Teresa Wright

Also known as Muriel Teresa Wright, Theresa Wright

American actress (1918–2005)

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Teresa Wright (1918–2005) was an American figure whose professional career began in 1941. She is recognized within the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection and holds a place in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. Wright had two children.

Her published works include the *Secrets to Great Canned Salmon Dishes Cookbook*, *Handbook of Protest and Resistance in China*, *Hey~Oka*, *Popular Protest in China*, and *The One-Minute Counselor for Women*. Records indicate she has eight works listed, with five works counted in another database.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Teresa
Family name: Wright
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: New Haven
Spouse: Niven Busch
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Image: Teresa Wright 1942.jpg
Number of children: 2

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name in native language: Teresa Wright
Commons category: Teresa Wright
date of birth: 1918-10-27
date of death: 2005-03-06
cause of death: myocardial infarction
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Teresa Wright
start of work period: 1941-00-00
birth name: Theresa Muriel Wright
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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