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Beatrice Straight

1914 - 2001

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Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theatre, film, television and radio actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was both an Academy Award and Tony Award winner, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Straight made her Broadway debut in The Possessed (1939). Her other Broadway roles included Viola in Twelfth Night (1941), Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (1947) and Lady Macduff in Macbeth (1948). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beatrice Straight is the 2,427th most popular actor (up from 2,732nd in 2019), the 4,246th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,255th in 2019) and the 1,177th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Beatrice Straight ranks 2,427 out of 13,578. Before her are William Hartnell, Yves Robert, Scott Bakula, Sarah Clarke, Diane Venora, and Meiko Kaji. After her are Vincent Pastore, Virginia Madsen, Françoise Fabian, David Wenham, John C. Reilly, and Carmen Electra.

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Among people born in 1914, Beatrice Straight ranks 173. Before her are Albert Soboul, Alojs Andritzki, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Taisen Deshimaru, Jerry Siegel, and Kenny Clarke. After her are Henri Langlois, Grigol Abashidze, Ken Annakin, Max Wünsche, Gretel Bergmann, and Sándor Képíró. Among people deceased in 2001, Beatrice Straight ranks 121. Before her are Michael Ritchie, Stefan Heym, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, Aaliyah, Alexei Tupolev, and Barend Biesheuvel. After her are Josef Klaus, Edwin H. Colbert, Jason Miller, Betty Everett, Marta Hillers, and Jelle Zijlstra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beatrice Straight ranks 4,246 out of 20,380. Before her are Sarah Clarke (1972), Diane Venora (1952), Willa Cather (1873), Cassie Ventura (1986), Richard M. Karp (1935), and Fred Brooks (1931). After her are Angelo Dundee (1921), David Petraeus (1952), Buddy Guy (1936), Vincent Pastore (1946), Peter T. King (1944), and Virginia Madsen (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Beatrice Straight ranks 1,177. Before her are Don Wilson (1954), Chad Coleman (1974), Patricia McPherson (1954), Scott Bakula (1954), Sarah Clarke (1972), and Diane Venora (1952). After her are Vincent Pastore (1946), Virginia Madsen (1961), John C. Reilly (1965), Carmen Electra (1972), Anthony Franciosa (1928), and Bruce Davison (1946).

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