
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.
Acting (47 movies)

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946

The Men
1950

Shadow of a Doubt
1943

The Steel Trap
1952

The Rainmaker
1997

Enchantment
1948

Count the Hours!
1953

Pursued
1947

Mrs. Miniver
1942

The Little Foxes
1941

The Capture
1950

Somewhere in Time
1980

Casanova Brown
1944

The Pride of the Yankees
1942

The Happy Ending
1969

Track of the Cat
1954

Crawlspace
1972

The Actress
1953

Something to Live For
1952

The Restless Years
1958

The Good Mother
1988

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955

California Conquest
1952

Escapade in Japan
1957

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956

Roseland
1977

The Imperfect Lady
1946

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000

The Elevator
1974

The Trouble with Women
1947

Angel Passing
1998

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991

Hail, Hero!
1969

Flood!
1977

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990

The Edge of Innocence
1957

Once to Every Woman
1956

The Desperate Hours
1967

The Exorcist III
1990

Bill: On His Own
1983

The Golden Honeymoon
1980

Morning's at Seven
1982

I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000

The Fig Tree
1987

The Miracle Worker
1957
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