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Teresa Wright
Actor

Teresa Wright

27 Oct 1918Born
6 Mar 2005Died
86Age at death
70Credits

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.

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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

  1. 1998Angel PassingFilm: Wife
  2. 1997The RainmakerFilm: Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
  3. 1992Picket FencesSeries: Emily Ridgefield (1 episode)
  4. 1990The Exorcist IIIFilm: Penitent (uncredited)
  5. 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home ToFilm: (archive footage)
  6. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionFilm: Helene Berman
  7. 1988The Good MotherFilm: Grandmother Eleanor
  8. 1987The Fig TreeFilm: Miranda's Grandmother
  9. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Helen Appletree (1 episode)
  10. 1983Bill: On His OwnFilm: Mae Driscoll
  11. 1982Morning's at SevenFilm: Cora Swanson
  12. 1980Somewhere in TimeFilm: Laura Roberts
  13. 1980The Golden HoneymoonFilm: Lucy Tate
  14. 1977RoselandFilm: May
  15. 1977The Love BoatSeries: Sister Regina (1 episode)
  16. 1977Flood!Film: Alice Cutler
  17. 1974The ElevatorFilm: Edith Reynolds
  18. 1973HawkinsSeries: Jenny Burke (1 episode)
  19. 1972CrawlspaceFilm: Alice Graves
  20. 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries: Ruthanne Cameron (1 episode)
  21. 1969The Happy EndingFilm: Mrs. Spencer
  22. 1969Hail, Hero!Film: Santha Dixon
  23. 1968LancerSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1967The Desperate HoursFilm: Eleanor Hilliard
  25. 1966CBS PlayhouseSeries: Virgie (1 episode)
  26. 1962Big Deal in LaredoFilm: Mary
  27. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Marion Brown, Stella (1 episode)
  28. 1961The DefendersSeries: Anne Clark, Melissa Holmes (1 episode)
  29. 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries: Emilie Forbes (1 episode)
  30. 1959BonanzaSeries: Katherine Saunders (1 episode)
  31. 1958The Restless YearsFilm: Elizabeth Grant
  32. 1957Escapade in JapanFilm: Mary Saunders
  33. 1957The Edge of InnocenceFilm: Carol Morton
  34. 1957The Miracle WorkerFilm: Annie Sullivan
  35. 1956The Search for Bridey MurphyFilm: Ruth Simmons
  36. 1956Once to Every WomanFilm: Carol
  37. 1956No. 5 Checked OutFilm: Mary
  38. 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetFilm: Doris Walker
  39. 1955The Devil's DiscipleFilm: Judith Anderson
  40. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Doris Walker, Janice Walner (1 episode)
  41. 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries: Mary (1 episode)
  42. 1954Track of the CatFilm: Grace Bridges
  43. 1954Climax!Series: Eilene Wade, Lorna Baylor, Louella Parsons (1 episode)
  44. 1954Studio 57Series (1 episode)
  45. 1953The ActressFilm: Annie Jones
  46. 1953Letter to LorettaSeries: Schoolteacher (1 episode)
  47. 1953Count the Hours!Film: Ellen Braden
  48. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Mary Todd Lincoln (1 episode)
  49. 1952The Steel TrapFilm: Laurie Osborne
  50. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries: Alison Stevens, Paula, Mrs. Wentworth, Janet Larson, Forrester (1 episode)
  51. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Sister Mary Winifred, Carol (1 episode)
  52. 1952California ConquestFilm: Julie Lawrence
  53. 1952Something to Live ForFilm: Edna Miller
  54. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Judith Anderson (1 episode)
  55. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Terry Hagen, Laura Savage, Sister Louise (1 episode)
  56. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Emily, Laura Pennington (2 episodes)
  57. 1950The MenFilm: Ellen
  58. 1950The CaptureFilm: Ellen Tevlin Vanner
  59. 1950Your Show of ShowsSeries (1 episode)
  60. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries (1 episode)
  61. 1948EnchantmentFilm: Lark Ingoldsby
  62. 1947The Trouble with WomenFilm: Kate Farrell
  63. 1947PursuedFilm: Thor
  64. 1946The Imperfect LadyFilm: Millicent Hopkins
  65. 1946The Best Years of Our LivesFilm: Peggy Stephenson
  66. 1944Casanova BrownFilm: Isabel Drury
  67. 1943Shadow of a DoubtFilm: Charlie Newton
  68. 1942The Pride of the YankeesFilm: Eleanor Twitchell
  69. 1942Mrs. MiniverFilm: Carol Beldon
  70. 1941The Little FoxesFilm: Alexandra "Zan" Giddens

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