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Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

ActingBorn October 27, 1918Died March 6, 2005 (age 86)Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. Her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination came in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her thorough preparation and quiet professionalism.

Filmography

2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1998Movie
1997
The Rainmaker

as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Movie
1992
Picket Fences

as Emily Ridgefield

TV
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1990
The Exorcist III

as Penitent (uncredited)

Movie
1990Movie
1988
The Good Mother

as Grandmother Eleanor

Movie
1987
The Fig Tree

as Miranda's Grandmother

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Helen Appletree

TV
1983
Bill: On His Own

as Mae Driscoll

Movie
1982
Morning's at Seven

as Cora Swanson

Movie
1980
Somewhere in Time

as Laura Roberts

Movie
1980Movie
1977
Roseland

as May

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Sister Regina

TV
1977
Flood!

as Alice Cutler

Movie
1974
The Elevator

as Edith Reynolds

Movie
1973
Hawkins

as Jenny Burke

TV
1972
Crawlspace

as Alice Graves

Movie
1971TV
1969
The Happy Ending

as Mrs. Spencer

Movie
1969
Hail, Hero!

as Santha Dixon

Movie
1968TV
1967
The Desperate Hours

as Eleanor Hilliard

Movie
1966
CBS Playhouse

as Virgie

TV
1962Movie
1962TV
1961
The Defenders

as Anne Clark

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Melissa Holmes

TV
1959
Adventures in Paradise

as Emilie Forbes

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Katherine Saunders

TV
1958
The Restless Years

as Elizabeth Grant

Movie
1957
Escapade in Japan

as Mary Saunders

Movie
1957
The Edge of Innocence

as Carol Morton

Movie
1957
The Miracle Worker

as Annie Sullivan

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1955Movie
1955TV
1955TV
1954
Track of the Cat

as Grace Bridges

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Eilene Wade

TV
1954
Climax!

as Lorna Baylor

TV
1954
Climax!

as Louella Parsons

TV
1954TV
1953
The Actress

as Annie Jones

Movie
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Schoolteacher

TV
1953
Count the Hours!

as Ellen Braden

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Mary Todd Lincoln

TV
1952
The Steel Trap

as Laurie Osborne

Movie
1952TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Sister Mary Winifred

TV
1952TV
1952
California Conquest

as Julie Lawrence

Movie
1952
Something to Live For

as Edna Miller

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Judith Anderson

TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951TV
1950TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Laura Pennington

TV
1950
The Men

as Ellen

Movie
1950
The Capture

as Ellen Tevlin Vanner

Movie
1948
Enchantment

as Lark Ingoldsby

Movie
1947
The Trouble with Women

as Kate Farrell

Movie
1947
Pursued

as Thor

Movie
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives

as Peggy Stephenson

Movie
1946
The Imperfect Lady

as Millicent Hopkins

Movie
1944
Casanova Brown

as Isabel Drury

Movie
1943
Shadow of a Doubt

as Young Charlie

Movie
1942
The Pride of the Yankees

as Eleanor Twitchell

Movie
1942
Mrs. Miniver

as Carol Beldon

Movie
1941
The Little Foxes

as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 27, 1918
Day of DeathMarch 6, 2005
Place of BirthManhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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