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Terry Moore
Los Angeles, California, USA
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). T…
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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).
Filmography
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2027
Merrily
Movie Betty Clurman
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2025
Sinatra! Eternity
Movie Self
- 2024
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2023
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Movie Lady in Black
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2021
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
- 2021
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2018
Frank and Ava
Movie Self
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2015
Aimy in a Cage
Movie Grandma Micry
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2015
Mansion of Blood
Movie Natalie
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2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie Self
- 2014
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2014
True Detective
TV show Lilly Hill
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2012
Margarine Wars
Movie Miriam Cuningham
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2007
The Still Life
Movie Mrs. Stratford
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2006
Kill Your Darlings
Movie Ella Toscana
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2005
Buzz
Movie
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2003
Rita
Movie Self
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2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Movie Self
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2000
Stageghost
Movie Olive
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1999
Final Voyage
Movie Christina
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1998
Mighty Joe Young
Movie Elegant Woman at Party
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1998
Second Chances
Movie Dallas Judd
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1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Movie Self
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1991
Marilyn and Me
Movie Woman at Hyde's Funeral
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1989
America's Funniest Home Videos
TV show Producer
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1989
Hoodwinked
Movie Sally
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1989
Beverly Hills Brats
Movie Veronica
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1989
Going Overboard
Movie Mistress
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1987
Wiseguy
TV show
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1987
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Movie Mrs. McCormack
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1986
True Confessions
TV show
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1985
Hellhole
Movie Sidnee Hammond
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Florence
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1983
Do It Debbie's Way
Movie Self
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1982
Knight Rider
TV show Molly Friedrich
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show Emily Armor
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1978
Death Dimension
Movie Madam Maria
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Mrs. Clark
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1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Movie Trudy
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1975
Paesano
Movie Self
