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Terry Moore
Terry Moore

Terry Moore

ActingBorn January 7, 1929 (age 97)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).

Filmography

2025Movie
2023
Merrily

as Betty Clurman

Movie
2020Movie
2015
Aimy in a Cage

as Grandma Micry

Movie
2015Movie
2015Movie
2014
True Detective

as Lilly Hill

TV
2012
Margarine Wars

as Miriam Cuningham

Movie
2007
The Still Life

as Mrs. Stratford

Movie
2006
Kill Your Darlings

as Ella Toscana

Movie
2005Movie
2003
Rita

as Self

Movie
2000
Stageghost

as Olive

Movie
1999
Final Voyage

as Christina

Movie
1998
Mighty Joe Young

as Elegant Woman at Party

Movie
1998
Second Chances

as Dallas Judd

Movie
1991
Marilyn and Me

as Woman at Hyde's Funeral

Movie
1989
Hoodwinked

as Sally

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Going Overboard

as Mistress

Movie
1987TV
1987Movie
1985
Hellhole

as Sidnee Hammond

Movie
1984TV
1983Movie
1982
Knight Rider

as Molly Friedrich

TV
1982
Matt Houston

as Emily Armor

TV
1978
Death Dimension

as Madam Maria

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Mrs. Clark

TV
1976Movie
1975
Paesano

as Self

Movie
1972
The Daredevil

as Julie Thompson

Movie
1971
Mean Justice

as Connie Garrett

Movie
1970
Quarantined

as Martha Atkinson

Movie
1968
A Man Called Dagger

as Harper Davis

Movie
1967
Lionpower from MGM

as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1966
Waco

as Dolly

Movie
1966
Batman

as Venus

TV
1965
City of Fear

as Suzan

Movie
1965
Town Tamer

as Susan Tavenner

Movie
1965
Black Spurs

as Anna Elkins

Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Sarah Kingston

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Nikki Manners

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Felice Knight

TV
1962
Empire

as Connie Garrett

TV
1962
Empire

as Connie

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Alma Wilson

TV
1960
Why Must I Die

as Lois King

Movie
1960
Platinum High School

as Jennifer Evans

Movie
1959
The Rebel

as Janice Dutton

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Lydia Yates

TV
1959
Cast a Long Shadow

as Janet Calvert

Movie
1959
A Private's Affair

as Louise Wright

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Dallas Storm

TV
1957
Peyton Place

as Betty Anderson

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Bernardine

as Jean Cantrick

Movie
1956
Between Heaven and Hell

as Jenny Gifford

Movie
1956Movie
1955Movie
1955
Portrait of Alison

as Alison Ford

Movie
1955TV
1955
Daddy Long Legs

as Linda Pendleton

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Rosa

TV
1954
Climax!

as Chris

TV
1954
Climax!

as Julie

TV
1953
King of the Khyber Rifles

as Susan Maitland

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Man on a Tightrope

as Tereza Cernik

Movie
1953
Come Back, Little Sheba

as Marie Buckholder

Movie
1953TV
1952TV
1951Movie
1951
Sunny Side of the Street

as Betty Holloway

Movie
1951
Two of a Kind

as Kathy McIntyre

Movie
1950
Gambling House

as Lynn Warren

Movie
1950Movie
1950
The Great Rupert

as Rosalinda Amendola

Movie
1950TV
1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Jill Young

Movie
1948
Studio One

as Annabelle

TV
1948
The Return of October

as Terry Ramsey

Movie
1948
Summer Holiday

as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Heartaches

as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)

Movie
1947
The Devil On Wheels

as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)

Movie
1946
Shadowed

as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)

Movie
1945
The Clock

as Girl at Museum (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Son of Lassie

as Thea (as Helen Koford)

Movie
1944
Sweet and Low-Down

as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Since You Went Away

as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Gaslight

as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)

Movie
1943
True to Life

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Movie
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go

as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)

Movie
1942
My Gal Sal

as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)

Movie
1942
On the Sunny Side

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Movie
1941
One Foot in Heaven

as Choir Member (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Howards of Virginia

as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Maryland

as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 7, 1929
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
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