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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).
Born January 7, 1929 Los Angeles, California, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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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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- 2025Sinatra! EternitySelf
- 2024The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of HollywoodHerself
- 2023Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in BlackLady in Black
- 2021Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self
- 2018Frank and AvaSelf
- 2015Aimy in a CageGrandma Micry
- 2015Mansion of BloodNatalie
- 2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmSelf
- 2012Margarine WarsMiriam Cuningham
- 2007The Still LifeMrs. Stratford
- 2006Kill Your DarlingsElla Toscana
- 2005BuzzActor
- 2003RitaSelf
- 2000Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesSelf
- 2000StageghostOlive
- 1999Final VoyageChristina
- 1998Mighty Joe YoungElegant Woman at Party
- 1998Second ChancesDallas Judd
- 1996Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachSelf
- 1991Marilyn and MeWoman at Hyde's Funeral
- 1989HoodwinkedSally
- 1989Beverly Hills BratsWriter · Producer · Veronica
- 1989Going OverboardMistress
- 1987Heir to MurderActor
- 1987W.A.R.: Women Against RapeMrs. McCormack
- 1985HellholeSidnee Hammond
- 1983Do It Debbie's WaySelf
- 1978Death DimensionMadam Maria
- 1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5Trudy
- 1975PaesanoSelf
- 1972The DaredevilJulie Thompson
- 1971Mean JusticeConnie Garrett
- 1970QuarantinedMartha Atkinson
- All About AlfredSelf
- 1970The Weird World of WeirdActor
- 1968A Man Called DaggerHarper Davis
- 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966WacoDolly
- 1965City of FearSuzan
- 1965Town TamerSusan Tavenner
- 1965Black SpursAnna Elkins
- 1960Why Must I DieLois King
- 1960Platinum High SchoolJennifer Evans
- 1959Cast a Long ShadowJanet Calvert
- 1959A Private's AffairLouise Wright
- 1957Peyton PlaceBetty Anderson
- 1957The Clouded ImageEleanor
- 1957BernardineJean Cantrick
- 1956Between Heaven and HellJenny Gifford
- 1956No Right to KillLisa
- 1955Shack Out on 101Kotty
- 1955Portrait of AlisonAlison Ford
- 1955Daddy Long LegsLinda Pendleton
- 1953King of the Khyber RiflesSusan Maitland
- 1953Beneath the 12-Mile ReefGwyneth Rhys
- 1953Man on a TightropeTereza Cernik
- 1953Come Back, Little ShebaMarie Buckholder
- 1951The Barefoot MailmanAdie Titus
- 1951Sunny Side of the StreetBetty Holloway
- 1951Two of a KindKathy McIntyre
- 1950Gambling HouseLynn Warren
- 1950He's a Cockeyed WonderJudy Sears
- 1950The Great RupertRosalinda Amendola
- 1949Mighty Joe YoungJill Young
- 1948The Return of OctoberTerry Ramsey
- 1948Summer HolidayHatcheck Girl (uncredited)
- 1947HeartachesGirl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
- 1947The Devil On WheelsRusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
- 1946ShadowedVirginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
- 1945The ClockGirl at Museum (uncredited)
- 1945Son of LassieThea (as Helen Koford)
- 1944Sweet and Low-DownSnub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
- 1944Since You Went AwayRefugee Child on Train (uncredited)
- 1944GaslightPaula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
- 1943True to LifeLittle Girl (uncredited)
- 1942A-Haunting We Will GoDante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
- 1942My Gal SalCarrie Dreiser (uncredited)
- 1942On the Sunny SideSchoolgirl (uncredited)
- 1941One Foot in HeavenChoir Member (uncredited)
- 1940The Howards of VirginiaNeighbor Girl (uncredited)
- 1940MarylandLinda - Age 10 (uncredited)
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