Teresa Wright
Acting
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
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movieI Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Rainmaker
1997
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
tvPicket Fences
1992
Emily Ridgefield
movieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Exorcist III
1990
Penitent (uncredited)
movieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
movieThe Good Mother
1988
Grandmother Eleanor
movieThe Fig Tree
1987
Miranda's Grandmother
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Helen Appletree
movieBill: On His Own
1983
Mae Driscoll
movieMorning's at Seven
1982
Cora Swanson
movieSomewhere in Time
1980
Laura Roberts
movieThe Golden Honeymoon
1980
Lucy Tate
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Sister Regina
movieFlood!
1977
Alice Cutler
movieThe Elevator
1974
Edith Reynolds
tvHawkins
1973
Jenny Burke
movieCrawlspace
1972
Alice Graves
tvOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
Ruthanne Cameron
movieThe Happy Ending
1969
Mrs. Spencer
movieHail, Hero!
1969
Santha Dixon
movieThe Desperate Hours
1967
Eleanor Hilliard
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Marion Brown / Stella
tvThe Defenders
1961
Anne Clark / Melissa Holmes
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Emilie Forbes
tvBonanza
1959
Katherine Saunders
movieThe Restless Years
1958
Elizabeth Grant
movieEscapade in Japan
1957
Mary Saunders
movieThe Edge of Innocence
1957
Carol Morton
movieThe Miracle Worker
1957
Annie Sullivan
movieThe Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
Ruth Simmons
movieThe Miracle on 34th Street
1955
Doris Walker
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Doris Walker / Janice Walner
movieTrack of the Cat
1954
Grace Bridges
tvClimax!
1954
Eilene Wade / Lorna Baylor / Louella Parsons
movieThe Actress
1953
Annie Jones
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Schoolteacher
movieCount the Hours!
1953
Ellen Braden
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Mary Todd Lincoln
movieThe Steel Trap
1952
Laurie Osborne
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Alison Stevens / Paula / Mrs. Wentworth / Janet Larson / Forrester
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Sister Mary Winifred / Carol
movieCalifornia Conquest
1952
Julie Lawrence
movieSomething to Live For
1952
Edna Miller
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Judith Anderson
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Terry Hagen / Laura Savage / Sister Louise
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Emily / Laura Pennington
movieThe Men
1950
Ellen
movieThe Capture
1950
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
movieEnchantment
1948
Lark Ingoldsby
movieThe Trouble with Women
1947
Kate Farrell
moviePursued
1947
Thor
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Peggy Stephenson
movieThe Imperfect Lady
1946
Millicent Hopkins
movieCasanova Brown
1944
Isabel Drury
movieShadow of a Doubt
1943
Young Charlie
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
Eleanor Twitchell
movieMrs. Miniver
1942
Carol Beldon
movieThe Little Foxes
1941
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens