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Teresa Wright

Born 1918-10-27
Died 2005-03-06
📍 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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 82

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
2000
Angel Passing
as Wife
1998
The Rainmaker
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
1997
Picket Fences
as Emily Ridgefield
1992
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
1991
The Exorcist III
as Penitent (uncredited)
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Helene Berman
1990
The Good Mother
as Grandmother Eleanor
1988
The Fig Tree
as Miranda's Grandmother
1987
Murder, She Wrote
as Helen Appletree
1984
Bill: On His Own
as Mae Driscoll
1983
Morning's at Seven
as Cora Swanson
1982
Somewhere in Time
as Laura Roberts
1980
The Golden Honeymoon
as Lucy Tate
1980
Roseland
as May
1977
The Love Boat
as Sister Regina
1977
Flood!
as Alice Cutler
1977
The Elevator
as Edith Reynolds
1974
Hawkins
as Jenny Burke
1973
Crawlspace
as Alice Graves
1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Ruthanne Cameron
1971
The Happy Ending
as Mrs. Spencer
1969
Hail, Hero!
as Santha Dixon
1969
Lancer
1968
The Desperate Hours
as Eleanor Hilliard
1967
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Marion Brown
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Stella
1962
The Defenders
as Anne Clark
1961
The Defenders
as Melissa Holmes
1961
Adventures in Paradise
as Emilie Forbes
1959
Bonanza
as Katherine Saunders
1959
The Restless Years
as Elizabeth Grant
1958
Escapade in Japan
as Mary Saunders
1957
The Edge of Innocence
as Carol Morton
1957
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
1957
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Ruth Simmons
1956
Once to Every Woman
as Carol
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Doris Walker
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mary
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Janice Walner
1955
Track of the Cat
as Grace Bridges
1954
Climax!
as Eilene Wade
1954
Climax!
as Lorna Baylor
1954
Climax!
as Louella Parsons
1954
Studio 57
1954
The Actress
as Annie Jones
1953
Letter to Loretta
as Schoolteacher
1953
Count the Hours!
as Ellen Braden
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
General Electric Theater
as Mary Todd Lincoln
1953
The Steel Trap
as Laurie Osborne
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Alison Stevens
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Paula
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Mrs. Wentworth
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Janet Larson
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as Forrester
1952
California Conquest
as Julie Lawrence
1952
Something to Live For
as Edna Miller
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Judith Anderson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Terry Hagen
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Laura Savage
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sister Louise
1951
The Men
as Ellen
1950
The Capture
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Enchantment
as Lark Ingoldsby
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Trouble with Women
as Kate Farrell
1947
Pursued
as Thor
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Peggy Stephenson
1946
The Imperfect Lady
as Millicent Hopkins
1946
Casanova Brown
as Isabel Drury
1944
Shadow of a Doubt
as Young Charlie
1943
The Pride of the Yankees
as Eleanor Twitchell
1942
Mrs. Miniver
as Carol Beldon
1942
The Little Foxes
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
1941