Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 66
1990s
- 1998
Angel Passing
Wife
- 1997
- 1992
- 1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Helene Berman
1980s
- 1988
The Good Mother
Grandmother Eleanor
- 1987
The Fig Tree
Miranda's Grandmother
- 1984
- 1983
Bill: On His Own
Mae Driscoll
- 1982
Morning's at Seven
Cora Swanson
- 1980
The Golden Honeymoon
Lucy Tate
1970s
- 1977
Roseland
May
Flood!
Alice Cutler
- 1974
The Elevator
Edith Reynolds
- 1973
Hawkins
Jenny Burke · 1 episode
- 1972
Crawlspace
Alice Graves
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer
Hail, Hero!
Santha Dixon
- 1968
- 1967
The Desperate Hours
Eleanor Hilliard
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Restless Years
Elizabeth Grant
- 1957
Escapade in Japan
Mary Saunders
The Edge of Innocence
Carol Morton
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
- 1956
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Ruth Simmons
Once to Every Woman
Carol
- 1955
The Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
- 1954
- 1953
The Actress
Annie Jones
Count the Hours!
Ellen Braden
General Electric Theater
Mary Todd Lincoln · 1 episode
- 1952
Something to Live For
Edna Miller
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Judith Anderson · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Terry Hagen, Laura Savage, Sister Louise · 1 episode
- 1950
The Men
Ellen
The Capture
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1940s
- 1948
- 1947
The Trouble with Women
Kate Farrell
- 1946
The Imperfect Lady
Millicent Hopkins
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
Appearances7
2020s
- 2021
2000s
- 2000
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
1990s
- 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
1950s
- 1953
1940s
- 1948
