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Teresa Wright
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American actress (1918–2005)
Teresa Wright was an American actress who had a long career in film, theater, and television from the 1940s through the early 2000s. She is remembered as a talented performer who appeared in acclaimed movies and earned recognition for her dramatic work during Hollywood's golden age.
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- Secrets to Great Canned Salmon Dishes Cookbook
- Handbook of Protest and Resistance in China
- Hey~Oka
- Popular Protest in China
- The One-Minute Counselor for Women
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- 1918-10-27
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- Theresa Muriel Wright
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Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carol Beldon in Mrs. Miniver. She was nominated for the same award in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. Also in 1942, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Pride of the Yankees, opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943), and in William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Additionally, Wright received five Photoplay Awards, two National Board of Review Awards, and two Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars for her contributions to motion pictures and television.
Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the original Playhouse 90 television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the NBC Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story (1959), 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.