March 8, 2005

Teresa Wright, 1918 - 2005.

Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright, the high-minded ingénue who marshaled intelligence and spunk to avoid being typecast as another 1940s "sweater girl" and became the only actor to be nominated for Academy Awards for her first three films, died on Sunday at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was 86.

Douglas Martin in the New York Times.

Wright's persona was that of a sweet-natured girl next door, and her studio, MGM, capitalized on that by giving her plum roles in high profile films.

The Double Nominees.



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Posted by dwhudson at March 8, 2005 8:19 AM

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If anyone questions the underrated abilities of this wonderful actress, I highly recommend an immediate viewing of SHADOW OF A DOUBT.

Posted by: Jonathan Marlow at March 8, 2005 8:55 AM

The Cinetrix and I killed Teresa Wright by discussing "Shadow of a Doubt" yesterday! We're so sorry!

Posted by: ed at March 8, 2005 3:08 PM

She was also in an episode of Bonanza, see over at The Scenery of the Ponderosa. -- Joe

Posted by: Joe Haas at March 9, 2005 4:50 PM

My favorite actress. Played sweet, smart roles. Her best was in "The Little Foxes". An unforgetable role especially at the end of the movie where she confronted her evil mother, Bette Davis

Posted by: at March 9, 2005 6:33 PM

Teresa was a great actress. I saw her in "The Little Foxes" and "The Best Years of Our Lives". Hollywood has lost another star of the Golden Era, and another star of Hollywood sky is extinct. :'(

Posted by: alberto at March 10, 2005 3:56 AM

Wright was great in "Best Years of Our Lives", "The Little Foxes", "Shadow Of A Doubt" and as Eleanor Gehrig in "Pride Of The Yankees".
She also sung the baseball hit "Joltin' Joe Dimaggio".

Truly a great. RIP

Posted by: Aaron at March 10, 2005 9:10 AM

I love all of Teresa Wright's movies. But her performance in Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Enchantment" are golden!

Posted by: Cecelia Giunta at March 16, 2005 8:19 PM