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Teresa Wright

Acting Born Oct 27, 1918 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Murder, She Wrote

as Helen Appletree
Film

Mulholland Drive

as Katherine Saunders

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Marion Brown

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Stella

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Four Star Playhouse

as Sister Mary Winifred

Four Star Playhouse

as Carol

Climax!

as Eilene Wade

Climax!

as Lorna Baylor

Climax!

as Louella Parsons

Full filmography

  • The Love Boat (1977) as Sister Regina
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Helen Appletree
  • Bonanza (1959) as Katherine Saunders
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Marion Brown
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Stella
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Sister Mary Winifred
  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Carol
  • Climax! (1954) as Eilene Wade
  • Climax! (1954) as Lorna Baylor
  • Climax! (1954) as Louella Parsons
  • The Defenders (1961) as Anne Clark
  • The Defenders (1961) as Melissa Holmes
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Emilie Forbes
  • Lancer (1968)
  • Picket Fences (1992) as Emily Ridgefield
  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Doris Walker
  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Janice Walner
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Alison Stevens
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Paula
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mrs. Wentworth