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Teresa Wright
Actress 1918 - 2005

Teresa Wright

Manhattan, New York City, New York, 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 debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance... Read full bio →

Filmography

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19 titles
I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

Joel Ashton McCarthy 2021 1h 20m 7.0

A documentary showcasing the epic and at times controversial career of masterful director Alfred Hitchcock.

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Francis Ford Coppola 1997 2h 15m 6.9

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

William Peter Blatty 1990 1h 50m 6.5

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Bill: On His Own

Bill: On His Own

Anthony Page 1983 1h 40m

Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll who teaches him how to read.

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

Jeannot Szwarc 1980 1h 43m 8.5

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to find the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Roseland

Roseland

James Ivory 1977 1h 44m

"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the right dance partner.

Crawlspace

Crawlspace

John Newland, Buzz Kulik 1972 1h 14m 4.0

A childless middle-age couple adopt a troubled youth they find living in their crawlspace and attempt to get him to rejoin society with tragic results.

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

Richard Brooks 1969 1h 52m

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before.

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

William A. Wellman 1954 1h 42m 6.5

A family saga: In a stunning mountain valley ranch setting near Aspen, complex and dangerous family dynamics play out against the backdrop of the first big snowstorm of winter and an enormous panther with seemingly mythical qualities which is killing cattle.

The Actress

The Actress

George Cukor 1953 1h 30m

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

Andrew L. Stone 1952 1h 25m

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

The Men

The Men

Fred Zinnemann 1950 1h 25m 7.0

A paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.

The Capture

The Capture

John Sturges 1950 1h 31m

A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.

Pursued

Pursued

Raoul Walsh 1947 1h 41m 7.5

A hard-hitting western drama starring Mitchum as an orphan raised by a feuding family who wants to see him dead.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler 1946 2h 51m 7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives is a classic film from director Williams Wyler about three war veterans. The film earned seven Oscars in 1946.

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Alfred Hitchcock 1943 1h 47m 8.0

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Sam Wood 1942 2h 8m

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

William Wyler 1942 2h 14m 7.0

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes

William Wyler 1941 1h 57m 8.8

The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century.

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