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Beatrice Straight (Beatrice Whitney Straight) was born on 2 August, 1914 in Old Westbury, New York, USA, is an Actress. Discover Beatrice Straight's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of Beatrice Straight networth?

Popular As Beatrice Whitney Straight
Occupation actress
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 2 August 1914
Birthday 2 August
Birthplace Old Westbury, New York, USA
Date of death 7 April, 2001
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Beatrice Straight Height, Weight & Measurements

At 87 years old, Beatrice Straight height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) .

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Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Who Is Beatrice Straight's Husband?

Her husband is Peter Cookson (2 June 1949 - 6 January 1990) ( his death) ( 2 children), Louis Dolivet (21 February 1942 - 24 May 1949) ( divorced)

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Husband Peter Cookson (2 June 1949 - 6 January 1990) ( his death) ( 2 children), Louis Dolivet (21 February 1942 - 24 May 1949) ( divorced)
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Beatrice Straight Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Beatrice Straight worth at the age of 87 years old? Beatrice Straight’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Beatrice Straight's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Source of Income Actress

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2001

Following her death, she was interred at William Henry Lee Memorial Cemetery in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. She passed away on April 7, 2001, four months away from what would have been her 87th birthday on August 2.

1991

Her final film appearance was playing Goldie Hawn's mother in the thriller Deceived (1991). Her role was a mere five seconds long.

1978

In 1978, she won an Emmy nomination for her part as the matriarch Alice Dain Leggett in the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978).

1977

Was the 78th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Network (1976) at The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) on March 28, 1977.

1976

Her Oscar-winning role in Network (1976) lasted a mere five minutes and two seconds on screen, making her performance the briefest ever to win an Academy Award.

1970

No less stately, she played the part of Lynda Carter's Queen Mother in the 1970s Wonder Woman (1975) series. Her life was touched by that same kind of elegance and stateliness that she often portrayed onstage and on-screen. She was born Beatrice Whitney Straight in Old Westbury on Long Island. Her father, banker and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight, associated with the likes of J. P. Morgan. Her mother, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, was an heiress of the Whitneys, a dynastic (in the sense of TV's own "Dynasty"), moneyed family on the eastern seaboard. Beatrice went to the best schools and caught the acting bug while a student in Devonshire, England, rendering a critically acclaimed performance in a school production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House. " Her studies subsequently turned to acting, and she studied under the tutelage of Michael Chekhov, nephew of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and a member of the Moscow Art Theatre. Their relationship was somewhat symbiotic in that she persuaded him to start an acting school, later teaching there herself.

1953

Her work garnered her much acclaim, including laurels in her Tony-winning performance for which she won the award for best supporting actress as Elizabeth Proctor in the 1953 production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". In addition to theater and movies, she gave us notable work on television.

1952

Her son, Willard Whitney Straight Dolivet, drowned on September 7, 1952, in a pond at her home.

1950

Gave birth to her first child at age 35, a son Gary Straight Cookson on July 31, 1950. Child's father is her second husband, Peter Cookson.

1948

It was through her work in the theater that she met her husband Peter Cookson, appearing opposite him as leading lady in "The Heiress" in 1948.

1940

In the 1940s, she co-founded Theatre, Inc., which instigated the United States visit of the Old Vic Company.

1937

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.

1935

In her long career, Beatrice Straight actually did very little work in the movies, plying her trade mostly onstage. But when she did grace the silver screen, she did it with great skill. Her first love was theater, having debuted on Broadway in the 1935 "Bitter Oleander".

1919

Father Willard Straight was an investment banker who died of septic pneumonia while serving in France in 1919. Mother, heiress Dorothy Payne Whitney, subsequently married British educationist who founded Dartington Hall School in Devon. Beatrice moved with her family to England in 1925.

1918

At her death, her son, Tony Cookson, said that although some reference books listed her birth year as 1918, it was actually 1914, making her age 86 when she passed away.