Terry Moore
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).
Acted in
Merrily
2023
as Betty Clurman
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
2022
as Lady in Black
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self
Frank and Ava
2020
as Self
Aimy in a Cage
2015
as Grandma Micry
Mansion of Blood
2015
as Natalie
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Self
True Detective
2014
as Lilly Hill
Margarine Wars
2012
as Miriam Cuningham
The Still Life
2007
as Mrs. Stratford
Kill Your Darlings
2006
as Ella Toscana
Buzz
2005
Rita
2003
as Self
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
2000
as Self
Final Voyage
2000
as Christina
Stageghost
2000
as Olive
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
Going Overboard
1989
as Mistress
Wiseguy
1987
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
1987
as Mrs. McCormack
Hellhole
1985
as Sidnee Hammond
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Florence
Do It Debbie's Way
1983
as Self
Knight Rider
1982
as Molly Friedrich
Matt Houston
1982
Death Dimension
1978
as Madam Maria
The Love Boat
1977
as Mrs. Clark
The Love Boat
1977
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
as Trudy
The Daredevil
1972
as Julie Thompson
Mean Justice
1971
as Connie Garrett
Quarantined
1970
as Martha Atkinson
The Weird World of Weird
1970
A Man Called Dagger
1968
as Harper Davis
Waco
1966
as Dolly
Batman
1966
as Venus
City of Fear
1965
as Suzan
Town Tamer
1965
as Susan Tavenner
Black Spurs
1965
as Anna Elkins
Burke's Law
1963
as Sarah Kingston
Burke's Law
1963
as Nikki Manners
Burke's Law
1963
as Felice Knight
Empire
1962
as Connie Garrett
Empire
1962
as Connie
The Virginian
1962
as Alma Wilson
My Three Sons
1960
Why Must I Die
1960
as Lois King
Platinum High School
1960
as Jennifer Evans
The Rebel
1959
as Janice Dutton
Bonanza
1959
as Lydia Yates
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
as Janet Calvert
A Private's Affair
1959
as Louise Wright
Rawhide
1959
as Dallas Storm
Peyton Place
1957
as Betty Anderson
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
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Ann Winslow
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Linda Pendleton
Climax!
1954
as Rosa
Climax!
1954
as Chris
Climax!
1954
as Julie
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
General Electric Theater
1953
as Evvy Jeffers
Come Back, Little Sheba
1952
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 Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Great Rupert
1950
as Rosalinda Amendola
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Jill Young
Studio One
1948
as Annabelle
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)
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)
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
as Herself