Teresa Wright
Acting
Born: 1918-10-27 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
The Love Boat
Sister Regina
Murder, She Wrote
Helen Appletree
Bonanza
Katherine Saunders
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Marion Brown
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Stella
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Four Star Playhouse
Sister Mary Winifred
Four Star Playhouse
Carol
Robert Montgomery Presents
Climax!
Eilene Wade
Climax!
Lorna Baylor
Climax!
Louella Parsons
The Ford Television Theatre
Alison Stevens
The Ford Television Theatre
Paula
The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Wentworth
The Ford Television Theatre
Janet Larson
The Ford Television Theatre
Forrester
The Defenders
Anne Clark
The Defenders
Melissa Holmes
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Ruthanne Cameron
Picket Fences
Emily Ridgefield
The Oscars
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Doris Walker
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Janice Walner
Lancer
Studio 57
Adventures in Paradise
Emilie Forbes
Your Show of Shows
The Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
The Exorcist III
Penitent (uncredited)
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mary
Shadow of a Doubt
Young Charlie
Somewhere in Time
Laura Roberts
The Best Years of Our Lives
Peggy Stephenson
Hawkins
Jenny Burke
Mrs. Miniver
Carol Beldon