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Teresa Wright (I) (1918–2005)

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A natural and lovely talent who was discovered for films by Samuel Goldwyn, the always likable Teresa Wright distinguished herself early on in high-caliber, Oscar-worthy form -- the only performer ever to be nominated for Oscars for her first three films. Always true to herself, she was able to earn Hollywood stardom on her own unglamorized terms... See full bio »

Born:

Muriel Teresa Wright
in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 86) in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Teresa Wright circa 1948 © 1978 Paul Hesse Still of Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, MEN, THE, United Artists, 1950, **I.V. Dana Andrews & Teresa Wright Teresa Wright (far right) with (left to right) Van Heflin, Greer Garson and James Cagney as they all hold the Motion Picture Academy's coveted Teresa Wright in a publicity still for
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1997 The Rainmaker
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
 
1996 Picket Fences (TV series)
Emily Ridgefield
– My Romance (1996) … Emily Ridgefield
 
1993 No Room for Opal (TV movie)
Opal
 
1993 The Red Coat (short)
 
1991 Lethal Innocence (TV movie)
Myra
 
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (TV movie)
Helene Berman
 
1989 Dolphin Cove (TV series)
Nina Rothman
– The Elders (1989) … Nina Rothman
 
1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Helen Appletree
– Mr. Penroy's Vacation (1988) … Helen Appletree
 
1988 The Good Mother
Grandmother
 
1987 The Fig Tree (TV movie)
Miranda's Grandmother
 
1986 Guiding Light (TV series)
Grace Cummings
 
1986 Morningstar/Eveningstar (TV series)
Alice Blair
– A Rose for Alice (1986) … Alice Blair
– The Firebird (1986) … Alice Blair
 
1983 Bill: On His Own (TV movie)
Mae Driscoll
 
1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Sister Regina
– The Christmas Presence (1982) … Sister Regina
 
1982 Morning's at Seven (TV movie)
Cora Swanson
 
1980 Somewhere in Time
Laura Roberts
 
1980 The Golden Honeymoon (TV movie)
Lucy Tate
 
1979 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Jessica
– The Rocking Chair Rebellion (1979) … Jessica
 
1978 Grandpa Goes to Washington (TV series)
– The Senator's Widow (1978)
 
1977 Roseland
May (The Waltz)
 
1976 Flood! (TV movie)
Alice Cutler
 
1976 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
– Terror in the Night (1976)
 
1974 The Elevator (TV movie)
Edith Reynolds
 
1974 Hawkins (TV series)
Jenny Burke
– Murder on the Thirteenth Floor (1974) … Jenny Burke
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Ruthanne Cameron
– The Camerons Are a Special Clan (1973) … Ruthanne Cameron
 
1972 Crawlspace (TV movie)
Alice Graves
 
1969 The Happy Ending
Mrs. Spencer
 
1969 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Virgie
– Appalachian Autumn (1969) … Virgie
 
1969 Hail, Hero!
Santha Dixon
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Ellen Haney
– Yesterday's Vendetta (1969) … Ellen Haney
 
1964-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Anne Clark / Melissa Holmes
– The Prosecutor (1965) … Melissa Holmes
– The Pill Man (1964) … Anne Clark
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Marion Brown / Stella
– Lonely Place (1964) … Stella
– Three Wives Too Many (1964) … Marion Brown
 
1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Katherine Saunders
– My Son, My Son (1964) … Katherine Saunders
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Mary
– Big Deal in Laredo (1962) … Mary
 
1954-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Allie Gulliver / Louise Henderson / Margaret Swift / …
– The Big Laugh (1962)
– The Hours Before Dawn (1959) … Louise Henderson
– Trap for a Stranger (1959) … Allie Gulliver
– Red Gulch (1955) … Miss Mary
– The End of Paul Dane (1954) … Margaret Swift
 
1961 Theatre '62 (TV series)
– Intermezzo (1961)
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Julia Grant / Margaret Bourke White
– Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier (1960) … Julia Grant
– The Margaret Bourke White Story (1960) … Margaret Bourke White
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Emilie Forbes
– The Pit of Silence (1959) … Emilie Forbes
 
1958 The Restless Years
Elizabeth Grant
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Annie Sullivan / Carol Morton
– The Edge of Innocence (1957) … Carol Morton
– The Miracle Worker (1957) … Annie Sullivan
 
1957 Escapade in Japan
Mary Saunders
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
Helen Fiske
– No Escape (1957) … Helen Fiske
 
1957 Undercurrent (TV series)
Helen Fiske
– No Escape (1957) … Helen Fiske
 
1953-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Alison Stevens / Janet Larson / Julie Forrester / …
– Desperation (1957) … Alison Stevens
– The Lady in the Wind (1955) … Julie Forrester
– The Stars Don't Shine (1955) … Janet Larson
– The Happiest Day (1954) … Paula
– And Suddenly, You Knew (1953) … Mrs. Wentworth
 
1952-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Laura Savage / Sister Louise / Terry Hagen
– Sister Louise Goes to Town (1957) … Sister Louise
– Witness to Condemn (1956) … Laura Savage
– Dress in the Window (1952) … Terry Hagen
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– As You Make It (1957)
 
1955-1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Doris Walker / Janice Walner
– Child of the Regiment (1956) … Janice Walner
– The Miracle on 34th Street (1955) … Doris Walker
 
1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy
Ruth Simmons
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Faithful Heart (1956)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Helen Fiske
– No Escape (1956) … Helen Fiske
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Eleanor Linton / Terry Spencer
– The Lonely Ones (1956) … Eleanor Linton
– Her Crowning Glory (1955) … Terry Spencer
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
– The Secret Place (1956)
 
1954-1956 Climax! (TV series)
Eilene Wade / Lorna Baylor / Louella Parsons
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Louella Parsons
– The White Carnation (1954) … Lorna Baylor
– The Long Goodbye (1954) … Eilene Wade
 
1955-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Carol Stuart / Sister Margaret Madeleine
– Once to Every Woman (1956) … Carol Stuart
– The Good Sister (1955) … Sister Margaret Madeleine
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Mary
– No. 5 Checked Out (1956) … Mary
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Sylvia Hallock
– Undertow (1955) … Sylvia Hallock
 
1955 The Devil's Disciple (TV movie)
Judith Anderson
 
1951-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Emily / Emily Lawrence / Laura Pennington
– The Enchanted Cottage (1955) … Laura Pennington
– The Sound of Waves Breaking (1952) … Emily Lawrence
– Manhattan Pastorale (1951) … Emily
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Schoolteacher
– My Uncle O'Moore (1955) … Schoolteacher
 
1955 Your Play Time (TV series)
– Intolerable Portrait (1955)
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Marianne Merrick
– Driftwood (1955) … Marianne Merrick
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mary Todd Lincoln
– Love Is Eternal (1955) … Mary Todd Lincoln
 
1954 Track of the Cat
Grace Bridges
 
1953 The Actress
Annie Jones
 
1953 Count the Hours
Ellen Braden
 
1952 The Steel Trap
Laurie Osborne
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Welcome Home, Stranger (1952)
 
1952 California Conquest
Julie Lawrence
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– And Never Come Back (1952)
 
1952 Something to Live For
Edna Miller
 
1950 The Men
Ellen
 
1950 The Capture
Ellen Tevlin Vanner
 
1948 Enchantment
Lark Ingoldsby
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
Kate Farrell
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Millicent Hopkins
 
1947 Pursued
Thor
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Peggy Stephenson
 
1944 Casanova Brown
Isabel Drury
 
1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Young Charlie
 
1942 The Pride of the Yankees
Eleanor Twitchell
 
1942 Mrs. Miniver
Carol Beldon
 
1941 The Little Foxes
Alexandra Giddens
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1948 Enchantment (performer: "Pretty Polly Oliver" - uncredited)
 
1942 The Pride of the Yankees (music: "Always" 1925 - uncredited / performer: "Always" 1925 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) (special thanks)
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (18 titles)
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
2001 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) … Herself
 
2000 Back to 'Somewhere in Time' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
1994 A Century of Women (TV mini-series documentary)
Family Member
 
1992 Diamonds on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1990 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #13.7 (1984) … Herself - Guest
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1954 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– William Wellman (1954) … Herself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Cinematography Awards
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.13 (1952) … Herself
 
1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Herself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.22 (1952) … Herself - Guest Performer
 
1952 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 January 1952 (1952) … Herself
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #4.4 (1951) … Herself - Actress
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's The Rainmaker' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial sequence
 
1991 Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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I Never Sang for My Father (1968). Drama. Written by Robert Anderson. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Assistant to Theoni Aldredge: Harry Curtis. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John T. Jensen, Jr. and L.C. Warner. Directed by Alan Schneider... See more »

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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Greer Garson] Very bright. Fantastically beautiful. Very much the lady. She was a great Irish wit. There are actors who work in movies. And then there are movie stars. She was a movie star. See more »

Trivia:

Was the only actor ever to be nominated for an Oscar for her first three films. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio