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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.
As actor
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
Big Deal in Laredo
The Restless Years
Escapade in Japan
The Edge of Innocence
The Miracle Worker
The Search for Bridey Murphy
No. 5 Checked Out
Once to Every Woman