Birth Name: Muriel Teresa Wright

Date of Birth: October 27, 1918

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: March 6, 2005

Place of Death: New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Irish

Teresa Wright was an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mrs. Miniver (1942).

Teresa was the daughter of Martha and Arthur Hendricksen Wright, an insurance agent. She had two children with her former husband, writer Niven Busch.

Teresa’s paternal grandfather was named John Edgar Wright. John was born in New York.

Teresa’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Kelly.

Teresa’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Espy.

Source: Genealogy of Teresa Wright (focusing on her father’s side) –