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.
Filmography (76 titles)
7.3MovieI Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage) · 2021
8.0MovieBack To "Somewhere In Time"
Self · 2000
7.3MovieBeyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self · 2000
8.0MovieAngel Passing
Wife · 1998
7.0MovieThe Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong · 1997
7.5ShowPicket Fences
Emily Ridgefield · 1992
7.5MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage) · 1991
6.3MovieThe Exorcist III
Penitent (uncredited) · 1990
8.5MovieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage) · 1990
6.8MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Helene Berman · 1990
5.7MovieThe Good Mother
Grandmother Eleanor · 1988
MovieThe Fig Tree
Miranda's Grandmother · 1987
7.5ShowMurder, She Wrote
Helen Appletree · 1984
7.2MovieBill: On His Own
Mae Driscoll · 1983
9.0MovieMorning's at Seven
Cora Swanson · 1982
7.5MovieSomewhere in Time
Laura Roberts · 1980
6.0MovieThe Golden Honeymoon
Lucy Tate · 1980
5.1MovieRoseland
May · 1977
6.3ShowThe Love Boat
Sister Regina · 1977
5.1MovieFlood!
Alice Cutler · 1977
6.5MovieThe Elevator
Edith Reynolds · 1974
7.8ShowHawkins
Jenny Burke · 1973
5.8MovieCrawlspace
Alice Graves · 1972
6.5ShowOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Ruthanne Cameron · 1971
6.1MovieThe Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer · 1969
6.5MovieHail, Hero!
Santha Dixon · 1969
5.6ShowLancer
1968
4.0MovieThe Desperate Hours
Eleanor Hilliard · 1967
CBS Playhouse
Virgie · 1966
Big Deal in Laredo
Mary · 1962