Teresa Wright
Birthday: 1918-10-27 | Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USATeresa 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
Acting
Role
as Self
as Grandmother Eleanor
as Laura Roberts
as Alice Cutler
as May
as Edith Reynolds
as Alice Graves
as Mary Saunders
as Doris Walker
as Grace Bridges
as Ellen Braden
as Julie Lawrence
as Ellen
as Ellen Tevlin Vanner
as Lark Ingoldsby
as Thor
as Peggy Stephenson
as Isabel Drury
as Charlie Newton
as Carol Beldon
as Eleanor Twitchell
as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
