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Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

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.

Birthday: 1918-10-27

Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Also known as: Muriel Teresa Wright, Тереза Райт, Τερέζα Ράιτ

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

1946-12-25

Peggy Stephenson

The Men
The Men

1950-08-25

Ellen

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt

1943-01-15

Young Charlie

The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap

1952-11-12

Laurie Osborne

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1997-11-18

Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Enchantment
Enchantment

1948-12-25

Lark Ingoldsby

Count the Hours!
Count the Hours!

1953-04-01

Ellen Braden

Pursued
Pursued

1947-03-05

Thor

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

1942-07-03

Carol Beldon

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes

1941-08-29

Alexandra "Zan" Giddens

The Capture
The Capture

1950-04-08

Ellen Tevlin Vanner

Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time

1980-10-02

Laura Roberts

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown

1944-08-23

Isabel Drury

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees

1942-07-14

Eleanor Twitchell

The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending

1969-12-21

Mrs. Spencer

Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat

1954-11-19

Grace Bridges

Crawlspace
Crawlspace

1972-02-11

Alice Graves

The Actress
The Actress

1953-09-25

Annie Jones

Something to Live For
Something to Live For

1952-03-07

Edna Miller

The Restless Years
The Restless Years

1958-12-01

Elizabeth Grant

The Good Mother
The Good Mother

1988-11-04

Grandmother Eleanor

The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street

1955-12-14

Doris Walker

California Conquest
California Conquest

1952-07-04

Julie Lawrence

Escapade in Japan
Escapade in Japan

1957-12-23

Mary Saunders

The Search for Bridey Murphy
The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956-10-01

Ruth Simmons

Roseland
Roseland

1977-10-02

May

The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady

1946-11-29

Millicent Hopkins

The Elevator
The Elevator

1974-02-09

Edith Reynolds

The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women

1947-06-25

Kate Farrell

Angel Passing
Angel Passing

1998-01-01

Wife

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991-03-10

Self (archive footage)

Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero!

1969-10-04

Santha Dixon

Flood!
Flood!

1977-06-05

Alice Cutler

No. 5 Checked Out
No. 5 Checked Out

1956-01-18

Mary

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990-06-04

(archive footage)

The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence

1957-10-31

Carol Morton

Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman

1956-03-01

Carol

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

1967-12-13

Eleanor Hilliard

The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III

1990-08-17

Penitent (uncredited)

Bill: On His Own
Bill: On His Own

1983-11-09

Mae Driscoll

The Golden Honeymoon
The Golden Honeymoon

1980-02-04

Lucy Tate

Morning's at Seven
Morning's at Seven

1982-01-01

Cora Swanson

Big Deal in Laredo
Big Deal in Laredo

1962-10-07

Mary

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021-05-02

Self

The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree

1987-10-10

Miranda's Grandmother