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Terry Moore

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).


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Born:
Jan 7, 1929 In Los Angeles - California - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
74
First Appeared:
In the movie Maryland 1940-07-19
Latest Project:
Movie Merrily 2023-11-29
Known For
Filmography
Movie Merrily Betty Clurman 2023-11-29
Movie Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Self 2021-02-13
Movie Frank and Ava Self 2020-12-07
Movie Mansion of Blood Natalie 2015-07-15
Movie Aimy in a Cage Grandma Micry 2015-09-08
Movie Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Self 2014-08-01
Movie Comic Book Literacy Himself 2009-11-01
Movie The Still Life Mrs. Stratford 2007-08-07
Movie Kill Your Darlings Ella Toscana 2006-04-12
Movie Buzz 2005-04-05
Movie Rita Self 2003-09-09
Movie Stageghost Olive 2000-01-01
Movie Final Voyage Christina 2000-06-20
Movie Second Chances Dallas Judd 1998-09-01
Movie Mighty Joe Young Elegant Woman at Party 1998-12-25
Movie Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Self 1996-03-15
Movie Marilyn and Me Woman at Hyde's Funeral 1991-09-22
Movie Going Overboard Mistress 1989-05-11
Movie Hoodwinked Sally 1989-11-15
Movie Beverly Hills Brats Veronica 1989-10-06
Movie W.A.R.: Women Against Rape Mrs. McCormack 1987-01-01
Movie Hellhole Sidnee Hammond 1985-03-15
Movie Death Dimension Madam Maria 1978-07-01
Movie Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Trudy 1976-02-02
Movie The Daredevil Julie Thompson 1972-01-01
Movie Mean Justice Connie Garrett 1971-02-08
Movie The Weird World of Weird 1970-01-01
Movie Quarantined Martha Atkinson 1970-02-24
Movie A Man Called Dagger Harper Davis 1968-01-31
Movie Waco Dolly 1966-09-01
Movie Black Spurs Anna Elkins 1965-05-28
Movie Town Tamer Susan Tavenner 1965-07-07
Movie City of Fear Suzan 1965-08-01
Movie She Should Have Stayed in Bed The Model 1963-09-19
Series Empire Connie Garrett 1962-09-25
Movie Platinum High School Jennifer Evans 1960-05-13
Movie Why Must I Die Lois King 1960-06-01
Movie A Private's Affair Louise Wright 1959-08-14
Movie Cast a Long Shadow Janet Calvert 1959-08-24
Movie Bernardine Jean Cantrick 1957-07-24
Movie Peyton Place Betty Anderson 1957-12-13
Movie Between Heaven and Hell Jenny Gifford 1956-10-11
Movie No Right to Kill Lisa 1956-08-09
Movie Daddy Long Legs Linda Pendleton 1955-05-05
Movie Portrait of Alison Alison Ford 1955-11-29
Movie Shack Out on 101 Kotty 1955-12-04
Movie Man on a Tightrope Tereza Cernik 1953-05-21
Movie King of the Khyber Rifles Susan Maitland 1953-12-23
Movie Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Gwyneth Rhys 1953-12-02
Movie Come Back, Little Sheba Marie Buckholder 1952-12-24
Movie Two of a Kind Kathy McIntyre 1951-07-01
Movie Sunny Side of the Street Betty Holloway 1951-09-01
Movie The Barefoot Mailman Adie Titus 1951-12-03
Movie The Great Rupert Rosalinda Amendola 1950-03-01
Movie He's a Cockeyed Wonder Judy Sears 1950-12-02
Movie Gambling House Lynn Warren 1950-12-27
Movie Mighty Joe Young Jill Young 1949-07-27
Movie Summer Holiday Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) 1948-04-15
Movie The Return of October Terry Ramsey 1948-10-26
Movie The Devil On Wheels Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford) 1947-02-15
Movie Heartaches Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited) 1947-06-28
Movie Shadowed Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford) 1946-09-26
Movie Son of Lassie Thea (as Helen Koford) 1945-04-20
Movie The Clock Girl at Museum (uncredited) 1945-05-25
Movie Gaslight Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited) 1944-05-04
Movie Sweet and Low-Down Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited) 1944-09-21
Movie Since You Went Away Refugee Child on Train (uncredited) 1944-06-30
Movie True to Life Little Girl (uncredited) 1943-12-24
Movie On the Sunny Side Schoolgirl (uncredited) 1942-02-13
Movie My Gal Sal Carrie Dreiser (uncredited) 1942-04-30
Movie A-Haunting We Will Go Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited) 1942-08-07
Movie One Foot in Heaven Choir Member (uncredited) 1941-11-01
Movie Maryland Linda - Age 10 (uncredited) 1940-07-19
Movie The Howards of Virginia Neighbor Girl (uncredited) 1940-09-19