Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1929-01-07 (Age: 97)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Filmography (80)
Sinatra! Eternity
2025The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
2024
Merrily
2023
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2023
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
Frank and Ava
2020
Aimy in a Cage
2015
Mansion of Blood
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
Margarine Wars
2012
The Still Life
2007
Kill Your Darlings
2006
Buzz
2005
