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Teresa Wright

Born October 27, 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USADied March 6, 200545 films

Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress.

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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.

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The Best Years of Our Lives posterFirst watchThe Best Years of Our Lives19467.7as Peggy StephensonIt'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.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Shadow of a Doubt poster7.5Shadow of a Doubt1943The Rainmaker poster7.0The Rainmaker1997Somewhere in Time poster7.5Somewhere in Time1980The Exorcist III poster6.3The Exorcist III1990Mrs. Miniver poster7.1Mrs. Miniver1942The Little Foxes poster7.5The Little Foxes1941The Pride of the Yankees poster7.3The Pride of the Yankees1942The Men poster7.0The Men1950

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. 1998Angel PassingWife
  2. 1997The RainmakerColleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
  3. 1990The Exorcist IIIPenitent (uncredited)
  4. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate DeceptionHelene Berman
  5. 1988The Good MotherGrandmother Eleanor
  6. 1987The Fig TreeMiranda's Grandmother
  7. 1983Bill: On His OwnMae Driscoll
  8. 1982Morning's at SevenCora Swanson
  9. 1980Somewhere in TimeLaura Roberts
  10. 1980The Golden HoneymoonLucy Tate
  11. 1977RoselandMay
  12. 1977Flood!Alice Cutler
  13. 1974The ElevatorEdith Reynolds
  14. 1972CrawlspaceAlice Graves
  15. 1969The Happy EndingMrs. Spencer
  16. 1969Hail, Hero!Santha Dixon
  17. 1967The Desperate HoursEleanor Hilliard
  18. 1962Big Deal in LaredoMary
  19. 1958The Restless YearsElizabeth Grant
  20. 1957Escapade in JapanMary Saunders
  21. 1957The Edge of InnocenceCarol Morton
  22. 1957The Miracle WorkerAnnie Sullivan
  23. 1956The Search for Bridey MurphyRuth Simmons
  24. 1956Once to Every WomanCarol
  25. 1956No. 5 Checked OutMary
  26. 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetDoris Walker
  27. 1955The Devil's DiscipleJudith Anderson
  28. 1954Track of the CatGrace Bridges
  29. 1953The ActressAnnie Jones
  30. 1953Count the Hours!Ellen Braden
  31. 1952The Steel TrapLaurie Osborne
  32. 1952California ConquestJulie Lawrence
  33. 1952Something to Live ForEdna Miller
  34. 1950The MenEllen
  35. 1950The CaptureEllen Tevlin Vanner
  36. 1948EnchantmentLark Ingoldsby
  37. 1947The Trouble with WomenKate Farrell
  38. 1947PursuedThor
  39. 1946The Imperfect LadyMillicent Hopkins
  40. 1946The Best Years of Our LivesPeggy Stephenson
  41. 1944Casanova BrownIsabel Drury
  42. 1943Shadow of a DoubtCharlie Newton
  43. 1942The Pride of the YankeesEleanor Twitchell
  44. 1942Mrs. MiniverCarol Beldon
  45. 1941The Little FoxesAlexandra "Zan" Giddens