Terry Moore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3.981

Gender

Female

Birthday

07-Jan-1929

Age

(95 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As
  • Helen Luella Koford
  • Jan Ford
  • Judy Ford
  • Helen Koford

Terry Moore

Biography

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).


Credits

Buzz Buzz (2005) Character: N/A
A journey to places, where the overlooked Hollywood screenwriter Albert Isaac "Buzz" Bezzerides lived and worked, revealing the operation of Hollywood's production system in the 1940s, '50s, '60s and more ...
Margarine Wars Margarine Wars (2012) Character: Miriam Cuningham
A sixties psychedelic counterculture clash occurs during the "Summer of Love" when an aspiring hippie from New York dupes the son of a Swedish dairy farmer into smuggling illegal margarine into butter-rich Wisconsin
Do It Debbie's Way Do It Debbie's Way (1983) Character: Self
An aerobics workout video hosted by actress Debbie Reynolds and featuring other well known actresses taking her class such as Teri Garr and Florence Henderson. Debbie coaches and encourages you through her work out to upbeat jazz selections using exercise equipment found around the house. She also provides alternative movements/positions for people who are unable to go full out.
Merrily Merrily (2023) Character: Betty Clurman
Written & Directed by Robert McAtee.
Beverly Hills Brats Beverly Hills Brats (1989) Character: Veronica
A rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach (1996) Character: Self
He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later Burt Lancaster — was one of five children of a New York City postal worker. By eighteen, Burt was 6'2" and blessed with the athletic physique and dynamic good looks that helped make him famous. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to Hollywood where his first release, "The Killers" (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered.
City of Fear City of Fear (1965) Character: Suzan
A Canadian reporter gets mixed up in Cold-War politics, romance and espionage in Eastern Europe.
The Still Life The Still Life (2007) Character: Mrs. Stratford
Fueled by original music by members of Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Skid Row, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Hootie & The Blowfish and more... The Still Life tells the story of artist Julian Lamont who struggles to pick up the pieces of his tattered life in this poignant drama. A reclusive alcoholic, Julian creates a new art genre called Destructionism, and his works catapult him into the limelight. But as his success in the art world grows, Julian loses touch with the artist he truly desires to be, and his personal life soon tailspins out of control.
No Right to Kill No Right to Kill (1956) Character: Lisa
This is a special series of lost classic programs from the Golden Age of TV. The series has been restored by SabuCat Productions from the best archival film elements available in high definition, some of the programs have not been seen since they were originally broadcast. Volume One features 2 one-hour dramatic programs that feature John Cassavetes. Climax! ran for four years - This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame that lead to a feature film of the same titles. On August 9th, 1956 - they showed No Right to Kill directed by Buzz Kulik and starring John Cassavetes, Robert H. Harris, Joe Mantell and Terry Moore.
Mansion of Blood Mansion of Blood (2015) Character: Natalie
Millionaire Mason Murphy renovates the haunted Mayhew mansion. He plans a tremendous lunar eclipse viewing party to celebrate his return to his hometown of River Ridge Iowa. At the party, magic runs out of control and the party guests are murdered one by one.
Stageghost Stageghost (2000) Character: Olive
A group of people are trapped inside a stagecoach station under attack by spirits.
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape W.A.R.: Women Against Rape (1987) Character: Mrs. McCormack
When a man dodges conviction after raping multiple women, his victims take justice into their own hands.
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014) Character: Self
Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Grab the popcorn and take a deep breath as we conjure up the thrills, chills and magic of Monster Madness!
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000) Character: Self
A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer, director and aviator. But he is perhaps best known for his skills as a Casanova, reportedly romancing Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth and Bette Davis. Actor Billy Zane narrates this documentary, which offers a glimpse of the man behind the glamour.
The Weird World of Weird The Weird World of Weird (1970) Character: N/A
Exploitation documentary, not to be confused with the Something Weird compilation of the same name, which amongst others contains a copy of this film.
Rita Rita (2003) Character: Self
Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
He's a Cockeyed Wonder He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950) Character: Judy Sears
An orange packer (Mickey Rooney) foils robbers with magic and wins the boss's (William Demarest) daughter (Terry Moore).
Aimy in a Cage Aimy in a Cage (2015) Character: Grandma Micry
A teenage orphan and delinquent rebels against her evil family during a global virus outbreak.
Hoodwinked Hoodwinked (1989) Character: Sally
Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his kidnapped granddaughter. But who's the hood and who's being hoodwinked?
Mean Justice Mean Justice (1971) Character: Connie Garrett
Moreno (Bronson) is a tough ranch hand on the vast half million acre Garret Ranch. Rich in timber, gas, cattle and oil, the ranch is a major employer of rough rugged cowboys in northern New Mexico. Unexpectedly, Moreno has been accused , and tried for the murder of the daughter of the Garret ranch's popular foreman (Denver Pyle). As luck turns against the Garret ranch, each man endures struggles against nature, competitors, and each other in order to keep the operation profitable.
Second Chances Second Chances (1998) Character: Dallas Judd
A little girl's physical and emotional reawakening after an accident claims her father and her spirit.
Kill Your Darlings Kill Your Darlings (2006) Character: Ella Toscana
A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip. Along the way they cross paths with a hapless mobster, a 6 foot transvestite and a lovesick housewife, all on the way to their celebrity TV shrink in Las Vegas... Things quickly spiral out of control into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game... a writer's frantic search for inspiration becomes intertwined with a motley crew of quirky characters seeking love and adventure at any cost.
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976) Character: Trudy
In this made-for-TV disaster movie, the lives of a group of motorists are chronicled retrospectively after they're involved in a 39-car pile-up on California's Interstate 5 over 4th of July weekend.
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) Character: Self
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Shack Out on 101 Shack Out on 101 (1955) Character: Kotty
A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.
Quarantined Quarantined (1970) Character: Martha Atkinson
A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic and other difficulties like a movie star who refuses to cooperate with her treatment.
On the Sunny Side On the Sunny Side (1942) Character: Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy when his school-friends do the same. But his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and impresses Don's girlfriend Betty, and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
Town Tamer Town Tamer (1965) Character: Susan Tavenner
A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is. Lyle Bettger, Bruce Cabot and Richard Jaeckel co-star as the lawless bad guys in this Western based on a novel by Frank Gruber.
Why Must I Die Why Must I Die (1960) Character: Lois King
A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.
Black Spurs Black Spurs (1965) Character: Anna Elkins
A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to dirty up a neighboring village where a valuable railroad franchise is headed.
Bernardine Bernardine (1957) Character: Jean Cantrick
A teenager pines for (and sings about) his dream girl.
Marilyn and Me Marilyn and Me (1991) Character: Woman at Hyde's Funeral
Aspiring writer Robert Slatzer befriends Norma Jean Baker in 1946, the year she becomes Marilyn Monroe.
A-Haunting We Will Go A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) Character: Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Since You Went Away Since You Went Away (1944) Character: Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.
Cast a Long Shadow Cast a Long Shadow (1959) Character: Janet Calvert
A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.
Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young (1949) Character: Jill Young
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Hellhole Hellhole (1985) Character: Sidnee Hammond
An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. She’s committed to a mental institution, where Silk follows her, looking for the papers he was trying to get from her mother. And Silk’s only the beginning of her problems, since the asylum is run by a mad doctor, performing experiments in chemical lobotomies!
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) Character: Gwyneth Rhys
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.
Son of Lassie Son of Lassie (1945) Character: Thea (as Helen Koford)
Laddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage?
One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven (1941) Character: Choir Member (uncredited)
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
The Daredevil The Daredevil (1972) Character: Julie Thompson
A top stock-car driver causes a death on the race track and finds his career in shambles. Desperate for money, he gets a job as a driver for a drug ring.
King of the Khyber Rifles King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) Character: Susan Maitland
Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his Northwest Frontier province garrison near the Khyber pass because of Ahmed, a native Afridi deserter from the Muslim fanatic rebel Karram Khan's forces. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native Muslim which got his parents disowned even by their own families, he falls prey to stubborn prejudiced discrimination, Lieutenant Geoffrey Heath even moves out of their quarters, except from half-Irish Lt. Ben Baird.
Daddy Long Legs Daddy Long Legs (1955) Character: Linda Pendleton
Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.
The Howards of Virginia The Howards of Virginia (1940) Character: Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young (1998) Character: Elegant Woman at Party
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
The Barefoot Mailman The Barefoot Mailman (1951) Character: Adie Titus
Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....
Sunny Side of the Street Sunny Side of the Street (1951) Character: Betty Holloway
A TV worker has fickle designs on an aspiring singer for whom she arranges an audition.
My Gal Sal My Gal Sal (1942) Character: Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popular songstresses of the day
Final Voyage Final Voyage (2000) Character: Christina
This is the story of a modern day pirate mad man and his crew of eight, searching for fortune on a cruise ship but a small group of passengers fight back.
The Great Rupert The Great Rupert (1950) Character: Rosalinda Amendola
Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.
Waco Waco (1966) Character: Dolly
Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyoming. Among the mourners are businessman George Gates, mayor Ned West and his daughter Patricia. The mayor rejects Gates' suggestion that he release gunfighter Waco from jail to clean up the town. When Patricia is attacked by a cowboy after leaving her boyfriend Scotty Moore, the mayor finally decides it is time accept the governor;s offer of amnesty for Waco. Jill Stone's first reaction, when learning that Waco has been released, is to leave town before Waco finds out that she, his former fiancée, has married the town preacher while Waco was in jail. Town boss Joe Gore is not overjoyed, either, but Ike and Pete Jenner eagerly await the chance to shoot Waco for the death of their brother. Written by Les Adams
True to Life True to Life (1943) Character: Little Girl (uncredited)
A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.
Gambling House Gambling House (1950) Character: Lynn Warren
A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
Summer Holiday Summer Holiday (1948) Character: Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
Sweet and Low-Down Sweet and Low-Down (1944) Character: Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.
Between Heaven and Hell Between Heaven and Hell (1956) Character: Jenny Gifford
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
Gaslight Gaslight (1944) Character: Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited)
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
The Clock The Clock (1945) Character: Girl at Museum (uncredited)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black (2022) Character: Lady in Black
1926: While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood silent screen icon, suffers a sudden collapse and is hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. After an emergency surgery, Valentino loses his grip on reality and, while hallucinating, reexperiences his life in Hollywood from - as a silent film shown at a movie palace, the magical portal between life and eternity, between reality and illusion. Dubbed "The Great Lover" around the world, Valentino plays dashing and virile Sheiks on the screen and drives his female audience into hysteria. However, his private life is a complete failure - the Sheik cannot satisfy even his own domineering wife. Snapping back to reality, Valentino finds himself abandoned, alone and stricken with illness. Pam, a young deaf-mute Valentino's fan, who works as a nurses' aid at the hospital, will show the God of Love for the first time in his life what love can truly mean.
Frank and Ava Frank and Ava (2020) Character: Self
Frank & Ava joins the wild ride of the tempestuous relationship between icons, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner showing their multi-year love affair and subsequent marriage. In 1949, a downcast Frank, his career on the wane because of a faltering voice, a failing marriage, and a tarnished off-screen reputation falls in love with rising star, Ava, by consensus, the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. While their love was incandescent, they were hapless as a couple; often pursued by reporters such as Hedda Hopper who played them off against each other in the tabloids; casting Frank as an adulterer and Ava as a home wrecker while Frank!s wife, Nancy Barbato, refused to grant him a divorce. Once married in 1951 the tabloids then paraded their sorted affairs whenever their careers separated them. (Often it was Ava who went off to Europe or Africa to make a movie, leaving Frank behind). In the meantime, Frank, career hanging by a thread, is desperately trying to land the acting job that he ...
Death Dimension Death Dimension (1978) Character: Madam Maria
The Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to death. It is up to Detective Ash to stop him and protect the woman with the secret to the ice bomb embedded in a microdot under the skin of her forehead.
Portrait of Alison Portrait of Alison (1955) Character: Alison Ford
An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.
Platinum High School Platinum High School (1960) Character: Jennifer Evans
At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island, rich young delinquents think money puts them above the law. Enter Steve Conway - there to investigate the death of his son, who he had been told died in an accident.
Shadowed Shadowed (1946) Character: Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
Fred J. Johnson scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars out of bounds and lands near a spot where some counterfeiters are burying a murder victim. Then begins a series of events in which he is hounded and threatened by the killers. The consequences of his not reporting what he saw to the police lead to a climax in which is daughter is held hostage by the crooks.
Peyton Place Peyton Place (1957) Character: Betty Anderson
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
A Man Called Dagger A Man Called Dagger (1968) Character: Harper Davis
An agent finds himself pitted against a former Nazi who has a plan to become ruler of the world through mind control.
Maryland Maryland (1940) Character: Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)
A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.
Two of a Kind Two of a Kind (1951) Character: Kathy McIntyre
Brandy Kirby and crooked Lawyer Vincent Mailer plan to rob William and Maida McIntyre by producing a convincing double for their long-lost son. Brandy charms gambler Lefty Farrell into impersonating the missing son.
Heartaches Heartaches (1947) Character: Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
Up-and-coming Hollywood actor/crooner, Vic Morton, has a secret. He starts receiving death threats in the mail and an attempt on his life is made. Soon after, two of his associates are murdered. Who is behind it all?
Come Back, Little Sheba Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) Character: Marie Buckholder
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
A Private's Affair A Private's Affair (1959) Character: Louise Wright
Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing and dancing at the proper times, but also running into a trio of alluring young women.
Going Overboard Going Overboard (1989) Character: Mistress
A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy.
The Return of October The Return of October (1948) Character: Terry Ramsey
A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.
The Devil On Wheels The Devil On Wheels (1947) Character: Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
A teenager is involved in running from the police in his hot rod hits a car in a hit-and-run case where the victims turn out to be his mother and his best friend in another hot rod.
Man on a Tightrope Man on a Tightrope (1953) Character: Tereza Cernik
The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.



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