
Terry Moore
Acting
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).
TV Shows(25)

True Detective
Lilly Hill
2014

Wiseguy
1987

Murder, She Wrote
Florence
1984

Knight Rider
Molly Friedrich
1982

Matt Houston
Emily Armor
1982

The Love Boat
Mrs. Clark
1977

Batman
Venus
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Burke's Law
Sarah Kingston
1963
Empire
Connie Garrett
1962

The Virginian
Alma Wilson
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

My Three Sons
1960

The Rebel
Janice Dutton
1959

Bonanza
Lydia Yates
1959

Rawhide
Dallas Storm
1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Ann Winslow
1955

Climax!
Rosa
1954

General Electric Theater
Evvy Jeffers
1953

The Ford Television Theatre
Susan Randall
1952

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950

What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950

Studio One
Annabelle
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(80)

Sinatra! Eternity
Self
2025
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Herself
2024

Merrily
Betty Clurman
2023

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Lady in Black
2023

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
2021

Frank and Ava
Self
2020

Aimy in a Cage
Grandma Micry
2015

Mansion of Blood
Natalie
2015

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Self
2014

Margarine Wars
Miriam Cuningham
2012

The Still Life
Mrs. Stratford
2007

Kill Your Darlings
Ella Toscana
2006

Buzz
2005

Rita
Self
2003

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self
2000

Stageghost
Olive
2000

Final Voyage
Christina
1999

Mighty Joe Young
Elegant Woman at Party
1998

Second Chances
Dallas Judd
1998

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self
1996

Marilyn and Me
Woman at Hyde's Funeral
1991

Hoodwinked
Sally
1989

Beverly Hills Brats
Veronica
1989

Going Overboard
Mistress
1989

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Mrs. McCormack
1987

Hellhole
Sidnee Hammond
1985

Do It Debbie's Way
Self
1983

Death Dimension
Madam Maria
1978

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Trudy
1976

Paesano
Self
1975

The Daredevil
Julie Thompson
1972

Mean Justice
Connie Garrett
1971

Quarantined
Martha Atkinson
1970

The Weird World of Weird
1970

A Man Called Dagger
Harper Davis
1968

Lionpower from MGM
Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967

Waco
Dolly
1966

City of Fear
Suzan
1965

Town Tamer
Susan Tavenner
1965

Black Spurs
Anna Elkins
1965

Why Must I Die
Lois King
1960

Platinum High School
Jennifer Evans
1960

Cast a Long Shadow
Janet Calvert
1959

A Private's Affair
Louise Wright
1959

Peyton Place
Betty Anderson
1957

Bernardine
Jean Cantrick
1957

Between Heaven and Hell
Jenny Gifford
1956

No Right to Kill
Lisa
1956

Shack Out on 101
Kotty
1955

Portrait of Alison
Alison Ford
1955

Daddy Long Legs
Linda Pendleton
1955

King of the Khyber Rifles
Susan Maitland
1953

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Gwyneth Rhys
1953

Man on a Tightrope
Tereza Cernik
1953

Come Back, Little Sheba
Marie Buckholder
1953

The Barefoot Mailman
Adie Titus
1951

Sunny Side of the Street
Betty Holloway
1951

Two of a Kind
Kathy McIntyre
1951

Gambling House
Lynn Warren
1950

He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Judy Sears
1950

The Great Rupert
Rosalinda Amendola
1950

Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young
1949

The Return of October
Terry Ramsey
1948

Summer Holiday
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
1948

Heartaches
Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
1947

The Devil On Wheels
Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
1947

Shadowed
Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
1946

The Clock
Girl at Museum (uncredited)
1945

Son of Lassie
Thea (as Helen Koford)
1945

Sweet and Low-Down
Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1944

Since You Went Away
Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
1944

Gaslight
Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
1944

True to Life
Little Girl (uncredited)
1943

A-Haunting We Will Go
Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
1942

My Gal Sal
Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
1942

On the Sunny Side
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
1942

One Foot in Heaven
Choir Member (uncredited)
1941

The Howards of Virginia
Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
1940

Maryland
Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)
1940