Terry Moore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-01-07 (97 years old)

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).

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Hellhole

    Hellhole

  • Black Spurs

    Black Spurs

  • Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

  • Quarantined

    Quarantined

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Clock

    The Clock

  • Heartaches

    Heartaches

  • Waco

    Waco

  • Gaslight

    Gaslight

  • Death Dimension

    Death Dimension

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Sinatra! Eternity

    Sinatra! Eternity

  • Shadowed

    Shadowed

  • Maryland

    Maryland

  • King of the Khyber Rifles

    King of the Khyber Rifles

  • Rita

    Rita

  • Man on a Tightrope

    Man on a Tightrope

  • Hoodwinked

    Hoodwinked

  • Beverly Hills Brats

    Beverly Hills Brats

  • He's a Cockeyed Wonder

    He's a Cockeyed Wonder

  • Platinum High School

    Platinum High School

  • Bernardine

    Bernardine

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Gambling House

    Gambling House

  • Mansion of Blood

    Mansion of Blood

  • The Daredevil

    The Daredevil

  • Stageghost

    Stageghost

  • Buzz

    Buzz

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Do It Debbie's Way

    Do It Debbie's Way

  • The Devil On Wheels

    The Devil On Wheels

  • Aimy in a Cage

    Aimy in a Cage

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Frank and Ava

    Frank and Ava

  • Going Overboard

    Going Overboard

  • Final Voyage

    Final Voyage

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Since You Went Away

    Since You Went Away

  • On the Sunny Side

    On the Sunny Side

  • Come Back, Little Sheba

    Come Back, Little Sheba

  • The Still Life

    The Still Life

  • Son of Lassie

    Son of Lassie

  • Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5

    Smash-Up on Interstate 5

  • Between Heaven and Hell

    Between Heaven and Hell

  • Second Chances

    Second Chances

  • Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • Cast a Long Shadow

    Cast a Long Shadow

  • The Great Rupert

    The Great Rupert

  • Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

    Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

  • My Gal Sal

    My Gal Sal

  • Marilyn and Me

    Marilyn and Me

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    A-Haunting We Will Go

  • Kill Your Darlings

    Kill Your Darlings

  • Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

    Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

  • A Man Called Dagger

    A Man Called Dagger

  • Sweet and Low-Down

    Sweet and Low-Down

  • Shack Out on 101

    Shack Out on 101

  • Margarine Wars

    Margarine Wars

  • Lionpower from MGM

    Lionpower from MGM

  • W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

    W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

  • The Return of October

    The Return of October

  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

    Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

  • Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

    Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

  • Mean Justice

    Mean Justice

  • Merrily

    Merrily

  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

    Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

  • The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

  • Portrait of Alison

    Portrait of Alison

  • Why Must I Die

    Why Must I Die

  • The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood

    The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood

  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

  • Sunny Side of the Street

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • A Private's Affair

    A Private's Affair

  • No Right to Kill

    No Right to Kill

  • City of Fear

    City of Fear

  • The Weird World of Weird

    The Weird World of Weird