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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · I Am Alfred Hitchcock as Self
- 2000 · Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
- 1998 · Angel Passing as Wife
- 1997 · The Rainmaker as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
- 1991 · Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 1988 · The Good Mother as Grandmother Eleanor
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Helen Appletree
- 1983 · Bill: On His Own as Mae Driscoll
- 1982 · Morning's at Seven as Cora Swanson
- 1980 · Somewhere in Time as Laura Roberts
- 1980 · The Golden Honeymoon as Lucy Tate
- 1977 · Roseland as May
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Sister Regina
- 1977 · Flood! as Alice Cutler
- 1974 · The Elevator as Edith Reynolds
- 1973 · Hawkins as Jenny Burke
- 1972 · Crawlspace as Alice Graves
- 1969 · The Happy Ending as Mrs. Spencer
- 1969 · Hail, Hero! as Santha Dixon
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1967 · The Desperate Hours as Eleanor Hilliard
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1962 · Big Deal in Laredo as Mary
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Marion Brown
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Stella
- 1961 · The Defenders as Anne Clark
- 1961 · The Defenders as Melissa Holmes
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Emilie Forbes
- 1958 · The Restless Years as Elizabeth Grant
- 1957 · Escapade in Japan as Mary Saunders
- 1957 · The Edge of Innocence as Carol Morton
- 1956 · The Search for Bridey Murphy as Ruth Simmons
- 1956 · Once to Every Woman as Carol
- 1956 · No. 5 Checked Out as Mary
- 1955 · The Miracle on 34th Street as Doris Walker
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as Doris Walker
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Mary
- 1954 · Track of the Cat as Grace Bridges
- 1954 · Climax! as Eilene Wade
- 1954 · Climax! as Lorna Baylor
- 1954 · Climax! as Louella Parsons
- 1953 · The Actress as Annie Jones
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Schoolteacher
- 1953 · Count the Hours! as Ellen Braden
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mary Todd Lincoln
- 1952 · The Steel Trap as Laurie Osborne
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Alison Stevens
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Paula
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Sister Mary Winifred
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Carol
- 1952 · California Conquest as Julie Lawrence
- 1952 · Something to Live For as Edna Miller
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Judith Anderson
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Terry Hagen
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Laura Savage
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sister Louise
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Emily
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Laura Pennington
- 1950 · The Men as Ellen
- 1950 · The Capture as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1948 · Enchantment as Lark Ingoldsby
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · The Trouble with Women as Kate Farrell
- 1947 · Pursued as Thor
- 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