TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Teresa Wright.

Teresa Wright
Birthdate: October 27, 1918
Death date: March 6, 2005

Teresa Wright

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
3.2752
10
total ranking of 3.2752
1950s
2.3325
11
total ranking of 2.3325
1960s
No Reviews
2
1970s
1.1090
1
total ranking of 1.1090
1980s
1.2016
2
total ranking of 1.2016
1990s
1.6878
1
total ranking of 1.6878
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Teresa Wright is ranked overall as 2.6662 of of 4 stars2.6662

Teresa Wright Movie Rankings

1
Teresa Wright starring in Shadow of a Doubt
Teresa Wright scores a combined 3.6888 out of 4 stars for Shadow of a Doubt3.6888
An Alfred Hitchcock film about a girl named Charlie who feels her life is becoming very mundane. Her world becomes much more interesting when she receives a surprise visit from her favorite uncle of the same name. ...more about Shadow of a Doubt
2
Teresa Wright starring in Best Years of Our Lives
Teresa Wright scores a combined 3.5152 out of 4 stars for Best Years of Our Lives3.5152
Three American servicemen return home to Boone City after the war, to find their lives irrevocably changed by their military experience. ...more about Best Years of Our Lives
3
Teresa Wright starring in Pride of the Yankees
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.9706 out of 4 stars for Pride of the Yankees2.9706
Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. ...more about Pride of the Yankees
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
4
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.9353 out of 4 stars for Somewhere in Time2.9353
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s, Elise McKenna. ...more about Somewhere in Time
5
Rainmaker, The (1997)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.8819 out of 4 stars for Rainmaker2.8819
Francis Ford Coppola directs and scripts this adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime. ...more about Rainmaker
6
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.8713 out of 4 stars for Mrs. Miniver2.8713
The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II. While dodging bombs, the Miniver's son courts Lady Beldon's granddaughter. A rose is named after Mrs. ...more about Mrs. Miniver
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
7
Enchantment (1948)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.4894 out of 4 stars for Enchantment2.4894
Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. ...more about Enchantment
8
Pursued (1947)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.3241 out of 4 stars for Pursued2.3241
9
Track of the Cat (1954)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.2451 out of 4 stars for Track of the Cat2.2451
While Curt Bridges tracks down the panther that killed his brother Arthur, his family argues and bickers over whether younger brother Harold should marry a much-despised neighbor girl. ...more about Track of the Cat
10
Little Foxes, The (1941)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 2.0288 out of 4 stars for Little Foxes2.0288
This film adaptation of the 'Lillian Hellman' (qv) play depicts a post-Civil War southern community where nothing is more important than money and power to Regina Giddens ('Bette Davis' (qv)). ...more about Little Foxes
11
Actress, The (1953)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 1.9803 out of 4 stars for Actress1.9803
Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Clinton gets fired and Ruth rejects the advances of Fred Whitmarsh. Her father gives her his seaman's spyglass to sell as she heads for New York City. ...more about Actress
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Search for Bridey Murphy, The (1956)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 1.9803 out of 4 stars for Search for Bridey Murphy1.9803
After being shown what hypnotism can do, a Doctor sets out to study it in depth. When experimenting on his friend's wife, she regresses back to an earlier life- that of Bridey Murphy. ...more about Search for Bridey Murphy
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Roseland (1977)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 1.9536 out of 4 stars for Roseland1.9536
14
Men, The (1950)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 1.9118 out of 4 stars for Men1.9118
15
Count the Hours (1953)
Teresa Wright scores a combined 1.8022 out of 4 stars for Count the Hours1.8022
  • Not Available on DVD
17
California Conquest (1952)
No Reviews Available
The period is the 1840's and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also interested and the Russians have established bases in the northern part of the state. ...more about California Conquest
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Capture, The (1950)
No Reviews Available
Badly injured and hunted by the police, Lin Vanner takes refuge in a priest's home, and tells him what has happened. ...more about Capture
19
Casanova Brown (1944)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Escapade in Japan (1957)
No Reviews Available
A plane on its way to Japan is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. ...more about Escapade in Japan
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Hail, Hero! (1969)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Happy Ending, The (1969)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Imperfect Lady, The (1947)
No Reviews Available
Millicent Hopkins (Teresa Wright), while touring with a dancing troupe in 1892, meets Clive Loring (Ray Milland) who is campaigning in the English Midlands for Parliament. ...more about Imperfect Lady
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Restless Years, The (1958)
No Reviews Available
Will Henderson is the new boy at the high school. He befriends outcast Melinda Grant, whose illegitimacy marks her and her unstable mother. As their friendship turns to love, gossip and lies threaten their relationship in this small town drama. ...more about Restless Years
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Something to Live For (1952)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Steel Trap, The (1952)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Trouble with Women, The (1947)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD