Acting · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA · Born October 27, 1918
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.
MovieI Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBack To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
as Self
MovieBeyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
MovieAngel Passing
1998
as Wife
MovieThe Rainmaker
1997
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
TVPicket Fences
1992
as Emily Ridgefield
MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Exorcist III
1990
as Penitent (uncredited)
MovieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Helene Berman
MovieThe Good Mother
1988
as Grandmother Eleanor
MovieThe Fig Tree
1987
as Miranda's Grandmother
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Helen Appletree
MovieBill: On His Own
1983
as Mae Driscoll
MovieMorning's at Seven
1982
as Cora Swanson
MovieSomewhere in Time
1980
as Laura Roberts
MovieThe Golden Honeymoon
1980
as Lucy Tate
MovieRoseland
1977
as May
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Sister Regina
MovieFlood!
1977
as Alice Cutler
MovieThe Elevator
1974
as Edith Reynolds
TVHawkins
1973
as Jenny Burke
MovieCrawlspace
1972
as Alice Graves
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Ruthanne Cameron
MovieThe Happy Ending
1969
as Mrs. Spencer
MovieHail, Hero!
1969
as Santha Dixon
TVLancer
1968
MovieThe Desperate Hours
1967
as Eleanor Hilliard
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Virgie
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
as Mary
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Marion Brown
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Anne Clark
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Emilie Forbes
TVBonanza
1959
as Katherine Saunders
MovieThe Restless Years
1958
as Elizabeth Grant
MovieEscapade in Japan
1957
as Mary Saunders
MovieThe Edge of Innocence
1957
as Carol Morton
MovieThe Miracle Worker
1957
as Annie Sullivan
MovieThe Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
as Ruth Simmons
MovieOnce to Every Woman
1956
as Carol
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
as Mary
MovieThe Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Doris Walker
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Doris Walker
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mary
MovieTrack of the Cat
1954
as Grace Bridges
TVClimax!
1954
as Eilene Wade
TVStudio 57
1954
MovieThe Actress
1953
as Annie Jones
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Schoolteacher
MovieCount the Hours!
1953
as Ellen Braden
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Mary Todd Lincoln
MovieThe Steel Trap
1952
as Laurie Osborne
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Alison Stevens
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Sister Mary Winifred
MovieCalifornia Conquest
1952
as Julie Lawrence
MovieSomething to Live For
1952
as Edna Miller
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Judith Anderson
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Terry Hagen
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Emily
MovieThe Men
1950
as Ellen
MovieThe Capture
1950
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
TVYour Show of Shows
1950
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
MovieEnchantment
1948
as Lark Ingoldsby
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Trouble with Women
1947
as Kate Farrell
MoviePursued
1947
as Thor
MovieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Peggy Stephenson
MovieThe Imperfect Lady
1946
as Millicent Hopkins
MovieCasanova Brown
1944
as Isabel Drury
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1943
as Young Charlie
MovieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Eleanor Twitchell
MovieMrs. Miniver
1942
as Carol Beldon
MovieThe Little Foxes
1941
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
