Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 27, 1918
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Muriel Teresa Wright
- Тереза Райт
- Τερέζα Ράιτ
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.
Known For - Movies
The Rainmaker
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
The Exorcist III
as Penitent (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Peggy Stephenson
Shadow of a Doubt
as Young Charlie
Somewhere in Time
as Laura Roberts
The Little Foxes
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
Mrs. Miniver
as Carol Beldon
The Pride of the Yankees
as Eleanor Twitchell
The Men
as Ellen
The Good Mother
as Grandmother Eleanor
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Helen Appletree
Bonanza
as Katherine Saunders
The Love Boat
as Sister Regina
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Marion Brown
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Stella
Climax!
as Eilene Wade
Climax!
as Lorna Baylor
Climax!
as Louella Parsons
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self