WRIGHT, Teresa 1918–

PERSONAL

Full name, Muriel Teresa Wright; born October 27, 1918, in New York, NY; daughter of Arthur (an insurance agent) and Martha (maiden name, Espy) Wright; married Niven Busch (a writer), May 23, 1942 (divorced November 25, 1952); married Robert Woodruff Anderson (a playwright), December 11, 1959 (divorced); married Carlos Pierre (divorced); remarried Robert Woodruff Anderson (divorced); children: (first marriage) Niven Terrence, Mary Kelly. Education: Attended Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ; studied acting at Wharf Theatre, Provincetown, MA, 1937–38.

Addresses: Agent— Artists Agency, 230 West 55th St., New York, NY 10019–5206.

Career: Actress. Performed with Tanworth Barnstormers, Tanworth, NH, 1939, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1970–71, and Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1971–72; Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, guest artist, 1978–79.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best supporting actress, 1942, for The Little Foxes; National Board of Review Award, best acting (with others), 1942, and Academy Award, best supporting actress, 1943, both for Mrs. Miniver; Academy Award nomination, best actress, 1943, for The Pride of the Yankees; Emmy Award nomination, best actress in a single performance, 1958, for "The Miracle Worker," Playhouse 90; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding actress in a single performance, 1960, for "The Margaret Bourke–White Story," Sunday Showcase; Drama Desk Special Award, outstanding ensemble performance (with Nancy Marchand, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Elizabeth Wilson), 1979, for Morning's at Seven; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actress in a drama series, 1989, for Dolphin Cove; inducted into Theatre Hall of Fame, 1999; received two stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Daughter, The Vinegar Tree, 1938.

Understudy for Emily Webb, Our Town, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1938.

Blossom Trexel, Susan and God, Wharf Theatre, Provincetown, MA, 1938.

Mary Skinner, Life with Father, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1939–1941.

The King's Maid, Boston, MA, 1941.

Linnea Ecklund, Salt of the Earth, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1952.

Georgia Elgin, The Country Girl, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1953.

Bell, Book, and Candle, Sombrero Playhouse, Phoenix, AZ, 1953.

The Heiress, Palm Springs, CA, 1954.

Lizzy Curry, The Rainmaker, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1954.

Cora Flood, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1957–1959.

Mary, Mary, New York City, 1962.

Alice, I Never Sang for My Father, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1968.

Mary Hallen, Who's Happy Now?, Village South Theatre, New York City, 1969.

A Passage to E. M. Forster (concert reading), Theatre de Lys (now Lucille Lortel Theatre), New York City, 1970.

Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Hartford Stage Company Theatre, Hartford, CT, 1971.

Death of a Salesman, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1973–1974.

Linda Loman, Death of a Salesman, Walnut Theatre, Philadelphia, 1974, then Circle in the Square, New York City, 1975.

The Soldier's Tale and The Knight of the Burning Pestle (double bill), Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1974–1975.

Lily Miller, Ah, Wilderness!, Circle in the Square, 1975.

Suite in Two Keys, Arlington Park Theatre, Arlington Heights, IL, 1976–1977.

The Master Builder, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1977.

All the Way Home, Hartford Stage Company Theatre, 1977–1978.

Threads, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, 1978–1979.

Cora Swanson, Morning's at Seven, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1980–1981, then Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1981–1982, then London.

Emily, Wings, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1983.

All's Well That Ends Well, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 1987–1988.

Nellie and Grannie, On Borrowed Time, Circle in the Square, 1991–1992.

Also appeared You Can't Take It with You.

Major Tours:

Rebecca, then Emily Webb, Our Town, eastern U.S. cities, 1938–1939.

The little girl, What a Life, U.S. cities, 1939.

Pheasant, White Oaks, U.S. cities, 1939.

Mary McKellaway, Mary, Mary, U.S. cities, 1962.

Pamela Pew–Picket, Tchin–Tchin, U.S. cities, 1963.

Katherine Butler Hathaway, The Locksmith, U.S. cities, 1965.

Beatrice, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man–in–the– Moon Marigolds, U.S. cities, 1972–1973.

Film Appearances:

Alexandra Giddens, The Little Foxes, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941.

Carol Beldon, Mrs. Miniver, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1942.

Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig, The Pride of the Yankees, RKO Radio Pictures, 1942.

Young Charlie Newton, Shadow of a Doubt, Universal, 1943.

Isabel Drury, Casanova Brown, RKO Pictures, 1944.

Peggy Stephenson, The Best Years of Our Lives, RKO Pictures, 1946.

Millicent Hopkins, The Imperfect Lady (also known as Mrs. Loring's Secret and They Met at Midnight ), Paramount, 1947.

Thorley Callum, Pursued, Warner Bros., 1947.

Kate Farrell, The Trouble with Women, Paramount, 1947.

Lark Ingoldsby, Enchantment, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.

Ellen Tevlin Vanner, The Capture, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950.

Ellen Wilozek, The Men (also known as Battle Stripe ), United Artists, 1950.

Julia Lawrence, California Conquest, Columbia, 1952.

Edna Miller, Something to Live For, Paramount, 1952.

Laurie Osborne, The Steel Trap, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1952.

Annie Jones, The Actress, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1953.

Ellen Braden, Count the Hours (also known as Every Minute Counts ), RKO Radio Pictures, 1953.

Grace Bridges, Track of the Cat, Warner Bros., 1954.

Ruth Simmons, The Search for Bridey Murphy, Paramount, 1956.

Mary Saunders, Escapade in Japan, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1957.

Elizabeth Grant, The Restless Years (also known as The Wonderful Years ), Universal, 1958.

Santha Dixon, Hail, Hero!, National General, 1969.

Mrs. Spencer, The Happy Ending, United Artists, 1969.

May, Roseland, Cinema Shares International, 1977.

Laura Roberts, Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980.

Grandmother, The Good Mother (also known as The Price of Passion ), Buena Vista, 1988.

The Red Coat, 1993.

Clarice Birdsong (Miss Birdie), The Rainmaker (also known as John Grisham's The Rainmaker ), Paramount, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Emily, "Manhattan Pastorale," Lux Video Theater, CBS, 1951.

Emily Lawrence, "The Sound of Waves Breaking," Lux Video Theater, CBS, 1952.

"And Never Come Back," Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater (also known as Robert Montgomery Presents ), NBC, 1952.

Terry Hagen, "Dress in the Window," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1952.

"Alicia," Hollywood Opening Night, NBC, 1952.

Guest, The Kate Smith Evening Hour, 1952.

Your Show of Shows, 1952.

Steve Wentworth, "And Suddenly You Knew," The Ford Television Theater, NBC, 1953.

"The Happiest Day," The Ford Television Theater, NBC, 1954.

Margaret Swift, "The End of Paul Dane," The United States Steel Hour, ABC, 1954.

"The Long Goodbye," Climax!, CBS, 1954.

"The White Carnation," Climax!, CBS, 1954.

Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story, syndicated, 1955.

"The Stars Don't Shine," The Ford Television Theater, NBC, 1955.

Sister Mary Winifred, "The Good Sister," The Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1955.

Mary Todd Lincoln, "Love Is Eternal," General Electric Theater, CBS, 1955.

"Her Crowning Glory," Rheingold Theater (also known as Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story ), NBC, 1955.

Marianne Merrick, "Driftwood," The Elgin TV Hour, ABC, 1955.

Miss Mary, "The Red Gulch," The United States Steel Hour, ABC, 1955.

"Intolerable Portrait 3," Your Play Time, NBC, 1955.

"My Uncle O'Moore," The Loretta Young Show (also known as Letter to Loretta ), NBC, 1955.

Laura Pennington, "The Enchanted Cottage," Lux Video Theater, NBC, 1955.

Julie Forrester, "The Lady in the Wind," The Ford Television Theater, NBC, 1955.

"Undertow," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1955.

Mary, "Number Five Checked Out," Screen Directors Playhouse, NBC, 1956.

Carol Stuart, "Once to Every Woman," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1956.

Title role, "The Louella Parsons Story," Climax!, CBS, 1956.

"The Secret Place," Star Stage, NBC, 1956.

"The Lonely Ones," Rheingold Theater (also known as Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story ), NBC, 1956.

"The Faithful Heart," Studio 57, syndicated, 1956.

"Witness to Condemn," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1956.

Annie Sullivan, "The Miracle Worker," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.

Title role, "Sister Louise Goes to Town," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1957.

"The Edge of Innocence," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.

Alison Stevens, "Desperation," The Ford Television Theater, NBC, 1957.

"No Escape," Undercurrent, 1957.

Allie Gulliver, "Trap for a Stranger," The United States Steel Hour, CBS, 1959.

Louise Henderson, "The Hours before Dawn," The United States Steel Hour, CBS, 1959.

"The Pit of Silence," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1959.

The Kate Smith Show, CBS, 1960.

Title role, "The Margaret Bourke–White Story," Sunday Showcase (also known as Breck Sunday Showcase ), NBC, 1960.

"Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier," Sunday Showcase, NBC, 1960.

Margit Brandt, "Intermezzo," Theater '62, NBC, 1961.

"The Big Laugh," The United States Steel Hour, CBS, 1962.

Mary, "Big Deal in Laredo," The DuPont Show of the Week, NBC, 1962.

Marion Brown, "Three Wives Too Many," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1964.

Katherine Saunders, "My Son, My Son," Bonanza, NBC, 1964.

"The Pill Man," The Defenders, CBS, 1964.

Stella, "Lonely Place," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, NBC, 1964.

"The Prosecutor," The Defenders, CBS, 1965.

Ellen Haney, "Yesterday's Vengeance" (some sources cite "Yesterday's Vendetta"), Lancer, CBS, 1969.

Virgie, "Appalachian Autumn," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1969.

Ruthanne Cameron, "The Camerons Are a Special Clan," Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1973.

"Murder on the 13th Floor," Hawkins, CBS, 1974.

"Terror in the Night," Wide World of Mystery, ABC, 1976.

Grandpa Goes to Washington, NBC, 1978.

"The Golden Honeymoon," American Short Story, PBS, 1980.

"A Christmas Presence," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982.

Mothers by Daughters, PBS, 1985.

Alice Blair, "The Firebird," Morningstar/Eveningstar, CBS, 1986.

Alice Blair, "A Rose for Alice," Morningstar/Eveningstar, CBS, 1986.

Helen Appletree, "Mr. Penroy's Vacation," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.

Nina Rothman, Dolphin Cove, CBS, 1989.

Emily Ridgefield, "My Romance," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judith Anderson, "The Devil's Disciple," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1955.

Doris Walker, "Miracle on 34th Street," The 20th Century–Fox Hour, CBS, 1955.

Janice Walner, "Child of the Regiment," The 20th Century–Fox Hour, CBS, 1956.

Eleanor Hilliard, The Desperate Hours, ABC, 1967.

Sophia Jane, "The Fig Tree," WonderWorks, PBS, 1987.

Myra Holcombe, "Lethal Innocence" (also known as "Vermont/Cambodia Story"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991.

Herself, Diamonds on the Silver Screen, AMC, 1992.

Interviewee, Spencer Tracy: Triumph and Turmoil, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Herself, Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (also known as Dial H for Hitchcock and Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius behind the Showman ), TCM, 1999.

Interviewee, Goldwyn, PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alice Graves, Crawlspace, CBS, 1972.

Edith Reynolds, The Elevator, ABC, 1974.

Alice Cutler, Flood!, NBC, 1976.

Mae Driscoll, Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983.

Helene Berman, Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (also known as The Case of the Paris Paradox ), NBC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 25th Annual Academy Awards, 1953.

The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.

The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Other:

Grace Cummings, The Guiding Light (series), CBS, 1986.

Family member, A Century of Women (miniseries; also known as A Family of Women ), TBS, 1994.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1992.