Acting
Teresa Wright
EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
27 October 1918
Died
6 March 2005 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Muriel Teresa Wright · Тереза Райт · Τερέζα Ράιτ
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
Filmography
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
Angel Passing
as Wife
The Rainmaker
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self (archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Helene Berman
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
The Exorcist III
as Penitent (uncredited)
The Good Mother
as Grandmother Eleanor
The Fig Tree
as Miranda's Grandmother
Bill: On His Own
as Mae Driscoll
Morning's at Seven
as Cora Swanson
Somewhere in Time
as Laura Roberts
The Golden Honeymoon
as Lucy Tate
Roseland
as May
Flood!
as Alice Cutler
The Elevator
as Edith Reynolds
Crawlspace
as Alice Graves
The Happy Ending
as Mrs. Spencer
Hail, Hero!
as Santha Dixon
The Desperate Hours
as Eleanor Hilliard
The Restless Years
as Elizabeth Grant
Escapade in Japan
as Mary Saunders
The Edge of Innocence
as Carol Morton
The Miracle Worker
as Annie Sullivan
The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Ruth Simmons
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
The Devil's Disciple
1955
The Devil's Disciple
as Judith Anderson
Track of the Cat
as Grace Bridges
Count the Hours!
as Ellen Braden
The Actress
as Annie Jones
The Steel Trap
as Laurie Osborne
Something to Live For
as Edna Miller
California Conquest
as Julie Lawrence
The Men
as Ellen
The Capture
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Enchantment
as Lark Ingoldsby
Pursued
as Thor
The Trouble with Women
as Kate Farrell
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Peggy Stephenson
The Imperfect Lady
as Millicent Hopkins
Casanova Brown
as Isabel Drury
Shadow of a Doubt
as Charlie Newton
Mrs. Miniver
as Carol Beldon
The Pride of the Yankees
as Eleanor Twitchell
The Little Foxes
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens