Cast & creator
Teresa Wright
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, Bonanza, The Love Boat
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.
Also known as: Muriel Teresa Wright, Тереза Райт, Τερέζα Ράιτ
51
film credits
40
television credits
91
1941–2021 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
Showing 91 of 91 credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Bonanza
Katherine Saunders
1959
The Love Boat
Sister Regina
1977
Murder, She Wrote
Helen Appletree
1984
Climax!
Eilene Wade
1954Climax!
Lorna Baylor
1954Climax!
Louella Parsons
1954
Four Star Playhouse
Sister Mary Winifred
1952Four Star Playhouse
Carol
1952
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Marion Brown
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Stella
1962
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Defenders
Anne Clark
1961The Defenders
Melissa Holmes
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Doris Walker
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
Janice Walner
1955
The Oscars
Self
1953
Adventures in Paradise
Emilie Forbes
1959
The Ford Television Theatre
Alison Stevens
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Paula
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Mrs. Wentworth
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Janet Larson
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Forrester
1952
Picket Fences
Emily Ridgefield
1992
Studio 57
1954
Your Show of Shows
1950
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Ruthanne Cameron
1971
Lancer
1968Lux Video Theatre
Emily
1950Lux Video Theatre
Laura Pennington
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mary
1955CBS Playhouse
Virgie
1966
Letter to Loretta
Schoolteacher
1953
The Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
1997
The Exorcist III
Penitent (uncredited)
1990
Shadow of a Doubt
Charlie Newton
1943
Hawkins
Jenny Burke
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Judith Anderson
1951
Somewhere in Time
Laura Roberts
1980
The Best Years of Our Lives
Peggy Stephenson
1946
General Electric Theater
Mary Todd Lincoln
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Terry Hagen
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Laura Savage
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sister Louise
1951
Mrs. Miniver
Carol Beldon
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Eleanor Twitchell
1942
The Good Mother
Grandmother Eleanor
1988
The Little Foxes
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
1941
The Actress
Annie Jones
1953
The Men
Ellen
1950The Devil's Disciple
Judith Anderson
1955
Casanova Brown
Isabel Drury
1944
Track of the Cat
Grace Bridges
1954
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
2021
Flood!
Alice Cutler
1977
Something to Live For
Edna Miller
1952Diamonds on the Silver Screen
Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Helene Berman
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
Angel Passing
Wife
1998
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1991
The Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer
1969
Count the Hours!
Ellen Braden
1953
Crawlspace
Alice Graves
1972
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Self
2000
The Elevator
Edith Reynolds
1974
The Capture
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
1950
The Trouble with Women
Kate Farrell
1947
The Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
1955
Morning's at Seven
Cora Swanson
1982
The Edge of Innocence
Carol Morton
1957
The Imperfect Lady
Millicent Hopkins
1946
California Conquest
Julie Lawrence
1952
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Bill: On His Own
Mae Driscoll
1983
The Restless Years
Elizabeth Grant
1958Big Deal in Laredo
Mary
1962
Hail, Hero!
Santha Dixon
1969
Enchantment
Lark Ingoldsby
1948
Pursued
Thor
1947
The Steel Trap
Laurie Osborne
1952
Escapade in Japan
Mary Saunders
1957No. 5 Checked Out
Mary
1956
The Fig Tree
Miranda's Grandmother
1987
Roseland
May
1977
The Golden Honeymoon
Lucy Tate
1980
The Desperate Hours
Eleanor Hilliard
1967
Once to Every Woman
Carol
1956
The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
1957
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Ruth Simmons
1956