Terry Moore
Born January 07, 1929 (Age: 97)
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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).
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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Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
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as Self - (archive footage)
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Age: 92
Frank and Ava
2020
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as Self
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Age: 91
Rita
2003
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as Self
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Age: 74
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
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as Self
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Age: 71
Stageghost
2000
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as Olive
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Age: 70
Mighty Joe Young
1998
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as Elegant Woman at Party
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Age: 69
Second Chances
1998
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as Dallas Judd
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Age: 69
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
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as Self
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Age: 67
Marilyn and Me
1991
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as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
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Age: 62
Hoodwinked
1989
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as Sally
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Age: 60
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
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as Veronica
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Age: 60
Going Overboard
1989
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as Mistress
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Age: 60
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
1987
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as Mrs. McCormack
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Age: 57
Hellhole
1985
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as Sidnee Hammond
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Age: 56
Death Dimension
1978
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as Madam Maria
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Age: 49
The Daredevil
1972
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as Julie Thompson
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Age: 42
City of Fear
1965
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as Suzan
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Age: 36
Town Tamer
1965
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as Susan Tavenner
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Age: 36
Black Spurs
1965
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as Anna Elkins
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Age: 36
Why Must I Die
1960
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as Lois King
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Age: 31
Platinum High School
1960
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as Jennifer Evans
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Age: 31
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
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as Janet Calvert
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Age: 30
A Private's Affair
1959
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as Louise Wright
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Age: 30
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
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as Jenny Gifford
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Age: 27
No Right to Kill
1956
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as Lisa
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Age: 27
Shack Out on 101
1955
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as Kotty
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Age: 26
Portrait of Alison
1955
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as Alison Ford
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Age: 26
Daddy Long Legs
1955
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as Linda Pendleton
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Age: 26
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953
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as Susan Maitland
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Age: 24
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
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as Gwyneth Rhys
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Age: 24
Man on a Tightrope
1953
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as Tereza Cernik
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Age: 24
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
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as Marie Buckholder
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Age: 24
Gambling House
1950
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as Lynn Warren
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Age: 21
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
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as Judy Sears
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Age: 21
The Great Rupert
1950
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as Rosalinda Amendola
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Age: 21
The Clock
1945
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as Girl at Museum (uncredited)
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Age: 16
Son of Lassie
1945
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as Thea (as Helen Koford)
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Age: 16
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
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as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
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Age: 13
My Gal Sal
1942
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as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
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Age: 13
On the Sunny Side
1942
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as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Age: 13
One Foot in Heaven
1941
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as Choir Member (uncredited)
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Age: 12