The American actress, Teresa Wright is famous for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in ‘Mrs. Miniver’. Muriel Teresa Wright was born on October 27, 1918, in Harlem, New York City to Martha (née Espy) and Arthur Hendricksen Wright, an insurance agent.
Her parents separated when she was young and she spent her childhood staying with different relatives. She attended Columbia High School and became interested in acting as a student. In 1936, she went to watch Helen Hayes perform in ‘Victoria Regina’ at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.
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This incident greatly inspired the young girl and she began playing leading roles in school plays. She went to the Wharf Theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on a scholarship she acquired with the help of a teacher. She apprenticed for two summers and graduated from high school in 1938.
A much-respected actress of her era, she was more than just a beautiful face. Known for her acting skills and dedication to work, she became the only performer ever to be nominated for Academy Awards for her first three films. Born in Harlem, New York City during the late 1910s, she developed an interest in acting as a young girl.