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Teresa Wright is a Actor American born on 27 october 1918 at New York City (USA)
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 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 notable 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.
She has two grandchildren, one of whom, Jonah Smith, helped produce Darren Aronofsky's films Pi (1998) and Requiem for a Dream (2000). In 1998, Smith accompanied his grandmother to Yankee Stadium when she was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch. It was her first visit to the stadium. Her appearance in Pride of the Yankees had sparked an interest in baseball and led her to become a Yankees fan. After Wright died in 2005, in honor of her heartfelt performance in that film, when the roll call of former Yankees who had passed on was announced at Old Timer's Day on July 5, 2005, her name was read out among all the ballplayers and other members of the Yankees family.
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Birth name Muriel Teresa Wright
Nationality USA
Birth 27 october 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 march 2005 (at 86 years) at Connecticut (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nationality USA
Birth 27 october 1918 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 march 2005 (at 86 years) at Connecticut (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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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Wright was married to writer Niven Busch from 1942 to 1952. They had two children: a son, Niven Terence Busch born December 2, 1944, and daughter, Mary Kelly Busch born September 12, 1947. She married playwright Robert Anderson in 1959. They were divorced in 1978, but maintained a close relationship until the end of her life.She has two grandchildren, one of whom, Jonah Smith, helped produce Darren Aronofsky's films Pi (1998) and Requiem for a Dream (2000). In 1998, Smith accompanied his grandmother to Yankee Stadium when she was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch. It was her first visit to the stadium. Her appearance in Pride of the Yankees had sparked an interest in baseball and led her to become a Yankees fan. After Wright died in 2005, in honor of her heartfelt performance in that film, when the roll call of former Yankees who had passed on was announced at Old Timer's Day on July 5, 2005, her name was read out among all the ballplayers and other members of the Yankees family.
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, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Kevin Spacey, Tippi Hedren, Janet Leigh, Patricia Hitchcock, Rod Taylor, Veronica Cartwright
Roles elle-même
Rating78%
The Rainmaker (1997)
, 2h15Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Teresa Wright, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke
Roles Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Rating71%
Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) was brought up in a slum. His father, who was a severe alcoholic, abused him and his mother. After studying at Austin Peay State University, Rudy, who has an interest in social justice and civil rights, decides to attend law school. When he graduates from the University of Memphis State Law School, he, unlike most of his fellow grads, has no high-paying employment lined up. He is forced to apply for part-time positions while he serves drinks at a Memphis bar.
The Exorcist III (1990)
, 1h50Directed by William Peter Blatty
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Serial killer films
Actors George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Brad Dourif, Nicol Williamson
Roles Penitent (uncredited)
Rating64%
The film begins with the point of view of someone wandering through the streets of Georgetown, a voice informing us "I have dreams... of a rose... and of falling down a long flight of stairs." The point of view shows a warning of evil about to arrive later that night at a church. Demonic growls are heard. Leaves and other street trash suddenly come flying into the church as a crucifix comes to life. It then cuts to Lieutenant William F. Kinderman (George C. Scott) at a crime scene, where a 12-year-old boy named Thomas Kintry has been murdered.
The Good Mother (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards, Ralph Bellamy, Teresa Wright, James Naughton
Roles Grandmother Eleanor
Rating57%
Anna Dunlap (Diane Keaton), is a piano teacher who works part-time at a college laboratory and a recent divorcee who has custody of a six-year-old daughter. She meets and falls in love with Leo (Liam Neeson), an Irish sculptor who helps her to find true passion and fulfillment. But her sexual liberation comes at a very high cost: her ex-husband Brian (Naughton) questions her new lifestyle. Worse, he accuses Leo of sexually molesting Molly and sues Anna for custody of their daughter.
Bill: On His Own (1983)
, 1h40Directed by Anthony Page
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Mickey Rooney, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, Edie McClurg, Tracey Walter, Teresa Wright
Roles Mae Driscoll
Rating73%
Somewhere in Time (1980)
, 1h43Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels, Temporal paradox
Actors Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Bill Erwin, Jiří Voskovec
Roles Laura Roberts
Rating72%
In May 1972, college theatre student Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) is celebrating the debut of a play he has written. During the celebration, he is approached by an elderly woman (Susan French) who places a pocket watch in his hand and pleads, "Come back to me." Richard does not recognize the woman, who returns to her own residence and dies soon afterward.
Flood! (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Disaster, Action, Adventure
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Culp, Martin Milner, Barbara Hershey, Richard Basehart, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall
Roles Alice Cutler
Rating53%
Après plusieurs semaines de pluie torentielle, les habitants soucieux de la sécurité de la petite ville de Brownsville demandent à leur maire d'ouvrir les vannes pour faire sortir le surplus d'eau du barrage mais ce dernier refuse. La construction cède et c'est la panique pour les quelques habitants qui vont devoir faire l'impossible pour survivre.
Roseland (1977)
, 1h44Directed by James Ivory
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Teresa Wright, Geraldine Chaplin, Lou Jacobi, Conrad Janis, Joan Copeland, Christopher Walken
Roles May
Rating59%
At Roseland, an older lady, May (Wright), with a light step, looks for the memory of her husband in the ballroom's mirrors. Stan (Jacobi), a cheerful older man steers May to brandy alexanders and away from her past.
Crawlspace (1972)
Directed by John Newland, Buzz Kulik
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors John Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, Eugene Roche, Matthew Cowles
Roles Alice Graves
Rating62%
The plot of this film was very similar to the novel written by Lieberman, (the teleplay, written by Ernest Kinoy, was also based on the novel).
The Happy Ending (1969)
, 1h57Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Transport films, Political films
Actors Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges, Teresa Wright, Dick Shawn
Roles Mrs. Spencer
Rating62%
1953: Through the course of a Colorado autumn and winter, Mary Spencer (Simmons) and Fred Wilson (Forsythe) lead an idyllic existence. Mary drops out of college (with 6 months to go) to marry Fred. Their perfect wedding mirrors the happy endings of the films Mary loves.
Hail, Hero! (1969)
, 1h40Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Douglas, Peter Strauss, John Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, Deborah Winters, Charles Drake
Roles Santha Dixon
Rating53%
During the Vietnam War, college student Carl Dixon quits school and joins the Army in hopes of using love, not bullets, to combat the Viet Cong.
The Restless Years (1958)
Directed by Helmut Käutner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Teresa Wright, Luana Patten, James Whitmore, Margaret Lindsay
Roles Elizabeth Grant
Rating62%
Melinda Grant is a 16-year-old girl with dreams of leaving her hometown of Libertyville someday and seeing the world. She is raised by a single mother, Elizabeth, a seamstress, and scandalized by the reputation of being illegitimate, although the meek Elizabeth insists that Melinda's father died when she was an infant.
Escapade in Japan (1957)
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost, Philip Ober, Kuniko Miyake, Susumu Fujita
Roles Mary Saunders
Rating58%
After his plane goes down, an American boy is rescued from the sea by a Japanese fisherman and his family. When police arrive in the village, the fisherman's son fears that they have done something wrong. He and the American boy go on the run. They meet interesting people and have many adventures, travelling across the country and eluding the police, who are searching for the American boy.
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Directed by Noel Langley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates, Kenneth Tobey, Richard Anderson, Walter Kingsford
Roles Ruth Simmons
Rating60%
Track of the Cat (1954)
, 1h42Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Diana Lynn, Tab Hunter, Philip Tonge, Beulah Bondi
Roles Grace Bridges
Rating63%
The squabbling Bridges family spends a harsh winter on their remote ranch in northern California in the early years of the 20th century. Crude and quarrelsome middle brother Curt (Robert Mitchum) bullies his noble, unselfish eldest brother Arthur (William Hopper), while youngest brother Harold (Tab Hunter) endures Curt’s abuse in browbeaten silence. Their mother (Beulah Bondi) is a bigoted religious zealot and their father (Philip Tonge) is a loquacious, self-pitying drunk. Bitter old maid sister Grace (Teresa Wright) is temporarily gladdened by the arrival of Harold’s fiancé, spirited Gwen (Diana Lynn).