Straight, Beatrice Whitney
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American actress (b. Aug. 2, 1914, Old Westbury, N.Y.—d. April 7, 2001, Los Angeles, Calif.), won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 1976 for her portrayal of a spurned wife in the motion picture
Network. In 1953 she also earned a Tony Award for best supporting actress for her performance in Arthur Miller's play
The Crucible, in which she portrayed a Puritan woman accused of witchcraft. Straight was a versatile actress whose career onstage, in films, and on television spanned more than half a century. She made her Broadway debut in
Bitter Oleander in 1935 and appeared in her last film,
Deceived, in 1991.
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