Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 07, 1929
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
108 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Sinatra! Eternity
Self
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Herself
Merrily
Betty Clurman
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Lady in Black
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
Frank and Ava
Self
Aimy in a Cage
Grandma Micry
Mansion of Blood
Natalie
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Self
True Detective
Lilly Hill
Margarine Wars
Miriam Cuningham
The Still Life
Mrs. Stratford
Kill Your Darlings
Ella Toscana
Buzz
Rita
Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self
Stageghost
Olive
Final Voyage
Christina
Mighty Joe Young
Elegant Woman at Party
Second Chances
Dallas Judd
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self
Marilyn and Me
Woman at Hyde's Funeral
America's Funniest Home Videos
Producer
Hoodwinked
Sally
Beverly Hills Brats
Veronica
Going Overboard
Mistress
Wiseguy
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Mrs. McCormack
Hellhole
Sidnee Hammond
Murder, She Wrote
Florence
Do It Debbie's Way
Self
Knight Rider
Molly Friedrich
Matt Houston
Emily Armor
Death Dimension
Madam Maria
The Love Boat
Mrs. Clark
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Trudy
Paesano
Self
The Daredevil
Julie Thompson
Mean Justice
Connie Garrett
Quarantined
Martha Atkinson
The Weird World of Weird
A Man Called Dagger
Harper Davis
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Waco
Dolly
Batman
Venus
City of Fear
Suzan
Town Tamer
Susan Tavenner
Black Spurs
Anna Elkins