Terry Moore

Born: 1929-01-07

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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Mighty Joe Young

as Jill Young
Released: 1949-07-27

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla...

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Mighty Joe Young

as Elegant Woman at Party
Released: 1998-12-25

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas...

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The Great Rupert

as Rosalinda Amendola
Released: 1950-03-01

Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in...

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Gaslight

as Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited)
Released: 1944-05-04

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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Peyton Place

as Betty Anderson
Released: 1957-12-13

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance...

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Second Chances

as Dallas Judd
Released: 1998-09-01

A little girl's physical and emotional reawakening after an accident claims her father and her...

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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

as Gwyneth Rhys
Released: 1953-12-02

Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of...

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Daddy Long Legs

as Linda Pendleton
Released: 1955-05-05

Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful...

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Final Voyage

as Christina
Released: 2000-06-20

This is the story of a modern day pirate mad man and his crew of eight, searching for fortune on...

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Going Overboard

as Mistress
Released: 1989-05-11

A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big...

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Gambling House

as Lynn Warren
Released: 1950-12-27

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.

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Since You Went Away

as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
Released: 1944-06-30

While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront....

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Between Heaven and Hell

as Jenny Gifford
Released: 1956-10-11

Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner,...

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

as Self
Released: 2021-02-13

A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the...

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King of the Khyber Rifles

as Susan Maitland
Released: 1953-12-23

Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the...

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Town Tamer

as Susan Tavenner
Released: 1965-07-07

A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to...

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Son of Lassie

as Thea (as Helen Koford)
Released: 1945-04-20

Laddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his...

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Hellhole

as Sidnee Hammond
Released: 1985-03-15

An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman...

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My Gal Sal

as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
Released: 1942-04-30

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his...

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Summer Holiday

as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1948-04-15

Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class...

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Death Dimension

as Madam Maria
Released: 1978-07-01

The Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to...

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Hoodwinked

as Sally
Released: 1989-11-15

Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary...

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Cast a Long Shadow

as Janet Calvert
Released: 1959-08-24

A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness...

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True to Life

as Little Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-24

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...

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The Howards of Virginia

as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-19

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she...

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Bernardine

as Jean Cantrick
Released: 1957-07-24

A teenager pines for (and sings about) his dream girl.

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Come Back, Little Sheba

as Marie Buckholder
Released: 1952-12-24

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest...

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Man on a Tightrope

as Tereza Cernik
Released: 1953-05-21

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the...

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Black Spurs

as Anna Elkins
Released: 1965-05-28

A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to...

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Frank and Ava

as Self
Released: 2020-12-07

Frank & Ava joins the wild ride of the tempestuous relationship between icons, Frank Sinatra and...

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Mansion of Blood

as Natalie
Released: 2015-07-15

Millionaire Mason Murphy renovates the haunted Mayhew mansion. He plans a tremendous lunar...

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The Return of October

as Terry Ramsey
Released: 1948-10-26

A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite...

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Marilyn and Me

as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Released: 1991-09-22

Aspiring writer Robert Slatzer befriends Norma Jean Baker in 1946, the year she becomes Marilyn...

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Maryland

as (uncredited)
Released: 1940-07-19

A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do...

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Shack Out on 101

as Kotty
Released: 1955-12-04

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

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Mean Justice

as Connie Garrett
Released: 1971-02-08

Moreno (Bronson) is a tough ranch hand on the vast half million acre Garret Ranch. Rich in...

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Silent Life

as Lady in Black
Released: 2022-11-19

1926: While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the...

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Kill Your Darlings

as Ella Toscana
Released: 2006-04-12

A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in...

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Portrait of Alison

as Alison Ford
Released: 1955-11-29

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

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Beverly Hills Brats

as Veronica
Released: 1989-10-06

A rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.

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Aimy in a Cage

as Grandma Micry
Released: 2016-01-08

A teenage orphan and delinquent rebels against her evil family during a global virus outbreak.

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A-Haunting We Will Go

as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-07

Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable...

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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as Self
Released: 2014-08-01

Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat,...

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Shadowed

as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
Released: 1946-09-26

Fred J. Johnson (Lloyd Corrigan) scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky,...

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The Devil On Wheels

as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
Released: 1947-02-15

A teenager is involved in running from the police in his hot rod hits a car in a hit-and-run...

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Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self
Released: 1996-03-15

He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to...

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Sunny Side of the Street

as Betty Holloway
Released: 1951-09-01

A TV worker has fickle designs on an aspiring singer for whom she arranges an audition.

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Why Must I Die

as Lois King
Released: 1960-06-01

A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.

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Waco

as Dolly
Released: 1966-09-01

Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly,...

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W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

as Mrs. McCormack
Released: 1987-01-01

When a man dodges conviction after raping multiple women, his victims take justice into their...

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Platinum High School

as Jennifer Evans
Released: 1960-05-13

At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island, rich young delinquents think money puts them...

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Merrily

as Betty Clurman
Released: 2023-11-29

Written & Directed by Robert McAtee.

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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as Self
Released: 2000-06-27

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...

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Two of a Kind

as Kathy McIntyre
Released: 1951-07-01

Brandy Kirby and crooked Lawyer Vincent Mailer plan to rob William and Maida McIntyre by...

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Smash-Up on Interstate 5

as Trudy
Released: 1976-02-02

In this made-for-TV disaster movie, the lives of a group of motorists are chronicled...

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No Right to Kill

as Lisa
Released: 1956-08-09

This is a special series of lost classic programs from the Golden Age of TV. The series has been...

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Stageghost

as Olive
Released: 2000-01-01

A group of people are trapped inside a stagecoach station under attack by spirits.

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Quarantined

as Martha Atkinson
Released: 1970-02-24

A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic...

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The Barefoot Mailman

as Adie Titus
Released: 1951-12-03

Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of...

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City of Fear

as Suzan
Released: 1965-08-01

A Canadian reporter gets mixed up in Cold-War politics, romance and espionage in Eastern Europe.

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The Daredevil

as Julie Thompson
Released: 1972-01-01

In this action movie, a top stock-car driver causes a death on the race track and finds his...

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The Still Life

as Mrs. Stratford
Released: 2007-08-07

Fueled by original music by members of Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Skid Row, Toad the...

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Do It Debbie's Way

as Self
Released: 1983-03-11

"Do it Debbie's way" is an aerobics workout video hosted by actress Debbie Reynolds. It features...

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A Private's Affair

as Louise Wright
Released: 1959-08-14

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their...

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A Man Called Dagger

as Harper Davis
Released: 1968-01-31

An agent finds himself pitted against a former Nazi who has a plan to become ruler of the world...

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He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as Judy Sears
Released: 1950-12-02

An orange packer (Mickey Rooney) foils robbers with magic and wins the boss's (William Demarest)...

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Rita

as Self
Released: 2003-09-09

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

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The Weird World of Weird

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

Exploitation documentary, not to be confused with the Something Weird compilation of the same...

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The Love Boat

as Mrs. Clark
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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True Detective

as Lilly Hill
First aired: 2014-01-12

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which...

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My Three Sons

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-29

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...

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Burke's Law

as Sarah Kingston
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Felice Knight
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Nikki Manners
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Batman

as Venus
First aired: 1966-01-12

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Bonanza

as Lydia Yates
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Ann Winslow
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Knight Rider

as Molly Friedrich
First aired: 1982-09-26

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...

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Studio One

as Annabelle
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Climax!

as Rosa
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Chris
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Julie
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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The Virginian

as Alma Wilson
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Wiseguy

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-16

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...

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Matt Houston

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-26

Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by...

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The Rebel

as Janice Dutton
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that debuted on...

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Rawhide

as Dallas Storm
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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General Electric Theater

as Evvy Jeffers
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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