Teresa Wright
Known for ActingBorn 1918-10-27 — died 2005-03-06Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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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.
Known for
The Rainmaker
1997 · as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
The Exorcist III
1990 · as Penitent (uncredited)
Somewhere in Time
1980 · as Laura Roberts
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · as Young Charlie
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · as Peggy Stephenson
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · as Carol Beldon
The Men
1950 · as Ellen
The Actress
1953 · as Annie Jones
Flood!
1977 · as Alice Cutler
Casanova Brown
1944 · as Isabel Drury
The Good Mother
1988 · as Grandmother Eleanor
Pursued
1947 · as Thor
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · as Eleanor Twitchell
The Little Foxes
1941 · as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
Crawlspace
1972 · as Alice Graves
Track of the Cat
1954 · as Grace Bridges
The Happy Ending
1969 · as Mrs. Spencer
Count the Hours!
1953 · as Ellen Braden