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Teresa Wright

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 10/27/1918 († 86, 03/06/2005) | Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes, and in 1942 for Mrs. Miniver, winning for the latter. That same year, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The 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, incl... ()
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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 frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become ...

The Best Years of Our Lives

NR

1946 | 3.9/5 | 2h 51min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represe ...

Mrs. Miniver

NR

1942 | 3.6/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous ...

Somewhere in Time

PG

1980 | 3.8/5 | 1h 43min
Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakle ...

Shadow of a Doubt

PG

1943 | 3.8/5 | 1h 48min
Thriller, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Teresa Wright

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Teresa Wright as Actress(44)

as herself2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as herself2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Wife1998 Angel Passing
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong1997 The Rainmaker
as (archive footage)1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as Helene Berman1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Penitent (uncredited)1990 The Exorcist III
as Grandmother Eleanor1988 The Good Mother
as Mae Driscoll1983 Bill: On His Own
as Cora Swanson1982 Morning's at Seven
as Lucy Tate1980 The Golden Honeymoon
as Laura Roberts1980 Somewhere in Time
as May1977 Roseland
as Alice Cutler1977 Flood!
as Edith Reynolds1974 The Elevator
as Alice Graves1972 Crawlspace
as Mrs. Spencer1969 The Happy Ending
as Santha Dixon1969 Hail, Hero!
as Eleanor Hilliard1967 The Desperate Hours
as Mary1962 Big Deal in Laredo
as Elizabeth Grant1958 The Restless Years
as Carol Morton1957 The Edge of Innocence
as Mary Saunders1957 Escapade in Japan
as Mary1956 No. 5 Checked Out
as Ruth Simmons1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy
as Doris Walker1955 The Miracle on 34th Street
as Grace Bridges1954 Track of the Cat
as Ellen Braden1953 Count the Hours!
as Annie Jones1953 The Actress
as Edna Miller1952 Something to Live For
as Julie Lawrence1952 California Conquest
as Laurie Osborne1952 The Steel Trap
as Ellen1950 The Men
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner1950 The Capture
as Lark Ingoldsby1948 Enchantment
as Thor1947 Pursued
as Kate Farrell1947 The Trouble with Women
as Millicent Hopkins1946 The Imperfect Lady
as Peggy Stephenson1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
as Isabel Drury1944 Casanova Brown
as Charlie Newton1943 Shadow of a Doubt
as Carol Beldon1942 Mrs. Miniver
as Eleanor Twitchell1942 The Pride of the Yankees
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens1941 The Little Foxes

TV Shows/Series with Teresa Wright as Actress(26)

as Helen Appletree1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Jenny Burke1973 Hawkins
1968 Lancer
1966 CBS Playhouse
as Marion Brown1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Stella1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Anne Clark1961 The Defenders
as Melissa Holmes1961 The Defenders
as Emilie Forbes1959 Adventures in Paradise
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Eilene Wade1954 Climax!
as Lorna Baylor1954 Climax!
as Louella Parsons1954 Climax!
as Mary Todd Lincoln1953 GE Theater
as Schoolteacher1953 Letter to Loretta
as Sister Mary Winifred1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Carol1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Terry Hagen1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Laura Savage1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sister Louise1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Judith Anderson1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Emily1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Laura Pennington1950 Lux Video Theatre
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 Your Show of Shows
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Teresa Wright
Born: Sunday, 10/27 1918 (October) in Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 03/06 2005 (March) in New Haven (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia High School
Spouses (current/former): Robert Anderson, Niven Busch
Other names for Teresa Wright (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Muriel Teresa Wright"
"Тереза Райт"
"Τερέζα Ράιτ"
"Theresa Muriel Wright"
Teresa Wright frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
David Niven (37x, Actor)
John Newland (32x, Crew)
Charles Boyer (30x, Actor)
Dick Powell (27x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (25x, Actress)
Ida Lupino (24x, Actress)
Vera Miles (22x, Actress)
Vaughn Taylor (22x, Actor)
Isobel Elsom (20x, Actress)
Skip Homeier (20x, Actor)
Niven Busch (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12387, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024