Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1918-10-27
Day of Death
2005-03-06
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Teresa Wright
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.
Filmography (49)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
Angel Passing
1998
The Rainmaker
1997
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
The Exorcist III
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
The Good Mother
1988
The Fig Tree
1987
Bill: On His Own
1983
Morning's at Seven
1982
Somewhere in Time
1980
