Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight (1914–2001) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Network (1976), despite appearing onscreen for only a few minutes.

Network: A 1976 satirical drama film about television news, directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky. Straight won an Academy Award for playing Louise Schumacher in this film.
Broadway theatre: The professional theater industry centered in Manhattan’s Broadway district. Straight built a substantial stage career on Broadway before and alongside her screen work.
Louis Calhern: An American stage and film actor known for films including The Asphalt Jungle and Julius Caesar. Straight’s first husband was actor Louis Calhern.
Academy Award records: Documented milestones and statistics associated with the Academy Awards. Straight’s win is widely noted for the unusually short screen time of the winning performance.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: An annual Academy Award honoring a woman for a supporting performance in a film. Straight received this award for Network.
The Crucible: Arthur Miller’s 1953 play about the Salem witch trials and the 1950s Red Scare. Straight appeared in the original Broadway production as Elizabeth Proctor.
Peter Cookson: An American actor and producer who worked in theater, film, and television. Straight’s second husband was actor and producer Peter Cookson.
Screen time: The duration for which a character or subject appears onscreen in a film or television program. Straight’s few minutes onscreen in Network became part of the story of her Oscar win.
Louise Schumacher: A character in Network whose marriage is strained by her husband’s affair. Straight’s Oscar-winning role is Louise, whose quiet confrontation gives the film one of its central emotional scenes.
The Young Stranger: A 1957 American drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. The film was among Straight’s early screen roles.

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Michael ChekhovRelated: Straight became a key transmitter of Chekhov’s technique in the United States.