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Teresa Wright
Actor
Born October 27, 1918Died March 6, 2005 (86 years)
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.
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.
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Filmography
| 1997 | The Rainmaker · as Colleen 'miss Birdie' Birdsong |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Emily Ridgefield |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III · as Penitent (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to · as (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception · as Helene Berman |
| 1989 | Dolphin Cove (TV Series) · as Nina Rothman |
| 1988 | The Good Mother · as Grandmother Eleanor |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Helen Appletree |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own · as Mae Driscoll |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time · as Laura Roberts |
| 1980 | The Golden Honeymoon · as Lucy Tate |
| 1977 | Roseland · as May |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Sister Regina |
| 1976 | Flood · as Alice Cutler |
| 1974 | The Elevator · as Edith Reynolds |
| 1973 | Hawkins (TV Series) · as Jenny Burke |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1972 | Crawlspace · as Alice Graves |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Ruthanne Cameron |
| 1969 | The Happy Ending · as Mrs. Spencer |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! · as Santha Dixon |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Marion Brown |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Anne Clark |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Emilie Forbes |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Julia Grant |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | The Restless Years · as Elizabeth Grant |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japan · as Mary Saunders |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Annie Sullivan |
| 1956 | The Search for Bridey Murphy · as Ruth Simmons |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street · as Doris Walker |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Sylvia Hallock |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Doris Walker |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Eleanor Linton |
| 1954 | Track of the Cat · as Grace Bridges |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Eilene Wade |
| 1954 | The Elgin Hour (TV Series) · as Marianne Merrick |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Allie Gulliver |
| 1953 | The Actress · as Annie Jones |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Schoolteacher |
| 1953 | Count the Hours! · as Ellen Braden |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mary Todd Lincoln |
| 1952 | The Steel Trap · as Laurie Osborne |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Alison Stevens |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sister Mary Winifred |
| 1952 | California Conquest · as Julie Lawrence |
| 1952 | Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Grace |
| 1952 | Something to Live For · as Edna Miller |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Judith Anderson |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Sister Louise |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Emily |
| 1950 | The Men · as Ellen |
| 1950 | The Capture · as Ellen Tevlin Vanner |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1950 | |
| 1948 | Enchantment · as Lark Ingoldsby |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women · as Kate Farrell |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Peggy Stephenson |
| 1946 | The Imperfect Lady · as Millicent Hopkins |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown · as Isabel Drury |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt · as Charlie Newton |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees · as Eleanor Twitchell |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as Carol Beldon |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as Alexandra "zan" Giddens |