Teresa Wright
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1918-10-27
Day of Death
2005-03-06 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting
(2021)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
(2000)
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
(2000)
(1998)
Angel Passing
as Wife
(1997)
The Rainmaker
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
(1991)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
(1990)
The Exorcist III
as Penitent (uncredited)
(1990)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Helene Berman
(1990)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
(1988)
The Good Mother
as Grandmother Eleanor
(1983)
Bill: On His Own
as Mae Driscoll
(1982)
Morning's at Seven
as Cora Swanson
(1980)
Somewhere in Time
as Laura Roberts
(1980)
The Golden Honeymoon
as Lucy Tate
(1977)
Flood!
as Alice Cutler
(1977)
Roseland
as May
(1974)
The Elevator
as Edith Reynolds
(1972)
Crawlspace
as Alice Graves
(1969)
The Happy Ending
as Mrs. Spencer
(1969)
Hail, Hero!
as Santha Dixon
(1967)
The Desperate Hours
as Eleanor Hilliard
(1962)
Big Deal in Laredo
as Mary
(1958)
The Restless Years
as Elizabeth Grant
(1957)
Escapade in Japan
as Mary Saunders
(1957)
The Edge of Innocence
as Carol Morton
(1956)
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Ruth Simmons
(1956)
No. 5 Checked Out
as Mary
(1956)
Once to Every Woman
as Carol
(1955)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
(1954)
Track of the Cat
as Grace Bridges
(1953)
Count the Hours!
as Ellen Braden
(1953)
The Actress
as Annie Jones
(1952)
The Steel Trap
as Laurie Osborne
(1952)
Something to Live For
as Edna Miller
(1952)
California Conquest
as Julie Lawrence
(1950)
The Men
as Ellen
(1950)
The Capture
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
(1948)
Enchantment
as Lark Ingoldsby
(1947)
Pursued
as Thor
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Kate Farrell
(1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Peggy Stephenson
(1946)
The Imperfect Lady
as Millicent Hopkins
(1944)
Casanova Brown
as Isabel Drury
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Young Charlie
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Eleanor Twitchell
(1942)
Mrs. Miniver
as Carol Beldon
(1941)
The Little Foxes
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens