Teresa Wright
Known For
Acting
Born
1918-10-27 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2005-03-06
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Katherine Saunders
Murder, She Wrote
as Helen Appletree
The Love Boat
as Sister Regina
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Marion Brown
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Stella
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Climax!
as Eilene Wade
Climax!
as Lorna Baylor
Climax!
as Louella Parsons
The Oscars
as Self
The Defenders
as Anne Clark
The Defenders
as Melissa Holmes
Robert Montgomery Presents
Four Star Playhouse
as Sister Mary Winifred
Four Star Playhouse
as Carol
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Picket Fences
as Emily Ridgefield
Studio 57
Adventures in Paradise
as Emilie Forbes
The Ford Television Theatre
as Alison Stevens