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