Terry Moore

Acting

Born January 7, 1929 Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

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

Terry Moore

TV Shows(25)

Movies(80)