Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 27, 1918 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
| 2021 | I Am Alfred Hitchcockas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Back To "Somewhere In Time"as Self | |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Filmas Self | |
| 1998 | Angel Passingas Wife | |
| 1997 | The Rainmakeras Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong | |
| 1992 | Picket Fencesas Emily Ridgefield | |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Staras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | The Exorcist IIIas Penitent (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home Toas (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deceptionas Helene Berman | |
| 1988 | The Good Motheras Grandmother Eleanor | |
| 1987 | The Fig Treeas Miranda's Grandmother | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Helen Appletree | |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Ownas Mae Driscoll | |
| 1982 | Morning's at Sevenas Cora Swanson | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Timeas Laura Roberts | |
| 1980 | The Golden Honeymoonas Lucy Tate | |
| 1977 | Roselandas May | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Sister Regina | |
| 1977 | Flood!as Alice Cutler | |
| 1974 | The Elevatoras Edith Reynolds | |
| 1973 | Hawkinsas Jenny Burke | |
| 1972 | Crawlspaceas Alice Graves | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Ruthanne Cameron | |
| 1969 | The Happy Endingas Mrs. Spencer | |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero!as Santha Dixon | |
| 1968 | Lanceras | |
| 1967 | The Desperate Hoursas Eleanor Hilliard | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouseas Virgie | |
| 1962 | Big Deal in Laredoas Mary | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Marion Brown | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Stella | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Anne Clark | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Melissa Holmes | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradiseas Emilie Forbes | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Katherine Saunders | |
| 1958 | The Restless Yearsas Elizabeth Grant | |
| 1957 | Escapade in Japanas Mary Saunders | |
| 1957 | The Edge of Innocenceas Carol Morton | |
| 1957 | The Miracle Workeras Annie Sullivan | |
| 1956 | The Search for Bridey Murphyas Ruth Simmons | |
| 1956 | Once to Every Womanas Carol | |
| 1956 | No. 5 Checked Outas Mary | |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Streetas Doris Walker | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouseas Mary | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Doris Walker | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Janice Walner | |
| 1954 | Track of the Catas Grace Bridges | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Eilene Wade | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Lorna Baylor | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Louella Parsons | |
| 1954 | Studio 57as | |
| 1953 | The Actressas Annie Jones | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Schoolteacher | |
| 1953 | Count the Hours!as Ellen Braden | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Mary Todd Lincoln | |
| 1952 | The Steel Trapas Laurie Osborne | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Alison Stevens | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Forrester | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Janet Larson | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Mrs. Wentworth | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Paula | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouseas Carol | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouseas Sister Mary Winifred | |
| 1952 | California Conquestas Julie Lawrence | |
| 1952 | Something to Live Foras Edna Miller | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Judith Anderson | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Laura Savage | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Sister Louise | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Terry Hagen | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Emily | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Laura Pennington | |
| 1950 | The Menas Ellen | |
| 1950 | The Captureas Ellen Tevlin Vanner | |
| 1950 | Your Show of Showsas | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presentsas | |
| 1948 | Enchantmentas Lark Ingoldsby | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Womenas Kate Farrell | |
| 1947 | Pursuedas Thor | |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Livesas Peggy Stephenson | |
| 1946 | The Imperfect Ladyas Millicent Hopkins | |
| 1944 | Casanova Brownas Isabel Drury | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubtas Young Charlie | |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankeesas Eleanor Twitchell | |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniveras Carol Beldon | |
| 1941 | The Little Foxesas Alexandra "Zan" Giddens |