About

Known credits:
77
Birthday:
1929-01-07
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Terry Moore

Overview

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

Acting
2023 Merrily Actor Betty Clurman N/A
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2022 Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black Actor Lady in Black N/A
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2021 Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Frank and Ava Actor Self 59
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2015 Aimy in a Cage Actor Grandma Micry 58
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2015 Mansion of Blood Actor Natalie 58
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2014 Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Actor Self 59
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2007 The Still Life Actor Mrs. Stratford 59
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2006 Kill Your Darlings Actor Ella Toscana 59
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2005 Buzz Actor N/A
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2003 Rita Actor Self 59
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2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies Actor Self N/A
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2000 Final Voyage Actor Christina 58
Average
2000 Stageghost Actor Olive 59
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1998 Mighty Joe Young Actor Elegant Woman at Party 61
Fair
1998 Second Chances Actor Dallas Judd 59
Average
1996 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Actor Self N/A
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1991 Marilyn and Me Actor Woman at Hyde's Funeral 58
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1989 Hoodwinked Actor Sally 59
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1989 Beverly Hills Brats Actor Veronica 58
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1989 Going Overboard Actor Mistress 51
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1987 W.A.R.: Women Against Rape Actor Mrs. McCormack 59
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1985 Hellhole Actor Sidnee Hammond 58
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1983 Do It Debbie's Way Actor Self N/A
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1978 Death Dimension Actor Madam Maria 58
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1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Actor Trudy 58
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1972 The Daredevil Actor Julie Thompson 59
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1971 Mean Justice Actor Connie Garrett 59
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1970 Quarantined Actor Martha Atkinson 58
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1970 The Weird World of Weird Actor N/A
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1968 A Man Called Dagger Actor Harper Davis 59
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1966 Waco Actor Dolly 59
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1965 City of Fear Actor Suzan 59
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1965 Town Tamer Actor Susan Tavenner 59
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1965 Black Spurs Actor Anna Elkins 59
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1962 Empire Actor Connie Garrett 69
Fair
1960 Why Must I Die Actor Lois King 58
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1960 Platinum High School Actor Jennifer Evans 59
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1959 Cast a Long Shadow Actor Janet Calvert 59
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1959 A Private's Affair Actor Louise Wright 58
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1957 Peyton Place Actor Betty Anderson 59
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1957 Bernardine Actor Jean Cantrick 59
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1956 Between Heaven and Hell Actor Jenny Gifford 59
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1956 No Right to Kill Actor Lisa N/A
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1955 Shack Out on 101 Actor Kotty 58
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1955 Portrait of Alison Actor Alison Ford 59
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1955 Daddy Long Legs Actor Linda Pendleton 59
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1953 King of the Khyber Rifles Actor Susan Maitland 59
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1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Actor Gwyneth Rhys 58
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1953 Man on a Tightrope Actor Tereza Cernik 59
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1952 Come Back, Little Sheba Actor Marie Buckholder 59
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1951 The Barefoot Mailman Actor Adie Titus 58
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1951 Sunny Side of the Street Actor Betty Holloway 59
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1951 Two of a Kind Actor Kathy McIntyre 59
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1950 Gambling House Actor Lynn Warren 59
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1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder Actor Judy Sears 58
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1950 The Great Rupert Actor Rosalinda Amendola 59
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1949 Mighty Joe Young Actor Jill Young 59
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1948 The Return of October Actor Terry Ramsey 59
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1948 Summer Holiday Actor Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) 58
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1947 The Devil On Wheels Actor Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford) 58
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1946 Shadowed Actor Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford) N/A
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1945 The Clock Actor Girl at Museum (uncredited) 60
Fair
1945 Son of Lassie Actor Thea (as Helen Koford) 59
Average
1944 Sweet and Low-Down Actor Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited) 58
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1944 Since You Went Away Actor Refugee Child on Train (uncredited) 59
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1944 Gaslight Actor Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited) 66
Fair
1943 True to Life Actor Little Girl (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 A-Haunting We Will Go Actor Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited) 59
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1942 My Gal Sal Actor Carrie Dreiser (uncredited) 59
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1942 On the Sunny Side Actor Schoolgirl (uncredited) 59
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1941 One Foot in Heaven Actor Choir Member (uncredited) 59
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1940 The Howards of Virginia Actor Neighbor Girl (uncredited) 59
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1940 Maryland Actor Linda - Age 10 (uncredited) 59
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The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood Actor Herself N/A
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Writing
1989 Beverly Hills Brats Writing Original Story 58
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Production
1989 Beverly Hills Brats Production Producer 58
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