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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1918
Died
March 6, 2005
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Muriel Teresa Wright
- Тереза Райт
- Τερέζα Ράιτ
Teresa Wright
1.4 Popularity
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
7.1
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
0.0
Self
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
7.0
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
0.0
Wife
Angel Passing
1998
7.0
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
The Rainmaker
1997
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
6.2
Penitent (uncredited)
The Exorcist III
1990
9.0
(archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
6.8
Helene Berman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
5.8
Grandmother Eleanor
The Good Mother
1988
Credits
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
2021
7.1
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
2000
0.0
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
2000
7.0
Angel Passing
as Wife
1998
0.0
The Rainmaker
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
1997
7.0
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
1991
7.0
The Exorcist III
as Penitent (uncredited)
1990
6.2
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
9.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Helene Berman
1990
6.8
The Good Mother
as Grandmother Eleanor
1988
5.8
Murder, She Wrote
as Helen Appletree
1984
7.5
Bill: On His Own
as Mae Driscoll
1983
6.7
Morning's at Seven
as Cora Swanson
1982
0.0
Somewhere in Time
as Laura Roberts
1980
7.5
The Golden Honeymoon
as Lucy Tate
1980
0.0
Roseland
as May
1977
4.7
The Love Boat
as Sister Regina
1977
6.3
Flood!
as Alice Cutler
1977
4.9
The Elevator
as Edith Reynolds
1974
6.0
Hawkins
as Jenny Burke
1973
7.2
Crawlspace
as Alice Graves
1972
5.4
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Ruthanne Cameron
1971
6.3
The Happy Ending
as Mrs. Spencer
1969
6.0
Hail, Hero!
as Santha Dixon
1969
6.0
Lancer
1968
4.7
The Desperate Hours
as Eleanor Hilliard
1967
4.0
🎬
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.0
🎬
Big Deal in Laredo
as Mary
1962
0.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Marion Brown
1962
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Stella
1962
7.8
The Defenders
as Anne Clark
1961
6.2
The Defenders
as Melissa Holmes
1961
6.2
Adventures in Paradise
as Emilie Forbes
1959
5.7
Bonanza
as Katherine Saunders
1959
7.5
The Restless Years
as Elizabeth Grant
1958
0.0
Escapade in Japan
as Mary Saunders
1957
5.5
The Edge of Innocence
as Carol Morton
1957
0.0
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Ruth Simmons
1956
6.3
Once to Every Woman
as Carol
1956
0.0
🎬
No. 5 Checked Out
as Mary
1956
5.0
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
1955
5.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Doris Walker
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Janice Walner
1955
5.4
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mary
1955
6.5
Track of the Cat
as Grace Bridges
1954
5.8
Climax!
as Eilene Wade
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Lorna Baylor
1954
3.3
Climax!
as Louella Parsons
1954
3.3
Studio 57
1954
0.0
The Actress
as Annie Jones
1953
6.2
Letter to Loretta
as Schoolteacher
1953
6.5
Count the Hours!
as Ellen Braden
1953
5.5
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
General Electric Theater
as Mary Todd Lincoln
1953
6.3
The Steel Trap
as Laurie Osborne
1952
6.4
The Ford Television Theatre
as Alison Stevens
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Paula
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Mrs. Wentworth
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Janet Larson
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Forrester
1952
7.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Sister Mary Winifred
1952
6.3
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as Carol
1952
6.3
California Conquest
as Julie Lawrence
1952
4.6
Something to Live For
as Edna Miller
1952
6.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Judith Anderson
1951
8.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Terry Hagen
1951
7.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Laura Savage
1951
7.3
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sister Louise
1951
7.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Emily
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Laura Pennington
1950
6.3
The Men
as Ellen
1950
7.0
The Capture
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
6.1
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.3
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Enchantment
as Lark Ingoldsby
1948
6.4
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Trouble with Women
as Kate Farrell
1947
0.0
Pursued
as Thor
1947
6.5
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Peggy Stephenson
1946
7.8
The Imperfect Lady
as Millicent Hopkins
1946
0.0
Casanova Brown
as Isabel Drury
1944
6.3
Shadow of a Doubt
as Young Charlie
1943
7.5
The Pride of the Yankees
as Eleanor Twitchell
1942
7.4
Mrs. Miniver
as Carol Beldon
1942
7.1
The Little Foxes
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
1941
7.5