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Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

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.

  • I Am Alfred Hitchcock
  • Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
  • Back To "Somewhere In Time"
  • Angel Passing
  • The Rainmaker
  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
  • The Exorcist III
  • The Good Mother
  • The Fig Tree
  • Bill: On His Own
  • Morning's at Seven
  • Somewhere in Time
  • The Golden Honeymoon
  • Roseland
  • Flood!
  • The Elevator
  • Crawlspace
  • The Happy Ending
  • Hail, Hero!
  • The Desperate Hours
  • The Restless Years
  • Escapade in Japan
  • The Edge of Innocence
  • The Miracle Worker
  • The Search for Bridey Murphy
  • Once to Every Woman
  • The Miracle on 34th Street
  • Track of the Cat
  • Count the Hours!
  • The Actress
  • The Steel Trap
  • Something to Live For
  • California Conquest
  • The Men
  • The Capture
  • Enchantment
  • Pursued
  • The Trouble with Women
  • The Best Years of Our Lives
  • The Imperfect Lady
  • Casanova Brown
  • Shadow of a Doubt
  • Mrs. Miniver
  • The Pride of the Yankees
  • The Little Foxes

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