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Teresa Wright Biography (1918-)

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

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

October 27, 1918

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• 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 (nowLucille Lortel Theatre), New York City, 1970
• Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Hartford Stage CompanyTheatre, 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 forthe 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 FondaPresents 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
• 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
• 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
• Awards Presentations
• The 25th Annual Academy Awards, 1953
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
• The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
• Other
• Grace Cummings, The Guiding Light (series), CBS, 1986
• Family member, A Century of Women (miniseries; also known as AFamily of Women), TBS, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

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