Terry Moore
- Acting
- January 7, 1929 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Born Helen Luella Koford on January 7, 1929, the Los Angeles, California native worked as a model before she made her film debut at age 11 in 20th Century Fox's Maryland (1940). Throughout the 1940s, she worked under a variety of names (her own, Judy Ford and January Ford) before settling on Terry Moore in 1948. Placed under contract by Columbia, Moore was loaned out to RKO for one of her most famous films, RKO's Mighty Joe Young (1949); she received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Paramount's Come Back, Little Sheba (1952). In the 1970s, she was in the news more than she was in motion pictures, asserting that she was the secret wife of the late billionaire Howard Hughes. She has starred in 77 feature films and listed among her leading men are Hollywood's leading legends; including Burt Lancaster, John Wayne, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power, Glenn Ford, Mickey Rooney and Robert Wagner. Since she was a pilot herself, Terry played a major role in preparing Leonardo DiCaprio for his portrayal of Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004).
Known for
Filmography
- Merrily · Betty Clurman
- Sinatra! Eternity · Self
- The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood · Self
- Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black · Lady in Black
- Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies · Self
- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! · Self
- Frank and Ava · Self
- Aimy in a Cage · Grandma Micry
- Mansion of Blood · Natalie
- Tab Hunter Confidential · Self
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film · Self
- True Detective · Lilly Hill
- Margarine Wars · Miriam Cuningham
- The Still Life · Mrs. Stratford
- Kill Your Darlings · Ella Toscana
- Buzz
- Rita · Self
- Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies · Self
- Stageghost · Olive
- Final Voyage · Christina
- Mighty Joe Young · Elegant Woman at Party
- Second Chances · Dallas Judd
- Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach · Self
- Marilyn and Me · Woman at Hyde's Funeral
- America's Funniest Home Videos · Producer
- Hoodwinked · Sally
- Beverly Hills Brats · Veronica, Producer
- Going Overboard · Mistress
- Wiseguy
- W.A.R.: Women Against Rape · Mrs. McCormack
- True Confessions
- Hellhole · Sidnee Hammond
- Murder, She Wrote · Florence
- Do It Debbie's Way · Self
- Knight Rider · Molly Friedrich
- Matt Houston · Emily Armor
- Death Dimension · Madam Maria
- The Love Boat · Mrs. Clark
- Smash-Up on Interstate 5 · Trudy
- Paesano · Self
- The Daredevil · Julie Thompson
- Mean Justice · Connie Garrett
- Quarantined · Martha Atkinson
- The Weird World of Weird
- A Man Called Dagger · Harper Davis
- Lionpower from MGM · Self
- Waco · Dolly
- Batman · Venus
- City of Fear · Suzan
- Town Tamer · Susan Tavenner
- Black Spurs · Anna Elkins
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Burke's Law · Sarah Kingston, Nikki Manners
- Empire · Connie Garrett, Connie
- The Virginian · Alma Wilson
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- My Three Sons
- Why Must I Die · Lois King
- Platinum High School · Jennifer Evans
- The Rebel · Janice Dutton
- Bonanza · Lydia Yates
- Cast a Long Shadow · Janet Calvert
- A Private's Affair · Louise Wright
- Rawhide · Dallas Storm
- Peyton Place · Betty Anderson
- The Clouded Image · Eleanor
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Bernardine · Jean Cantrick
- Between Heaven and Hell · Jenny Gifford
- No Right to Kill · Lisa
- Shack Out on 101 · Kotty
- Portrait of Alison · Alison Ford
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Ann Winslow
- Daddy Long Legs · Linda Pendleton
- Climax! · Rosa, Chris
- King of the Khyber Rifles · Susan Maitland
- Beneath the 12-Mile Reef · Gwyneth Rhys
- Man on a Tightrope · Tereza Cernik
- Come Back, Little Sheba · Marie Buckholder
- General Electric Theater · Evvy Jeffers