
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.
76 acting credits
Acting · 76

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Bonanza
1959

The Love Boat
1977

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Four Star Playhouse
1952

The Defenders
1961

The Oscars
1953

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Adventures in Paradise
1959

Lancer
1968

Studio 57
1954

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

Picket Fences
1992

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

Your Show of Shows
1950

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
CBS Playhouse
1966

Hawkins
1973

Letter to Loretta
1953

The Exorcist III
1990

The Rainmaker
1997

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Somewhere in Time
1980

General Electric Theater
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Mrs. Miniver
1942

Shadow of a Doubt
1943

The Men
1950

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990

The Pride of the Yankees
1942

The Good Mother
1988

The Little Foxes
1941

Pursued
1947

Escapade in Japan
1957

Flood!
1977

Enchantment
1948

The Steel Trap
1952

The Capture
1950

Count the Hours!
1953

The Happy Ending
1969

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021

Track of the Cat
1954

Something to Live For
1952

The Actress
1953

Angel Passing
1998

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955

Casanova Brown
1944

Hail, Hero!
1969

The Imperfect Lady
1946

The Trouble with Women
1947

Roseland
1977

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

California Conquest
1952

The Elevator
1974

The Edge of Innocence
1957

Morning's at Seven
1982

Bill: On His Own
1983

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000

Crawlspace
1972

The Restless Years
1958

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956

Once to Every Woman
1956

The Desperate Hours
1967
No. 5 Checked Out
1956

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000

The Golden Honeymoon
1980
Big Deal in Laredo
1962

The Miracle Worker
1957

The Fig Tree
1987