Teresa Wright
Acting • Born 1918-10-27 – Died 2005-03-06
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.
Filmography
89 credits
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie • 1946
Peggy Stephenson
The Men
Movie • 1950
Ellen
Shadow of a Doubt
Movie • 1943
Young Charlie
The Steel Trap
Movie • 1952
Laurie Osborne
The Rainmaker
Movie • 1997
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Enchantment
Movie • 1948
Lark Ingoldsby
Count the Hours!
Movie • 1953
Ellen Braden
Pursued
Movie • 1947
Thor
Mrs. Miniver
Movie • 1942
Carol Beldon
The Little Foxes
Movie • 1941
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
The Capture
Movie • 1950
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Somewhere in Time
Movie • 1980
Laura Roberts
Casanova Brown
Movie • 1944
Isabel Drury
The Pride of the Yankees
Movie • 1942
Eleanor Twitchell
The Happy Ending
Movie • 1969
Mrs. Spencer
Track of the Cat
Movie • 1954
Grace Bridges
Crawlspace
Movie • 1972
Alice Graves
The Actress
Movie • 1953
Annie Jones
Something to Live For
Movie • 1952
Edna Miller
The Restless Years
Movie • 1958
Elizabeth Grant
The Good Mother
Movie • 1988
Grandmother Eleanor
The Miracle on 34th Street
Movie • 1955
Doris Walker
California Conquest
Movie • 1952
Julie Lawrence
Escapade in Japan
Movie • 1957
Mary Saunders
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Movie • 1956
Ruth Simmons
Roseland
Movie • 1977
May
The Imperfect Lady
Movie • 1946
Millicent Hopkins
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Movie • 2000
Self
The Elevator
Movie • 1974
Edith Reynolds
The Trouble with Women
Movie • 1947
Kate Farrell
Angel Passing
Movie • 1998
Wife
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Hail, Hero!
Movie • 1969
Santha Dixon
Flood!
Movie • 1977
Alice Cutler
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Movie • 1990
Helene Berman
No. 5 Checked Out
Movie • 1956
Mary
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie • 1990
(archive footage)
The Edge of Innocence
Movie • 1957
Carol Morton
Once to Every Woman
Movie • 1956
Carol
The Desperate Hours
Movie • 1967
Eleanor Hilliard
The Exorcist III
Movie • 1990
Penitent (uncredited)
Bill: On His Own
Movie • 1983
Mae Driscoll
The Golden Honeymoon
Movie • 1980
Lucy Tate
Morning's at Seven
Movie • 1982
Cora Swanson
Big Deal in Laredo
Movie • 1962
Mary
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Movie • 2000
Self
The Fig Tree
Movie • 1987
Miranda's Grandmother
The Miracle Worker
Movie • 1957
Annie Sullivan
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Helen Appletree
Hawkins
TV • 1973
Jenny Burke
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Mary Todd Lincoln
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Judith Anderson
Lancer
TV • 1968
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Emily
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Terry Hagen
Your Show of Shows
TV • 1950
Climax!
TV • 1954
Eilene Wade
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Emilie Forbes
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
CBS Playhouse
TV • 1966
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Anne Clark
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Melissa Holmes
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Schoolteacher
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Alison Stevens
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Doris Walker
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Paula
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Sister Regina
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Laura Pennington
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Laura Savage
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Sister Louise
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Sister Mary Winifred
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Carol
Climax!
TV • 1954
Lorna Baylor
Climax!
TV • 1954
Louella Parsons
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
Mary
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Marion Brown
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Stella
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV • 1971
Ruthanne Cameron
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Katherine Saunders
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Janice Walner
Studio 57
TV • 1954
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Mrs. Wentworth
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Janet Larson
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Forrester
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Picket Fences
TV • 1992
Emily Ridgefield