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Terry Moore
Actor

Terry Moore

7 Jan 1929Born
97Age
89Credits
Los Angeles, California, USABirthplace

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.

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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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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 89 credits.

  1. 2027MerrilyFilm: Betty Clurman
  2. 2023Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in BlackFilm: Lady in Black
  3. 2015Aimy in a CageFilm: Grandma Micry
  4. 2015Mansion of BloodFilm: Natalie
  5. 2014True DetectiveSeries: Lilly Hill (1 episode)
  6. 2012Margarine WarsFilm: Miriam Cuningham
  7. 2007The Still LifeFilm: Mrs. Stratford
  8. 2006Kill Your DarlingsFilm: Ella Toscana
  9. 2005BuzzFilm
  10. 2000StageghostFilm: Olive
  11. 1999Final VoyageFilm: Christina
  12. 1998Mighty Joe YoungFilm: Elegant Woman at Party
  13. 1998Second ChancesFilm: Dallas Judd
  14. 1991Marilyn and MeFilm: Woman at Hyde's Funeral
  15. 1989HoodwinkedFilm: Sally
  16. 1989Beverly Hills BratsFilm: Veronica
  17. 1989Going OverboardFilm: Mistress
  18. 1987WiseguySeries (1 episode)
  19. 1987W.A.R.: Women Against RapeFilm: Mrs. McCormack
  20. 1986True ConfessionsSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1985HellholeFilm: Sidnee Hammond
  22. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Florence (1 episode)
  23. 1982Knight RiderSeries: Molly Friedrich (1 episode)
  24. 1982Matt HoustonSeries: Emily Armor (1 episode)
  25. 1978Death DimensionFilm: Madam Maria
  26. 1977The Love BoatSeries: Mrs. Clark (1 episode)
  27. 1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5Film: Trudy
  28. 1972The DaredevilFilm: Julie Thompson
  29. 1971Mean JusticeFilm: Connie Garrett
  30. 1970QuarantinedFilm: Martha Atkinson
  31. 1970The Weird World of WeirdFilm
  32. 1968A Man Called DaggerFilm: Harper Davis
  33. 1966WacoFilm: Dolly
  34. 1966BatmanSeries: Venus (3 episodes)
  35. 1965City of FearFilm: Suzan
  36. 1965Town TamerFilm: Susan Tavenner
  37. 1965Black SpursFilm: Anna Elkins
  38. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Sarah Kingston, Nikki Manners, Felice Knight (1 episode)
  39. 1962EmpireSeries: Connie Garrett (32 episodes)
  40. 1962The VirginianSeries: Alma Wilson (1 episode)
  41. 1960My Three SonsSeries (1 episode)
  42. 1960Why Must I DieFilm: Lois King
  43. 1960Platinum High SchoolFilm: Jennifer Evans
  44. 1959The RebelSeries: Janice Dutton (1 episode)
  45. 1959BonanzaSeries: Lydia Yates (1 episode)
  46. 1959Cast a Long ShadowFilm: Janet Calvert
  47. 1959A Private's AffairFilm: Louise Wright
  48. 1959RawhideSeries: Dallas Storm (1 episode)
  49. 1957Peyton PlaceFilm: Betty Anderson
  50. 1957The Clouded ImageFilm: Eleanor
  51. 1957BernardineFilm: Jean Cantrick
  52. 1956Between Heaven and HellFilm: Jenny Gifford
  53. 1956No Right to KillFilm: Lisa
  54. 1955Shack Out on 101Film: Kotty
  55. 1955Portrait of AlisonFilm: Alison Ford
  56. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Ann Winslow (1 episode)
  57. 1955Daddy Long LegsFilm: Linda Pendleton
  58. 1954Climax!Series: Rosa, Chris, Julie (1 episode)
  59. 1953King of the Khyber RiflesFilm: Susan Maitland
  60. 1953Beneath the 12-Mile ReefFilm: Gwyneth Rhys
  61. 1953Man on a TightropeFilm: Tereza Cernik
  62. 1953Come Back, Little ShebaFilm: Marie Buckholder
  63. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Evvy Jeffers (1 episode)
  64. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries: Susan Randall (1 episode)
  65. 1951The Barefoot MailmanFilm: Adie Titus
  66. 1951Sunny Side of the StreetFilm: Betty Holloway
  67. 1951Two of a KindFilm: Kathy McIntyre
  68. 1950Gambling HouseFilm: Lynn Warren
  69. 1950He's a Cockeyed WonderFilm: Judy Sears
  70. 1950The Great RupertFilm: Rosalinda Amendola
  71. 1949Mighty Joe YoungFilm: Jill Young
  72. 1948Studio OneSeries: Annabelle (1 episode)
  73. 1948The Return of OctoberFilm: Terry Ramsey
  74. 1948Summer HolidayFilm: Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
  75. 1947HeartachesFilm: Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
  76. 1947The Devil On WheelsFilm: Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
  77. 1946ShadowedFilm: Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
  78. 1945The ClockFilm: Girl at Museum (uncredited)
  79. 1945Son of LassieFilm: Thea (as Helen Koford)
  80. 1944Sweet and Low-DownFilm: Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)

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