Terry Moore
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
True Detective
Lilly Hill
2014
Series
The Love Boat
Mrs. Clark
1977
Series
The Love Boat
1977
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Bonanza
Lydia Yates
1959
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Florence
1984
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Batman
Venus
1966
Series
My Three Sons
1960
Series
Knight Rider
Molly Friedrich
1982
Series
The Virginian
Alma Wilson
1962
Series
Studio One
Annabelle
1948
Series
Climax!
Rosa
1954
Series
Climax!
Chris
1954
Series
Climax!
Julie
1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
Rawhide
Dallas Storm
1959
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Burke's Law
Sarah Kingston
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Nikki Manners
1963
Series
Burke's Law
Felice Knight
1963
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Series
Matt Houston
Emily Armor
1982
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Susan Randall
1952
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Ann Winslow
1955
Series
The Rebel
Janice Dutton
1959
Series
Empire
Connie Garrett
1962
Series
Empire
Connie
1962
Film
Gaslight
Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
1944
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Elegant Woman at Party
1998
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young
1949
Series
General Electric Theater
Evvy Jeffers
1953
Film
The Clock
Girl at Museum (uncredited)
1945
Series
True Confessions
1986
Film
Man on a Tightrope
Tereza Cernik
1953
Film
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Paesano
Self
1975
Film
Daddy Long Legs
Linda Pendleton
1955
Film
The Devil On Wheels
Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
1947
Film
Hoodwinked
Sally
1989
Film
Going Overboard
Mistress
1989
Film
Between Heaven and Hell
Jenny Gifford
1956
Film
Death Dimension
Madam Maria
1978
Film
Since You Went Away
Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
1944
Film
Peyton Place
Betty Anderson
1957
Film
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
2015
Film
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Gwyneth Rhys
1953
Film
Mansion of Blood
Natalie
2015
Film
The Howards of Virginia
Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
1940
Film
Come Back, Little Sheba
Marie Buckholder
1953
Film
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self
2021
Film
One Foot in Heaven
Choir Member (uncredited)
1941
Film
A-Haunting We Will Go
Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
1942
Film
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
Film
Two of a Kind
Kathy McIntyre
1951
Film
Hellhole
Sidnee Hammond
1985
Film
Rita
Self
2003
Film
Cast a Long Shadow
Janet Calvert
1959
Film
King of the Khyber Rifles
Susan Maitland
1953
Film
The Great Rupert
Rosalinda Amendola
1950
Film
On the Sunny Side
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
1942
Film
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Trudy
1976
Film
Waco
Dolly
1966
Film
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Judy Sears
1950
Film
Son of Lassie
Thea (as Helen Koford)
1945
Film
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
Lady in Black
2023
Film
Town Tamer
Susan Tavenner
1965
Film
A Private's Affair
Louise Wright
1959
The Clouded Image
Eleanor
1957
Film
The Return of October
Terry Ramsey
1948
Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Self
2014
Film
Black Spurs
Anna Elkins
1965
Film
Shack Out on 101
Kotty
1955
All About Alfred
Self
Film
Frank and Ava
Self
2018
Film
Final Voyage
Christina
1999
Film
Summer Holiday
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Barefoot Mailman
Adie Titus
1951
Film
Why Must I Die
Lois King
1960
Film
Buzz
2005
Film
Second Chances
Dallas Judd
1998
Film
True to Life
Little Girl (uncredited)
1943
Film
My Gal Sal
Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
1942
Film
Beverly Hills Brats
Veronica
1989
Film
Aimy in a Cage
Grandma Micry
2015
Film
Maryland
Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)
1940
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Film
Gambling House
Lynn Warren
1950
Film
Portrait of Alison
Alison Ford
1955
Film
Kill Your Darlings
Ella Toscana
2006
Film
A Man Called Dagger
Harper Davis
1968
Film
Quarantined
Martha Atkinson
1970
Film
Sunny Side of the Street
Betty Holloway
1951
Film
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Mrs. McCormack
1987
Film
Bernardine
Jean Cantrick
1957
Film
Heartaches
Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
1947
Film
Marilyn and Me
Woman at Hyde's Funeral
1991
Film
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Self
2000
Film
Sinatra! Eternity
Self
2025
Film
Sweet and Low-Down
Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1944
Film
Do It Debbie's Way
Self
1983
Film
Merrily
Betty Clurman
2027
Film
No Right to Kill
Lisa
1956
Film
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self
1996
Film
Mean Justice
Connie Garrett
1971
Film
Stageghost
Olive
2000
Film
The Still Life
Mrs. Stratford
2007
Film
Margarine Wars
Miriam Cuningham
2012
Film
Shadowed
Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
1946
Film
The Weird World of Weird
1970
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
Herself
2024
Film
Platinum High School
Jennifer Evans
1960
Film
The Daredevil
Julie Thompson
1972
Film
City of Fear
Suzan
1965
Film
Heir to Murder
1987