)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    The Young Lovers
    The Young Lovers (1964)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Mrs. Burns

    Dr. Kildare
    Dr. Kildare (1961)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show · as Pamela Rainey

    Ben Casey
    Ben Casey (1961)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    The Defenders
    The Defenders (1961)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Mrs. Campbell

    Route 66
    Route 66 (1960)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show · as Elena De Amundo

    1950s

    10 titles · average score 76
    The Nun's Story
    The Nun's Story (1959)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Mother Christophe

    Naked City
    Naked City (1958)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Ann Johns

    Patterns
    Patterns (1956)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Nancy Staples

    The Silken Affair
    The Silken Affair (1956)

    as Theora

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    GoodWatch score 86

    TV show · as Cynthia Fortnam / Ida Blythe

    Inner Sanctum
    Inner Sanctum (1954)

    TV show

    King Lear
    King Lear (1953)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Goneril

    Omnibus
    Omnibus (1952)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Goneril

    Phone Call from a Stranger
    Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Claire Fortness

    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Elizabeth / Louisa May Alcott

    1940s

    3 titles · average score 64
    Suspense
    Suspense (1949)
    GoodWatch score 62

    TV show · as Claire Trent

    Lights Out
    Lights Out (1949)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    Studio One
    Studio One (1948)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Pamela Baxter