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Teresa Wright

1918-10-27

The 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.

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The Exorcist III

6.241 average rating
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Somewhere in Time

7.5 average rating
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The Rainmaker

7 average rating
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Shadow of a Doubt

7.504 average rating
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The Best Years of Our Lives

7.769 average rating
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Mrs. Miniver

7.012 average rating
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The Little Foxes

7.5 average rating
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The Pride of the Yankees

7.365 average rating
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Pursued

6.5 average rating
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The Men

7 average rating
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Track of the Cat

5.662 average rating
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The Miracle on 34th Street

5.3 average rating
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The Good Mother

5.8 average rating
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Flood!

4.9 average rating
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Enchantment

6.4 average rating
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

6.8 average rating
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The Restless Years

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The Capture

6.1 average rating
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Escapade in Japan

5.5 average rating
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Something to Live For

6.8 average rating