Terry Moore
A career spanning 86+ years and 75+ titles makes Terry Moore one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Elegant Woman at Party in 'Mighty Joe Young' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Adventure has been her most frequent territory. She earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'Come Back, Little Sheba'.
Terry Moore
60 Movies
15 Series
A career spanning 86+ years and 75+ titles makes Terry Moore one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Elegant Woman at Party in 'Mighty Joe Young' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Adventure has been her most frequent territory. She earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'Come Back, Little Sheba'.
Movies
Plays Elegant Woman at Party
Mighty Joe Young
1998
Plays Jill Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949
Plays Mistress
Going Overboard
1989
Plays Linda Pendleton
Daddy Long Legs
1955
Plays Betty Anderson
Peyton Place
1957
Plays Jenny Gifford
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
Plays Madam Maria
Death Dimension
1978
Plays Christina
Final Voyage
1999
Plays Rosalinda Amendola
The Great Rupert
1950
Plays Gwyneth Rhys
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
Plays Marie Buckholder
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
Plays Natalie
Mansion of Blood
2015
Producer
Plays Veronica
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
Plays Tereza Cernik
Man on a Tightrope
1953
Plays Sidnee Hammond
Hellhole
1985
Plays Kathy McIntyre
Two of a Kind
1951
Plays Anna Elkins
Black Spurs
1965
Plays Janet Calvert
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
Plays Kotty
Shack Out on 101
1955
Plays Ella Toscana
Kill Your Darlings
2006
Plays Susan Tavenner
Town Tamer
1965
Plays Susan Maitland
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953
Plays Mrs. McCormack
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
1987
Plays Dallas Judd
Second Chances
1998
Plays Thea (as Helen Koford)
Son of Lassie
1945
Plays Dolly
Waco
1966
Plays Louise Wright
A Private's Affair
1959
Plays Lynn Warren
Gambling House
1950
Plays Terry Ramsey
The Return of October
1948
Plays Judy Sears
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
Plays Mrs. Stratford
The Still Life
2007
Plays Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
The Devil On Wheels
1947
Plays Grandma Micry
Aimy in a Cage
2015
Plays Alison Ford
Portrait of Alison
1955
Plays Suzan
City of Fear
1965
Plays Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
Shadowed
1946
Plays Jean Cantrick
Bernardine
1957
Plays Lois King
Why Must I Die
1960
Plays Julie Thompson
The Daredevil
1972
TV Shows
Plays Venus
Batman
1966
Plays Sarah Kingston
Burke's Law
1963
Plays Molly Friedrich
Knight Rider
1982
Plays Annabelle
Studio One
1948
Plays Evvy Jeffers
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Alma Wilson
The Virginian
1962
Plays Rosa
Climax!
1954
Plays Janice Dutton
The Rebel
1959
Plays Lilly Hill
True Detective
2014
Plays Ann Winslow
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Plays Lydia Yates
Bonanza
1959
Plays Mrs. Clark
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Florence
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Emily Armor
Matt Houston
1982
Plays Susan Randall
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
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Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Lady in Black
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Aimy in a Cage
Grandma Micry
2015
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Mansion of Blood
Natalie
2015
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True Detective
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2014
TV
Margarine Wars
Miriam Cuningham
2012
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The Still Life
Mrs. Stratford
2007
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Kill Your Darlings
Ella Toscana
2006
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Stageghost
Olive
2000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Terry Moore and where are they from?
Terry Moore is 97 years old, born on January 7, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Terry Moore?
Terry Moore is best known for roles in Mighty Joe Young, Gaslight, Going Overboard.
How many movies has Terry Moore been in?
Over a 86-year career (since 1940), Terry Moore has appeared in 60 movies and 15 TV shows.
What was Terry Moore's first movie?
The career of Terry Moore began with Maryland (1940).
What is Terry Moore's most recent movie or series?
Terry Moore's most recent release is Sinatra! Eternity, which premiered on July 30, 2025.
What TV shows has Terry Moore appeared in?
On television, Terry Moore has appeared in True Detective, Knight Rider, Batman, Bonanza.
Terry Moore
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).