About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1918-10-27
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Teresa Wright

Overview

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

Acting
2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock Actor Self 59
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2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Actor Self 59
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1998 Angel Passing Actor Wife N/A
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1997 The Rainmaker Actor Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong 66
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1991 Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1990 The Exorcist III Actor Penitent (uncredited) 60
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1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To Actor (archive footage) 59
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1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception Actor Helene Berman 59
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1988 The Good Mother Actor Grandmother Eleanor 58
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1983 Bill: On His Own Actor Mae Driscoll 59
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1982 Morning's at Seven Actor Cora Swanson N/A
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1980 Somewhere in Time Actor Laura Roberts 67
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1980 The Golden Honeymoon Actor Lucy Tate N/A
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1977 Roseland Actor May 58
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1977 Flood! Actor Alice Cutler 58
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1976 Terror in the Night Actor N/A
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1974 The Elevator Actor Edith Reynolds 58
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1972 Crawlspace Actor Alice Graves 58
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1969 The Happy Ending Actor Mrs. Spencer 58
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1969 Hail, Hero! Actor Santha Dixon 59
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1967 The Desperate Hours Actor Eleanor Hilliard 58
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1962 Big Deal in Laredo Actor Mary N/A
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1958 The Restless Years Actor Elizabeth Grant N/A
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1957 Escapade in Japan Actor Mary Saunders 58
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1957 The Edge of Innocence Actor Carol Morton N/A
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1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy Actor Ruth Simmons 59
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1956 Once to Every Woman Actor Carol N/A
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1956 No. 5 Checked Out Actor Mary 59
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1955 The Miracle on 34th Street Actor Doris Walker 58
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1954 Track of the Cat Actor Grace Bridges 58
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1953 The Actress Actor Annie Jones 59
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1953 Count the Hours! Actor Ellen Braden 58
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1952 The Steel Trap Actor Laurie Osborne 59
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1952 California Conquest Actor Julie Lawrence 58
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1952 Something to Live For Actor Edna Miller 59
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1950 The Men Actor Ellen 60
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1950 The Capture Actor Ellen Tevlin Vanner 58
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1948 Enchantment Actor Lark Ingoldsby 59
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1947 The Trouble with Women Actor Kate Farrell N/A
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1947 Pursued Actor Thor 59
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1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Actor Peggy Stephenson 69
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1946 The Imperfect Lady Actor Millicent Hopkins N/A
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1944 Casanova Brown Actor Isabel Drury 59
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1943 Shadow of a Doubt Actor Charlie Newton 69
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1942 The Pride of the Yankees Actor Eleanor Twitchell 61
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1942 Mrs. Miniver Actor Carol Beldon 62
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1941 The Little Foxes Actor Alexandra "Zan" Giddens 62
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