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Muriel Teresa Wright was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes, and in 1942 for Mrs. Miniver, winning for the latter. That same year, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Pride of the Yankees, opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Birth Name
Muriel Teresa Wright
Born
Sunday, 27 October 1918
Died
Sunday, 06 March 2005
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film | Self | 2000 |
| Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius | Self | 1999 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| The Rainmaker | Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong / Miss Birdie | 1997 |
| A Century of Women | Family Member | 1994 |
| Picket Fences | Emily Ridgefield | 1992 |
| Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Thor Callum / Self (archive footage) | 1991 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2021 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
| Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film | Self | 2000 |
| Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius | Self | 1999 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
| The Rainmaker | Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong / Miss Birdie | 1997 |
| A Century of Women | Family Member | 1994 |
| Picket Fences | Emily Ridgefield | 1992 |
| Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Thor Callum / Self (archive footage) | 1991 |
| The Exorcist III | Penitent | 1990 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | Self / (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Helene Berman | 1990 |
| Dolphin Cove | Nina Rothman | 1989 |
| The Good Mother | Eleanor - Grandmother / Grandmother Eleanor | 1988 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Morningstar/Eveningstar | Alice Blair | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Helen Appletree | 1984 |
| Bill: On His Own | Mae Driscoll | 1983 |
| Somewhere in Time | Laura Roberts | 1980 |
| The Golden Honeymoon | Lucy Tate | 1980 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1978 |
| Roseland | May / May (The Waltz) | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Sister Regina | 1977 |
| Flood | Alice Cutler | 1976 |
| NBC Special Treat | Jessica | 1975 |
| The Elevator | Edith Reynolds | 1974 |
| Hawkins | Jenny Burke | 1973 |
| Crawlspace | Alice Graves | 1972 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Ruthanne Cameron | 1971 |
| The Happy Ending | Mrs. Spencer | 1969 |
| Hail, Hero! | Santha Dixon | 1969 |
| Lancer | Ellen Haney | 1968 |
| CBS Playhouse | Virgie | 1967 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Stella / Marion Brown | 1962 |
| Theatre '62 | Margit Brandt | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Mary | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Melissa Holmes / Anne Clark | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Our American Heritage | Julia Grant | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Emilie Forbes | 1959 |
| Sunday Showcase | Margaret Bourke White / Julia Grant | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Katherine Saunders | 1959 |
| The Restless Years | Elizabeth Grant | 1958 |
| Escapade in Japan | Mary Saunders | 1957 |
| The Web | Helen Fiske | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Annie Sullivan / Carol Morton | 1956 |
| The Search for Bridey Murphy | Ruth Simmons | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Sylvia Hallock | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Janice Walner / Doris Walker | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Mary | 1955 |
| Celebrity Playhouse | Helen Fiske | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Terry Spencer / Eleanor Linton | 1955 |
| Track of the Cat | Grace Bridges | 1954 |
| Climax! | Louella Parsons / Lorna Baylor / Eilene Wade | 1954 |
| The Elgin Hour | Marianne Merrick | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Allie Gulliver / Louise Henderson / Margaret Swift / Miss Mary | 1953 |
| The Actress | Annie Jones | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Schoolteacher | 1953 |
| Count the Hours! | Ellen Braden | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Mary Todd Lincoln | 1953 |
| The Steel Trap | Laurie Osborne | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Alison Stevens / Janet Larson / Julie Forrester / Mrs. Wentworth / Paula | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Sister Mary Winifred / Carol | 1952 |
| California Conquest | Julia Lawrence / Julie Lawrence | 1952 |
| Something to Live For | Edna Miller | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Laura Savage / Sister Louise / Terry Hagen | 1951 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Laura Pennington / Emily / Emily Lawrence | 1950 |
| The Men | Ellen | 1950 |
| The Capture | Ellen / Ellen Tevlin Vanner | 1950 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| Enchantment | Lark Ingoldsby | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| The Trouble with Women | Kate Farrell | 1947 |
| Pursued | Thor Callum / Thor | 1947 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Peggy Stephenson | 1946 |
| The Imperfect Lady | Millicent Hopkins | 1946 |
| Casanova Brown | Isabel Drury | 1944 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Charlie Newton | 1943 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Eleanor Gehrig / Eleanor Twitchell | 1942 |
| Mrs. Miniver | Carol Beldon | 1942 |
| The Little Foxes | Alexandra Giddens / Alexandra "Zan" Giddens | 1941 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress (Lead or Support) | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support | Nominated |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
