Teresa Wright, the willowy actress who starred opposite Gary Cooper and Marlon Brando and won a supporting Academy Award in 1942 for "Mrs. Miniver," has died. She was 86.

Wright died Sunday of a heart attack at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, her daughter, Mary-Kelly Busch, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Wright's career skyrocketed after her first film, "The Little Foxes," which brought her an Oscar nomination as best supporting actress of 1941. The following year she was honored with two nominations: lead actress as the wife of Lou Gehrig in "The Pride of the Yankees" and supporting actress as Greer Garson's daughter-in-law in the wartime saga "Mrs. Miniver."

She also starred in three other classics: Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" in 1943; Brando's first film, "The Men," in 1950; and the multiple Oscar winner "The Best Years of Our Lives" in 1946.

--Anyone who knows me well knows I am a serious Alfred Hitchcock buff. If you haven't seen "Shadow of a Doubt," rent it. I HIGHLY recommend it. It also stars Joseph Cotton and Hume Cronyn. You'll never be able to listen to the "Merry Widow Waltz" again without thinking about this movie.

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Posted by Lawren at March 9, 2005 06:41 AM

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I love The Little Foxes but didn't think she did such a great job in it. I'll have to go rent Shadow of a Doubt.

Says: Nanc' at March 9, 2005 08:02 AM

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