Actor profile

Terry Moore

7th January 1929 Los Angeles, California, USA 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).

80 Movies 25 TV Shows 105 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sinatra! Eternity poster

Sinatra! Eternity 30th July 2025 as Self

The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood 12th July 2024 as Herself

Merrily poster

Merrily 29th November 2023 as Betty Clurman

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black poster

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black 20th November 2023 as Lady in Black

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies poster

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies 22nd August 2021 as Self - (archive footage)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! poster

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! 13th February 2021 as Self

Frank and Ava poster

Frank and Ava 7th December 2020 as Self

Aimy in a Cage poster

Aimy in a Cage 8th September 2015 as Grandma Micry

Mansion of Blood poster

Mansion of Blood 15th July 2015 as Natalie

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film poster

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 1st August 2014 as Self

Margarine Wars poster

Margarine Wars 29th March 2012 as Miriam Cuningham

The Still Life poster

The Still Life 7th August 2007 as Mrs. Stratford

Kill Your Darlings poster

Kill Your Darlings 12th April 2006 as Ella Toscana

Buzz poster

Buzz 5th April 2005

Rita poster

Rita 9th September 2003 as Self

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies poster

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies 27th June 2000 as Self

Stageghost poster

Stageghost 1st January 2000 as Olive

Final Voyage poster

Final Voyage 7th October 1999 as Christina

Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young 25th December 1998 as Elegant Woman at Party

Second Chances poster

Second Chances 1st September 1998 as Dallas Judd

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach poster

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach 15th March 1996 as Self

Marilyn and Me poster

Marilyn and Me 22nd September 1991 as Woman at Hyde's Funeral

Hoodwinked poster

Hoodwinked 15th November 1989 as Sally

Beverly Hills Brats poster

Beverly Hills Brats 6th October 1989 as Veronica

Going Overboard poster

Going Overboard 11th May 1989 as Mistress

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape poster

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape 1st January 1987 as Mrs. McCormack

Hellhole poster

Hellhole 15th March 1985 as Sidnee Hammond

Do It Debbie's Way poster

Do It Debbie's Way 11th March 1983 as Self

Death Dimension poster

Death Dimension 1st July 1978 as Madam Maria

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 poster

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 2nd February 1976 as Trudy

Paesano poster

Paesano 24th December 1975 as Self

The Daredevil poster

The Daredevil 1st January 1972 as Julie Thompson

Mean Justice poster

Mean Justice 8th February 1971 as Connie Garrett

Quarantined poster

Quarantined 24th February 1970 as Martha Atkinson

The Weird World of Weird poster

The Weird World of Weird 1st January 1970

A Man Called Dagger poster

A Man Called Dagger 31st January 1968 as Harper Davis

Lionpower from MGM poster

Lionpower from MGM 1st January 1967 as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Waco poster

Waco 1st September 1966 as Dolly

City of Fear poster

City of Fear 1st August 1965 as Suzan

Town Tamer poster

Town Tamer 7th July 1965 as Susan Tavenner

Black Spurs poster

Black Spurs 28th May 1965 as Anna Elkins

Why Must I Die poster

Why Must I Die 1st June 1960 as Lois King

Platinum High School poster

Platinum High School 13th May 1960 as Jennifer Evans

Cast a Long Shadow poster

Cast a Long Shadow 24th August 1959 as Janet Calvert

A Private's Affair poster

A Private's Affair 14th August 1959 as Louise Wright

Peyton Place poster

Peyton Place 13th December 1957 as Betty Anderson

Bernardine poster

Bernardine 24th July 1957 as Jean Cantrick

Between Heaven and Hell poster

Between Heaven and Hell 11th October 1956 as Jenny Gifford

No Right to Kill poster

No Right to Kill 9th August 1956 as Lisa

Shack Out on 101 poster

Shack Out on 101 4th December 1955 as Kotty

Portrait of Alison poster

Portrait of Alison 29th November 1955 as Alison Ford

Daddy Long Legs poster

Daddy Long Legs 5th May 1955 as Linda Pendleton

King of the Khyber Rifles poster

King of the Khyber Rifles 23rd December 1953 as Susan Maitland

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef poster

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 2nd December 1953 as Gwyneth Rhys

Man on a Tightrope poster

Man on a Tightrope 21st May 1953 as Tereza Cernik

Come Back, Little Sheba poster

Come Back, Little Sheba 6th March 1953 as Marie Buckholder

The Barefoot Mailman poster

The Barefoot Mailman 3rd December 1951 as Adie Titus

Sunny Side of the Street poster

Sunny Side of the Street 1st September 1951 as Betty Holloway

Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind 1st July 1951 as Kathy McIntyre

Gambling House poster

Gambling House 27th December 1950 as Lynn Warren

He's a Cockeyed Wonder poster

He's a Cockeyed Wonder 2nd December 1950 as Judy Sears

The Great Rupert poster

The Great Rupert 1st March 1950 as Rosalinda Amendola

Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young 13th July 1949 as Jill Young

The Return of October poster

The Return of October 26th October 1948 as Terry Ramsey

Summer Holiday poster

Summer Holiday 15th April 1948 as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Heartaches poster

Heartaches 28th June 1947 as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)

The Devil On Wheels poster

The Devil On Wheels 15th February 1947 as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)

Shadowed poster

Shadowed 26th September 1946 as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)

The Clock poster

The Clock 25th May 1945 as Girl at Museum (uncredited)

Son of Lassie poster

Son of Lassie 20th April 1945 as Thea (as Helen Koford)

Sweet and Low-Down poster

Sweet and Low-Down 21st September 1944 as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Since You Went Away poster

Since You Went Away 30th June 1944 as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)

Gaslight poster

Gaslight 4th May 1944 as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)

True to Life poster

True to Life 24th December 1943 as Little Girl (uncredited)

A-Haunting We Will Go poster

A-Haunting We Will Go 7th August 1942 as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)

My Gal Sal poster

My Gal Sal 30th April 1942 as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)

On the Sunny Side poster

On the Sunny Side 13th February 1942 as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven 1st November 1941 as Choir Member (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia poster

The Howards of Virginia 19th September 1940 as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Maryland poster

Maryland 19th July 1940 as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)

True Detective poster

True Detective 12th January 2014 as Lilly Hill

Wiseguy poster

Wiseguy 16th September 1987

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Florence

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Molly Friedrich

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982 as Emily Armor

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977

Batman poster

Batman 12th January 1966 as Venus

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 4th October 1963

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Felice Knight

Empire 25th September 1962 as Connie

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Alma Wilson

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

My Three Sons poster

My Three Sons 29th September 1960

The Rebel poster

The Rebel 4th October 1959 as Janice Dutton

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Lydia Yates

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Dallas Storm

Tonight Starring Jack Paar 29th July 1957 as Self

The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour 5th October 1955 as Ann Winslow

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Julie

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Evvy Jeffers

The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre 2nd October 1952 as Susan Randall

The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour 10th September 1950 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Mystery Guest

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Annabelle

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self