Teresa Wright
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Bonanza
Katherine Saunders
1959
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Helen Appletree
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Sister Regina
1977
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Climax!
Eilene Wade
1954
Series
Climax!
Lorna Baylor
1954
Series
Climax!
Louella Parsons
1954
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Marion Brown
1962
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Stella
1962
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Four Star Playhouse
Sister Mary Winifred
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Carol
1952
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Defenders
Anne Clark
1961
Series
The Defenders
Melissa Holmes
1961
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Emilie Forbes
1959
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Alison Stevens
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Paula
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Wentworth
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Janet Larson
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Forrester
1952
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Picket Fences
Emily Ridgefield
1992
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mary
1955
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Doris Walker
1955
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Janice Walner
1955
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Ruthanne Cameron
1971
Lux Video Theatre
Emily
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Laura Pennington
1950
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Your Show of Shows
1950
CBS Playhouse
Virgie
1966
Series
Hawkins
Jenny Burke
1973
Series
Letter to Loretta
Schoolteacher
1953
Film
The Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
1997
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Judith Anderson
1951
Film
The Exorcist III
Penitent (uncredited)
1990
Series
General Electric Theater
Mary Todd Lincoln
1953
Film
The Best Years of Our Lives
Peggy Stephenson
1946
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Terry Hagen
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Laura Savage
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sister Louise
1951
Film
Somewhere in Time
Laura Roberts
1980
Film
Shadow of a Doubt
Young Charlie
1943
Film
Mrs. Miniver
Carol Beldon
1942
Film
The Capture
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
Film
Flood!
Alice Cutler
1977
Film
The Pride of the Yankees
Eleanor Twitchell
1942
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Helene Berman
1990
Film
Pursued
Thor
1947
Film
The Little Foxes
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
1941
Film
The Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer
1969
Film
The Men
Ellen
1950
Film
Track of the Cat
Grace Bridges
1954
Film
Enchantment
Lark Ingoldsby
1948
Film
Roseland
May
1977
Film
The Good Mother
Grandmother Eleanor
1988
Film
California Conquest
Julie Lawrence
1952
Film
Escapade in Japan
Mary Saunders
1957
Film
Casanova Brown
Isabel Drury
1944
Film
The Actress
Annie Jones
1953
Film
The Imperfect Lady
Millicent Hopkins
1946
Film
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Bill: On His Own
Mae Driscoll
1983
Film
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
Film
The Trouble with Women
Kate Farrell
1947
Film
The Golden Honeymoon
Lucy Tate
1980
Film
The Elevator
Edith Reynolds
1974
Film
The Steel Trap
Laurie Osborne
1952
Film
The Desperate Hours
Eleanor Hilliard
1967
Film
Count the Hours!
Ellen Braden
1953
Film
Something to Live For
Edna Miller
1952
Film
Hail, Hero!
Santha Dixon
1969
Film
Crawlspace
Alice Graves
1972
Film
The Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
1955
Film
Angel Passing
Wife
1998
Film
The Restless Years
Elizabeth Grant
1958
Film
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
2000
Film
Once to Every Woman
Carol
1956
Film
The Edge of Innocence
Carol Morton
1957
Big Deal in Laredo
Mary
1962
Film
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Ruth Simmons
1956
No. 5 Checked Out
Mary
1956
Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Film
Morning's at Seven
Cora Swanson
1982
Film
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
1957
Film
The Fig Tree
Miranda's Grandmother
1987