Cobina Wright Jr.

Although Wright's mother pushed her toward a career in entertainment, achieving success proved to be a challenge. In 1941, newspaper columnist Adela Rogers St. Johns wrote: "I believe that Cobina Wright Jr. had a tougher time getting where she is than almost any other girl in Hollywood. I believe that she faced tougher times and more obstacles and had less help than most girls ... everyone assumed that she had no talent." That situation changed, however, after Wright began performing in vaudeville. By the time she began making films for 20th Century Fox, people were calling her "the good luck girl".

In November 1941, Wright married Palmer Beaudette, who came from "a wealthy automobile family" in Michigan. Two years later, she left show business to devote her time to raising a family. Beaudette died in 1968. By that time, Wright had become an alcoholic—a condition that was aggravated when she found that "she was left all but penniless" because Beaudette's part of his father's estate reverted to his family after his death. Over time, she dealt successfully with her alcoholism and did volunteer work to help others who were recovering from it. Her efforts included serving on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.

Wright was selected as Miss Manhattan in competition at the 1939 New York World's Fair, and in 1941, Life magazine described her as "a young New Yorker of excellent family but limited means ..."

Early in her career, Wright was a singer, initially performing in hotels because her mother would not let her sing in nightclubs. She appeared on Broadway in Lorelei (1938).

By 1938, Wright had signed a film contract with 20th Century Fox. Her films included Small Town Deb (1941), Murder Among Friends (1941), Moon Over Miami (1941), Accent on Love (1941), Charlie Chan in Rio (1941), Week-End in Havana (1941), Right to the Heart (1942), Footlight Serenade (1942), and Something to Shout About (1943).

In 1938, Wright was romantically linked with Prince Philip of Greece, who later married Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The two met in Venice in the year they both turned 17 and enjoyed activities together there for three weeks, after which they spent a week in England "dining, dancing, and walking London’s streets, hand in hand."

Cobina Wright Jr. (August 14, 1921 - September 1, 2011) was an American actress and model. She was featured on the cover of Life magazine's February 17, 1941, issue, and a nationally distributed newspaper columnist described her as a debutante who "fought a draw with Brenda Frazier for the glamour girl championship of New York society."