Teresa Wright

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-10-27

Deathday

2005-03-06 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • Muriel Teresa Wright
  • Тереза Райт
  • Τερέζα Ράιτ

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

The Rainmaker
7.0%

The Rainmaker

Nov 18, 1997

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5%

Shadow of a Doubt

Jan 15, 1943

The Exorcist III
6.3%

The Exorcist III

Aug 17, 1990

Somewhere in Time
7.5%

Somewhere in Time

Oct 2, 1980

Bonanza
7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

Murder, She Wrote
7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

Mrs. Miniver
7.0%

Mrs. Miniver

Jul 3, 1942

The Love Boat
6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

The Little Foxes
7.5%

The Little Foxes

Aug 29, 1941

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4%

The Pride of the Yankees

Jul 14, 1942

Pursued
6.5%

Pursued

Mar 5, 1947

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2021
I Am Alfred Hitchcock as Self
2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time" as Self
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
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
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception as Helene Berman
1988
The Good Mother as Grandmother Eleanor
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Helen Appletree
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
Roseland as May
1977
The Love Boat as Sister Regina
1977
Flood! as Alice Cutler
1974
The Elevator as Edith Reynolds
1973
Hawkins as Jenny Burke
1972
Crawlspace as Alice Graves
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Ruthanne Cameron
1969
The Happy Ending as Mrs. Spencer
1969
Hail, Hero! as Santha Dixon
1968
Lancer
1967
The Desperate Hours as Eleanor Hilliard
1966
CBS Playhouse
1962
Big Deal in Laredo as Mary
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Marion Brown
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Stella
1961
The Defenders as Anne Clark
1961
The Defenders as Melissa Holmes
1959
Adventures in Paradise as Emilie Forbes
1959
Bonanza as Katherine Saunders
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
Once to Every Woman as Carol
1956
No. 5 Checked Out as Mary
1955
The Miracle on 34th Street as Doris Walker
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Doris Walker
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Janice Walner
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Mary
1954
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
1953
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
1952
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
Four Star Playhouse as Sister Mary Winifred
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Carol
1952
California Conquest as Julie Lawrence
1952
Something to Live For as Edna Miller
1951
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
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Emily
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Laura Pennington
1950
The Men as Ellen
1950
The Capture as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1948
Enchantment as Lark Ingoldsby
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947
The Trouble with Women as Kate Farrell
1947
Pursued as Thor
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
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