Teresa Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1918
- Died
- March 6, 2005 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Movie · as Self
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Movie · as Self
Angel Passing
Movie · as Wife
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Picket Fences
TV · as Emily Ridgefield · 1 ep
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Movie · as Helene Berman
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Exorcist III
Movie · as Penitent (uncredited)
The Good Mother
Movie · as Grandmother Eleanor
The Fig Tree
Movie · as Miranda's Grandmother
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Helen Appletree · 1 ep
Bill: On His Own
Movie · as Mae Driscoll
Morning's at Seven
Movie · as Cora Swanson
Somewhere in Time
Movie · as Laura Roberts
The Golden Honeymoon
Movie · as Lucy Tate
Roseland
Movie · as May
Flood!
Movie · as Alice Cutler
The Love Boat
TV · as Sister Regina · 1 ep
The Elevator
Movie · as Edith Reynolds
Hawkins
TV · as Jenny Burke · 1 ep
Crawlspace
Movie · as Alice Graves
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Ruthanne Cameron · 1 ep
The Happy Ending
Movie · as Mrs. Spencer
Hail, Hero!
Movie · as Santha Dixon
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
The Desperate Hours
Movie · as Eleanor Hilliard
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Virgie · 1 ep
Big Deal in Laredo
Movie · as Mary
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Marion Brown, Stella · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Anne Clark, Melissa Holmes · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Emilie Forbes · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Katherine Saunders · 1 ep
The Restless Years
Movie · as Elizabeth Grant
Escapade in Japan
Movie · as Mary Saunders
The Edge of Innocence
Movie · as Carol Morton
The Miracle Worker
Movie · as Annie Sullivan
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Movie · as Ruth Simmons
No. 5 Checked Out
Movie · as Mary
Once to Every Woman
Movie · as Carol
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Doris Walker
The Devil's Disciple
Movie · as Judith Anderson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Doris Walker, Janice Walner · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Mary · 1 ep
Track of the Cat
Movie · as Grace Bridges
Climax!
TV · as Eilene Wade, Lorna Baylor, Louella Parsons · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · 1 ep
Count the Hours!
Movie · as Ellen Braden
The Actress
Movie · as Annie Jones
General Electric Theater
TV · as Mary Todd Lincoln · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Schoolteacher · 1 ep
The Steel Trap
Movie · as Laurie Osborne
Something to Live For
Movie · as Edna Miller
California Conquest
Movie · as Julie Lawrence
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Alison Stevens, Paula, Mrs. Wentworth, Janet Larson, Forrester · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Sister Mary Winifred, Carol · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Judith Anderson · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Terry Hagen, Laura Savage, Sister Louise · 1 ep
The Men
Movie · as Ellen
The Capture
Movie · as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Emily, Laura Pennington · 2 eps
Your Show of Shows
TV · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
Enchantment
Movie · as Lark Ingoldsby
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pursued
Movie · as Thor
The Trouble with Women
Movie · as Kate Farrell
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Peggy Stephenson
The Imperfect Lady
Movie · as Millicent Hopkins
Casanova Brown
Movie · as Isabel Drury
Shadow of a Doubt
Movie · as Charlie Newton
Mrs. Miniver
Movie · as Carol Beldon
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie · as Eleanor Twitchell
The Little Foxes
Movie · as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens