Teresa Wright
Born
October 27, 1918 (age 86)
Died
March 6, 2005
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies

Angel Passing
Angel Passing
1998
Wife
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
1997 ★ 7.0
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III
1990 ★ 6.3
Penitent (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 ★ 9.0
(archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990 ★ 6.8
Helene Berman
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
1988 ★ 5.7
Grandmother Eleanor
The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree
1987
Miranda's Grandmother
Bill: On His Own
Bill: On His Own
1983 ★ 6.7
Mae Driscoll
Morning's at Seven
Morning's at Seven
1982
Cora Swanson
Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time
1980 ★ 7.5
Laura Roberts
The Golden Honeymoon
The Golden Honeymoon
1980 ★ 4.0
Lucy Tate
Roseland
Roseland
1977 ★ 4.9
May
Flood!
Flood!
1977 ★ 4.9
Alice Cutler
The Elevator
The Elevator
1974 ★ 6.0
Edith Reynolds
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
1972 ★ 5.4
Alice Graves
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending
1969 ★ 6.0
Mrs. Spencer
Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero!
1969 ★ 6.0
Santha Dixon
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1967 ★ 4.0
Eleanor Hilliard
Big Deal in Laredo
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
Mary
The Restless Years
The Restless Years
1958
Elizabeth Grant
Escapade in Japan
Escapade in Japan
1957 ★ 5.5
Mary Saunders
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
1957
Carol Morton
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
1957
Annie Sullivan
The Search for Bridey Murphy
The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956 ★ 6.3
Ruth Simmons
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
1956
Carol
No. 5 Checked Out
No. 5 Checked Out
1956 ★ 5.0
Mary
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 ★ 5.2
Doris Walker
Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat
1954 ★ 5.9
Grace Bridges
The Actress
The Actress
1953 ★ 6.4
Annie Jones
Count the Hours!
Count the Hours!
1953 ★ 5.2
Ellen Braden
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap
1952 ★ 6.4
Laurie Osborne
California Conquest
California Conquest
1952 ★ 4.4
Julie Lawrence
Something to Live For
Something to Live For
1952 ★ 6.8
Edna Miller
The Men
The Men
1950 ★ 7.0
Ellen
The Capture
The Capture
1950 ★ 6.1
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Enchantment
Enchantment
1948 ★ 6.4
Lark Ingoldsby
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
1947
Kate Farrell
Pursued
Pursued
1947 ★ 6.6
Thor
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 ★ 7.8
Peggy Stephenson
The Imperfect Lady
The Imperfect Lady
1946
Millicent Hopkins
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
1944 ★ 6.4
Isabel Drury
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 ★ 7.5
Young Charlie
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 ★ 7.4
Eleanor Twitchell
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 ★ 7.1
Carol Beldon
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 ★ 7.5
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens

TV Series