Terry Moore
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1929
- Birthplace
- 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). 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
- All About Alfred
All About Alfred TBA
as Self
Merrily 2027
as Betty Clurman
Sinatra! Eternity 2025
as Self
- The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood 2024
as Herself
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black 2023
as Lady in Black
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 2021
as Self
Frank and Ava 2018
as Self
Aimy in a Cage 2015
as Grandma Micry
Mansion of Blood 2015
as Natalie
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
as Self
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 2014
as Self
Margarine Wars 2012
as Miriam Cuningham
The Still Life 2007
as Mrs. Stratford
Kill Your Darlings 2006
as Ella Toscana
Buzz 2005
Actor
Rita 2003
as Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies 2000
as Self
Stageghost 2000
as Olive
Final Voyage 1999
as Christina
Mighty Joe Young 1998
as Elegant Woman at Party
Second Chances 1998
as Dallas Judd
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach 1996
as Self
Marilyn and Me 1991
as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Hoodwinked 1989
as Sally
Beverly Hills Brats 1989
as Veronica, Producer, Original Story
Going Overboard 1989
as Mistress
Heir to Murder 1987
Actor
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape 1987
as Mrs. McCormack
Hellhole 1985
as Sidnee Hammond
Do It Debbie's Way 1983
as Self
Death Dimension 1978
as Madam Maria
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 1976
as Trudy
Paesano 1975
as Self
The Daredevil 1972
as Julie Thompson
Mean Justice 1971
as Connie Garrett
Quarantined 1970
as Martha Atkinson
The Weird World of Weird 1970
Actor
A Man Called Dagger 1968
as Harper Davis
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Waco 1966
as Dolly
City of Fear 1965
as Suzan
Town Tamer 1965
as Susan Tavenner
Black Spurs 1965
as Anna Elkins
Why Must I Die 1960
as Lois King
Platinum High School 1960
as Jennifer Evans
Cast a Long Shadow 1959
as Janet Calvert
A Private's Affair 1959
as Louise Wright
Peyton Place 1957
as Betty Anderson
- The Clouded Image
The Clouded Image 1957
as Eleanor
Bernardine 1957
as Jean Cantrick
Between Heaven and Hell 1956
as Jenny Gifford
No Right to Kill 1956
as Lisa
Shack Out on 101 1955
as Kotty
Portrait of Alison 1955
as Alison Ford
Daddy Long Legs 1955
as Linda Pendleton
King of the Khyber Rifles 1953
as Susan Maitland
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 1953
as Gwyneth Rhys
Man on a Tightrope 1953
as Tereza Cernik
Come Back, Little Sheba 1953
as Marie Buckholder
The Barefoot Mailman 1951
as Adie Titus
Sunny Side of the Street 1951
as Betty Holloway
Two of a Kind 1951
as Kathy McIntyre
Gambling House 1950
as Lynn Warren
He's a Cockeyed Wonder 1950
as Judy Sears
The Great Rupert 1950
as Rosalinda Amendola
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as Jill Young
The Return of October 1948
as Terry Ramsey
Summer Holiday 1948
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Heartaches 1947
as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
The Devil On Wheels 1947
as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
Shadowed 1946
as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
The Clock 1945
as Girl at Museum (uncredited)
Son of Lassie 1945
as Thea (as Helen Koford)
Sweet and Low-Down 1944
as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Since You Went Away 1944
as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
Gaslight 1944
as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
True to Life 1943
as Little Girl (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited), Actor
My Gal Sal 1942
as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
On the Sunny Side 1942
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Choir Member (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia 1940
as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Maryland 1940
as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.