Terry Moore
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).
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Movies (39)
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
as Herself
2024
Merrily
as Betty Clurman
2023
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Lady in Black
2023
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021
Frank and Ava
as Self
2020
Aimy in a Cage
as Grandma Micry
2015
Mansion of Blood
as Natalie
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Self
2014
Margarine Wars
as Miriam Cuningham
2012
The Still Life
as Mrs. Stratford
2007
Kill Your Darlings
as Ella Toscana
2006
Buzz
2005
Rita
as Self
2003
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self
2000
Stageghost
as Olive
2000
Final Voyage
as Christina
1999
Mighty Joe Young
as Elegant Woman at Party
1998
Second Chances
as Dallas Judd
1998
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self
1996
Marilyn and Me
as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
1991
Hoodwinked
as Sally
1989
Beverly Hills Brats
as Veronica
1989
Going Overboard
as Mistress
1989
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
as Mrs. McCormack
1987
Hellhole
as Sidnee Hammond
1985
Do It Debbie's Way
as Self
1983
Death Dimension
as Madam Maria
1978
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Trudy
1976
The Daredevil
as Julie Thompson
1972
Mean Justice
as Connie Garrett
1971
Quarantined
as Martha Atkinson
1970
The Weird World of Weird
1970
A Man Called Dagger
as Harper Davis
1968
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Waco
as Dolly
1966
City of Fear
as Suzan
1965
Town Tamer
as Susan Tavenner
1965
Black Spurs
as Anna Elkins
1965
TV Shows (11)
True Detective
as Lilly Hill
2014
America's Funniest Home Videos
Producer (Production)
1989
Wiseguy
1987
Murder, She Wrote
as Florence
1984
Knight Rider
as Molly Friedrich
1982
Matt Houston
as Emily Armor
1982
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Clark
1977
Batman
as Venus
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Burke's Law
as Sarah Kingston
1963
Empire
as Connie Garrett
1962