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).
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 7, 1929Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
70Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USAAlso known as
Helen Luella Koford, Jan Ford, Judy Ford, Helen KofordCast credits
City of Fear
SuzanBeneath the 12-Mile Reef
Gwyneth RhysDaddy Long Legs
Linda PendletonKill Your Darlings
Ella ToscanaDeath Dimension
Madam MariaTwo of a Kind
Kathy McIntyreHellhole
Sidnee HammondPeyton Place
Betty AndersonShack Out on 101
KottySecond Chances
Dallas JuddGambling House
Lynn WarrenMighty Joe Young
Jill YoungKing of the Khyber Rifles
Susan MaitlandThe Daredevil
Julie ThompsonThe Great Rupert
Rosalinda AmendolaThe Howards of Virginia
Neighbor Girl (uncredited)Shadowed
Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)Come Back, Little Sheba
Marie BuckholderBetween Heaven and Hell
Jenny GiffordWhy Must I Die
Lois KingMan on a Tightrope
Tereza Cernik