Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 27, 1918
Place of Birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Teresa Wright
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film | Self |
| 2000 | Back To "Somewhere In Time" | Self |
| 1998 | Angel Passing | Wife |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Helene Berman |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Penitent (uncredited) |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Grandmother Eleanor |
| 1987 | The Fig Tree | Miranda's Grandmother |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own | Mae Driscoll |
| 1982 | Morning's at Seven | Cora Swanson |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Laura Roberts |
| 1980 | The Golden Honeymoon | Lucy Tate |
| 1977 | Roseland | May |
| 1977 | Flood! | Alice Cutler |
| 1974 | The Elevator | Edith Reynolds |
| 1972 | Crawlspace | Alice Graves |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending | Mrs. Spencer |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! | Santha Dixon |
| 1967 | The Desperate Hours | Eleanor Hilliard |
| 1962 | Big Deal in Laredo | Mary |
| 1958 | The Restless Years | Elizabeth Grant |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japan | Mary Saunders |
| 1957 | The Edge of Innocence | Carol Morton |
| 1956 | The Search for Bridey Murphy | Ruth Simmons |
| 1956 | No. 5 Checked Out | Mary |
| 1956 | Once to Every Woman | Carol |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street | Doris Walker |
| 1954 | Track of the Cat | Grace Bridges |
| 1953 | Count the Hours! | Ellen Braden |
| 1953 | The Actress | Annie Jones |
| 1952 | The Steel Trap | Laurie Osborne |
| 1952 | Something to Live For | Edna Miller |
| 1952 | California Conquest | Julie Lawrence |
| 1950 | The Men | Ellen |
| 1950 | The Capture | Ellen Tevlin Vanner |
| 1948 | Enchantment | Lark Ingoldsby |
| 1947 | Pursued | Thor |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women | Kate Farrell |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Peggy Stephenson |
| 1946 | The Imperfect Lady | Millicent Hopkins |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown | Isabel Drury |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | Young Charlie |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Carol Beldon |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Eleanor Twitchell |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes | Alexandra "Zan" Giddens |