Terry Moore
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1929 (age 97)
- Birthplace
- 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).
Known For
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Filmography
All About Alfred
Movie · as Self
Merrily
Movie · as Betty Clurman
Sinatra! Eternity
Movie · as Self
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Movie · as Herself
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Movie · as Lady in Black
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie · as Self
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Frank and Ava
Movie · as Self
Aimy in a Cage
Movie · as Grandma Micry
Mansion of Blood
Movie · as Natalie
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie · as Self
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Movie · as Self
True Detective
TV · as Lilly Hill · 1 ep
Margarine Wars
Movie · as Miriam Cuningham
The Still Life
Movie · as Mrs. Stratford
Kill Your Darlings
Movie · as Ella Toscana
Buzz
Movie
Rita
Movie · as Self
Stageghost
Movie · as Olive
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Movie · as Self
Final Voyage
Movie · as Christina
Second Chances
Movie · as Dallas Judd
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Elegant Woman at Party
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Movie · as Self
Marilyn and Me
Movie · as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Beverly Hills Brats
Movie · as Veronica
Going Overboard
Movie · as Mistress
Hoodwinked
Movie · as Sally
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Movie · as Mrs. McCormack
Heir to Murder
Movie
Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep
True Confessions
TV · 1 ep
Hellhole
Movie · as Sidnee Hammond
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Florence · 1 ep
Do It Debbie's Way
Movie · as Self
Knight Rider
TV · as Molly Friedrich · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · as Emily Armor · 1 ep
Death Dimension
Movie · as Madam Maria
The Love Boat
TV · as Mrs. Clark · 1 ep
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Movie · as Trudy
Paesano
Movie · as Self
The Daredevil
Movie · as Julie Thompson
Mean Justice
Movie · as Connie Garrett
The Weird World of Weird
Movie
Quarantined
Movie · as Martha Atkinson
A Man Called Dagger
Movie · as Harper Davis
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Waco
Movie · as Dolly
Batman
TV · as Venus · 3 eps
City of Fear
Movie · as Suzan
Town Tamer
Movie · as Susan Tavenner
Black Spurs
Movie · as Anna Elkins
Burke's Law
TV · as Sarah Kingston, Nikki Manners, Felice Knight · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Alma Wilson · 1 ep
Empire
TV · as Connie Garrett · 32 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Why Must I Die
Movie · as Lois King
Platinum High School
Movie · as Jennifer Evans
My Three Sons
TV · 1 ep
Cast a Long Shadow
Movie · as Janet Calvert
A Private's Affair
Movie · as Louise Wright
Rawhide
TV · as Dallas Storm · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Janice Dutton · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Lydia Yates · 1 ep
Peyton Place
Movie · as Betty Anderson
Bernardine
Movie · as Jean Cantrick
The Clouded Image
Movie · as Eleanor
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Between Heaven and Hell
Movie · as Jenny Gifford
No Right to Kill
Movie · as Lisa
Daddy Long Legs
Movie · as Linda Pendleton
Shack Out on 101
Movie · as Kotty
Portrait of Alison
Movie · as Alison Ford
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Ann Winslow · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Rosa, Chris, Julie · 1 ep
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Movie · as Gwyneth Rhys
King of the Khyber Rifles
Movie · as Susan Maitland
Come Back, Little Sheba
Movie · as Marie Buckholder
Man on a Tightrope
Movie · as Tereza Cernik
General Electric Theater
TV · as Evvy Jeffers · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Susan Randall · 1 ep
Two of a Kind
Movie · as Kathy McIntyre
Sunny Side of the Street
Movie · as Betty Holloway
The Barefoot Mailman
Movie · as Adie Titus
Gambling House
Movie · as Lynn Warren
The Great Rupert
Movie · as Rosalinda Amendola
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Movie · as Judy Sears
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Jill Young
The Return of October
Movie · as Terry Ramsey
Summer Holiday
Movie · as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Studio One
TV · as Annabelle · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Devil On Wheels
Movie · as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
Heartaches
Movie · as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
Shadowed
Movie · as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
Son of Lassie
Movie · as Thea (as Helen Koford)
The Clock
Movie · as Girl at Museum (uncredited)
Gaslight
Movie · as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Movie · as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
Sweet and Low-Down
Movie · as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
True to Life
Movie · as Little Girl (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Movie · as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
On the Sunny Side
Movie · as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
Movie · as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Movie · as Choir Member (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Movie · as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Maryland
Movie · as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)