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).
Filmography (107 titles)
MovieSinatra! Eternity
Self · 2025
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Herself · 2024
MovieMerrily
Betty Clurman · 2023
3.0MovieSilent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Lady in Black · 2023
MovieTitans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage) · 2021
4.7MovieHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self · 2021
4.9MovieFrank and Ava
Self · 2020
4.5MovieAimy in a Cage
Grandma Micry · 2015
2.8MovieMansion of Blood
Natalie · 2015
7.3MovieTab Hunter Confidential
Self · 2015
7.5MovieMonster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Self · 2014
8.3ShowTrue Detective
Lilly Hill · 2014
MovieMargarine Wars
Miriam Cuningham · 2012
3.1MovieThe Still Life
Mrs. Stratford · 2007
6.1MovieKill Your Darlings
Ella Toscana · 2006
MovieBuzz
2005
8.3MovieRita
Self · 2003
9.0MovieHoward Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self · 2000
6.5MovieStageghost
Olive · 2000
4.4MovieFinal Voyage
Christina · 1999
6.3MovieMighty Joe Young
Elegant Woman at Party · 1998
7.7MovieSecond Chances
Dallas Judd · 1998
7.7MovieBurt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self · 1996
6.6MovieMarilyn and Me
Woman at Hyde's Funeral · 1991
6.3MovieHoodwinked
Sally · 1989
5.0MovieBeverly Hills Brats
Veronica · 1989
2.3MovieGoing Overboard
Mistress · 1989
6.6ShowWiseguy
1987
3.9MovieW.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Mrs. McCormack · 1987
4.9MovieHellhole
Sidnee Hammond · 1985