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
Suzan
City of Fear
Gwyneth Rhys
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Linda Pendleton
Daddy Long Legs
Ella Toscana
Kill Your Darlings
Madam Maria
Death Dimension
Kathy McIntyre
Two of a Kind
Sidnee Hammond
Hellhole
Kotty
Shack Out on 101
Betty Anderson
Peyton Place
Dallas Judd
Second Chances
Susan Maitland
King of the Khyber Rifles
Lynn Warren
Gambling House
Jill Young
Mighty Joe Young
Julie Thompson
The Daredevil
Rosalinda Amendola
The Great Rupert
Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
Shadowed
Betty Clurman
Merrily
Jenny Gifford
Between Heaven and Hell
Marie Buckholder
Come Back, Little Sheba
Lois King
Why Must I Die
Tereza Cernik
Man on a Tightrope
Jean Cantrick
Bernardine
Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)
Maryland
Buzz
Jennifer Evans
Platinum High School
Judy Sears
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Alison Ford
Portrait of Alison
Janet Calvert
Cast a Long Shadow
Harper Davis
A Man Called Dagger
Terry Ramsey
The Return of October
Betty Holloway
Sunny Side of the Street
Elegant Woman at Party
Mighty Joe Young
Self
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Little Girl (uncredited)
True to Life
Veronica
Beverly Hills Brats
Susan Tavenner
Town Tamer
Adie Titus
The Barefoot Mailman
Louise Wright
A Private's Affair
Mistress
Going Overboard
Anna Elkins
Black Spurs
Self
Frank and Ava
Sally
Hoodwinked
Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Marilyn and Me
Grandma Micry
Aimy in a Cage
Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited)
Gaslight
Mrs. McCormack
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
The Devil On Wheels
The Weird World of Weird
Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Summer Holiday
Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
Thea (as Helen Koford)
Son of Lassie
Choir Member (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
On the Sunny Side
Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Sweet and Low-Down
Girl at Museum (uncredited)
The Clock
Herself
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
My Gal Sal
Olive
Stageghost
Dolly
Waco
Mrs. Stratford
The Still Life
Natalie
Mansion of Blood
Self
Rita
Trudy
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Self
Do It Debbie's Way
Lisa
No Right to Kill
Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Connie Garrett
Mean Justice
Martha Atkinson
Quarantined
Lady in Black
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Christina
Final Voyage
Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
Heartaches
Miriam Cuningham
Margarine Wars
Lionpower from MGM
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
77
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-01-07
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Helen Luella Koford