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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Rainmaker (1997) — Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Young Charlie
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The Exorcist III (1990) — Penitent (uncredited)
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — Peggy Stephenson
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Somewhere in Time (1980) — Laura Roberts
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Bonanza (1959) — Katherine Saunders
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Helen Appletree
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) — Carol Beldon
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The Little Foxes (1941) — Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
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The Love Boat (1977) — Sister Regina
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The Pride of the Yankees (1942) — Eleanor Twitchell
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Pursued (1947) — Thor
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The Men (1950) — Ellen
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Marion Brown
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Picket Fences (1992) — Emily Ridgefield
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Track of the Cat (1954) — Grace Bridges
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The Good Mother (1988) — Grandmother Eleanor
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The Happy Ending (1969) — Mrs. Spencer
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Casanova Brown (1944) — Isabel Drury
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The Steel Trap (1952) — Laurie Osborne
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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The Capture (1950) — Ellen Tevlin Vanner
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The Actress (1953) — Annie Jones
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Count the Hours! (1953) — Ellen Braden
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Escapade in Japan (1957) — Mary Saunders
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Flood! (1977) — Alice Cutler
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The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) — Doris Walker
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990) — Helene Berman
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Enchantment (1948) — Lark Ingoldsby
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Crawlspace (1972) — Alice Graves
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Climax! (1954) — Eilene Wade
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The Defenders (1961) — Anne Clark
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Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Sister Mary Winifred
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The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) — Doris Walker
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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Something to Live For (1952) — Edna Miller
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California Conquest (1952) — Julie Lawrence
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Roseland (1977) — May