Teresa Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 27, 1918
- Died
- Mar 6, 2005 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 78
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
The Rainmaker
1997Movie
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Movie
Charlie Newton
The Exorcist III
1990Movie
Penitent (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946Movie
Peggy Stephenson
Somewhere in Time
1980Movie
Laura Roberts
Bonanza
1959TV
Katherine Saunders
Filmography
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000Movie
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000Movie
Self
Angel Passing
1998Movie
Wife
The Rainmaker
1997Movie
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Picket Fences
1992TV
Emily Ridgefield
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Exorcist III
1990Movie
Penitent (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990Movie
(archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990Movie
Helene Berman
The Good Mother
1988Movie
Grandmother Eleanor
The Fig Tree
1987Movie
Miranda's Grandmother
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Helen Appletree
Bill: On His Own
1983Movie
Mae Driscoll
Morning's at Seven
1982Movie
Cora Swanson
Somewhere in Time
1980Movie
Laura Roberts
The Golden Honeymoon
1980Movie
Lucy Tate
Roseland
1977Movie
May
The Love Boat
1977TV
Sister Regina
Flood!
1977Movie
Alice Cutler
The Elevator
1974Movie
Edith Reynolds
Hawkins
1973TV
Jenny Burke
Crawlspace
1972Movie
Alice Graves
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971TV
Ruthanne Cameron
The Happy Ending
1969Movie
Mrs. Spencer
Hail, Hero!
1969Movie
Santha Dixon
Lancer
1968TV
The Desperate Hours
1967Movie
Eleanor Hilliard
CBS Playhouse
1966TV
Virgie
Big Deal in Laredo
1962Movie
Mary
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Marion Brown, Stella
The Defenders
1961TV
Anne Clark, Melissa Holmes
Adventures in Paradise
1959TV
Emilie Forbes
Bonanza
1959TV
Katherine Saunders
The Restless Years
1958Movie
Elizabeth Grant
Escapade in Japan
1957Movie
Mary Saunders
The Edge of Innocence
1957Movie
Carol Morton
The Miracle Worker
1957Movie
Annie Sullivan
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956Movie
Ruth Simmons
Once to Every Woman
1956Movie
Carol
No. 5 Checked Out
1956Movie
Mary
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955Movie
Doris Walker
The Devil's Disciple
1955Movie
Judith Anderson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Doris Walker, Janice Walner
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955TV
Mary
Track of the Cat
1954Movie
Grace Bridges
Climax!
1954TV
Eilene Wade, Lorna Baylor, Louella Parsons
Studio 57
1954TV
The Actress
1953Movie
Annie Jones
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Schoolteacher
Count the Hours!
1953Movie
Ellen Braden
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Mary Todd Lincoln
The Steel Trap
1952Movie
Laurie Osborne
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Alison Stevens, Paula, Mrs. Wentworth, Janet Larson, Forrester
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Sister Mary Winifred, Carol
California Conquest
1952Movie
Julie Lawrence
Something to Live For
1952Movie
Edna Miller
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Judith Anderson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Terry Hagen, Laura Savage, Sister Louise
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Emily, Laura Pennington
The Men
1950Movie
Ellen
The Capture
1950Movie
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Your Show of Shows
1950TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
Enchantment
1948Movie
Lark Ingoldsby
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
The Trouble with Women
1947Movie
Kate Farrell
Pursued
1947Movie
Thor
The Imperfect Lady
1946Movie
Millicent Hopkins
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946Movie
Peggy Stephenson
Casanova Brown
1944Movie
Isabel Drury
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Movie
Charlie Newton
The Pride of the Yankees
1942Movie
Eleanor Twitchell
Mrs. Miniver
1942Movie
Carol Beldon
The Little Foxes
1941Movie
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Movie
Self