1929-01-07 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).
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Sinatra! Eternity | Self | 2025-07-30 |
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The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood | Herself | 2024-07-12 |
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Merrily | Betty Clurman | 2023-11-29 |
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black | Lady in Black | 2023-11-20 |
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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! | Self | 2021-02-13 |
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Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2021-09-28 |
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Frank and Ava | Self | 2020-12-07 |
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Aimy in a Cage | Grandma Micry | 2015-09-08 |
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Mansion of Blood | Natalie | 2015-07-15 |
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Self | 2014-08-01 |
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Margarine Wars | Miriam Cuningham | 2012-03-29 |
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The Still Life | Mrs. Stratford | 2007-08-07 |
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Kill Your Darlings | Ella Toscana | 2006-04-12 |
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Buzz | 2005-04-05 | |
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Rita | Self | 2003-09-09 |
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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies | Self | 2000-06-27 |
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Stageghost | Olive | 2000-01-01 |
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Final Voyage | Christina | 1999-10-07 |
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Mighty Joe Young | Elegant Woman at Party | 1998-12-25 |
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Second Chances | Dallas Judd | 1998-09-01 |
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Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach | Self | 1996-03-15 |
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Marilyn and Me | Woman at Hyde's Funeral | 1991-09-22 |
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Hoodwinked | Sally | 1989-11-15 |
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Beverly Hills Brats | Veronica | 1989-10-06 |
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Going Overboard | Mistress | 1989-05-11 |
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W.A.R.: Women Against Rape | Mrs. McCormack | 1987-01-01 |
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Hellhole | Sidnee Hammond | 1985-03-15 |
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Do It Debbie's Way | Self | 1983-03-11 |
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Death Dimension | Madam Maria | 1978-07-01 |
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Smash-Up on Interstate 5 | Trudy | 1976-02-02 |
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The Daredevil | Julie Thompson | 1972-01-01 |
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Mean Justice | Connie Garrett | 1971-02-08 |
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Quarantined | Martha Atkinson | 1970-02-24 |
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The Weird World of Weird | 1970-01-01 | |
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A Man Called Dagger | Harper Davis | 1968-01-31 |
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Lionpower from MGM | Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1967-01-01 |
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Waco | Dolly | 1966-09-01 |
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Black Spurs | Anna Elkins | 1965-05-28 |
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Town Tamer | Susan Tavenner | 1965-07-07 |
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City of Fear | Suzan | 1965-08-01 |
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Platinum High School | Jennifer Evans | 1960-05-13 |
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Why Must I Die | Lois King | 1960-06-01 |
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A Private's Affair | Louise Wright | 1959-08-14 |
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Cast a Long Shadow | Janet Calvert | 1959-08-24 |
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Peyton Place | Betty Anderson | 1957-12-13 |
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Bernardine | Jean Cantrick | 1957-07-24 |
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No Right to Kill | Lisa | 1956-08-09 |
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Between Heaven and Hell | Jenny Gifford | 1956-10-11 |
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Portrait of Alison | Alison Ford | 1955-11-29 |
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Shack Out on 101 | Kotty | 1955-12-04 |
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Daddy Long Legs | Linda Pendleton | 1955-05-05 |
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King of the Khyber Rifles | Susan Maitland | 1953-12-23 |
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Man on a Tightrope | Tereza Cernik | 1953-05-21 |
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Gwyneth Rhys | 1953-12-02 |
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Come Back, Little Sheba | Marie Buckholder | 1953-03-06 |
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Sunny Side of the Street | Betty Holloway | 1951-09-01 |
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Two of a Kind | Kathy McIntyre | 1951-07-01 |
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The Barefoot Mailman | Adie Titus | 1951-12-03 |
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He's a Cockeyed Wonder | Judy Sears | 1950-12-02 |
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The Great Rupert | Rosalinda Amendola | 1950-03-01 |
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Gambling House | Lynn Warren | 1950-12-27 |
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Mighty Joe Young | Jill Young | 1949-07-13 |
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Summer Holiday | Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) | 1948-04-15 |
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The Return of October | Terry Ramsey | 1948-10-26 |
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The Devil On Wheels | Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford) | 1947-02-15 |
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Heartaches | Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited) | 1947-06-28 |
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Shadowed | Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford) | 1946-09-26 |
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Son of Lassie | Thea (as Helen Koford) | 1945-04-20 |
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The Clock | Girl at Museum (uncredited) | 1945-05-25 |
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Sweet and Low-Down | Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited) | 1944-09-21 |
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Since You Went Away | Refugee Child on Train (uncredited) | 1944-06-30 |
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Gaslight | Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
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True to Life | Little Girl (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
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A-Haunting We Will Go | Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
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My Gal Sal | Carrie Dreiser (uncredited) | 1942-04-30 |
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On the Sunny Side | Schoolgirl (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Choir Member (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Neighbor Girl (uncredited) | 1940-09-19 |
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Maryland | Linda - Age 10 (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
