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).

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Knight Rider

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

True Detective

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

My Three Sons

All Movies (82)

• Sinatra! Eternity2025 · as Self
• The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood2024 · as Herself
• Merrily2023 · as Betty Clurman
• Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black2023 · as Lady in Black
• Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!2021 · as Self
• Frank and Ava2020 · as Self
• Aimy in a Cage2015 · as Grandma Micry
• Mansion of Blood2015 · as Natalie
• Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · as Self
• Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014 · as Self
• Margarine Wars2012 · as Miriam Cuningham
• The Still Life2007 · as Mrs. Stratford
• Kill Your Darlings2006 · as Ella Toscana
• Buzz2005
• Rita2003 · as Self
• Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies2000 · as Self
• Stageghost2000 · as Olive
• Final Voyage1999 · as Christina
• Mighty Joe Young1998 · as Elegant Woman at Party
• Second Chances1998 · as Dallas Judd
• Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach1996 · as Self
• Marilyn and Me1991 · as Woman at Hyde's Funeral
• Hoodwinked1989 · as Sally
• Beverly Hills Brats1989 · as Veronica
• Going Overboard1989 · as Mistress
• W.A.R.: Women Against Rape1987 · as Mrs. McCormack
• Hellhole1985 · as Sidnee Hammond
• Do It Debbie's Way1983 · as Self
• Death Dimension1978 · as Madam Maria
• Smash-Up on Interstate 51976 · as Trudy
• Paesano1975 · as Self
• The Daredevil1972 · as Julie Thompson
• Mean Justice1971 · as Connie Garrett
• Quarantined1970 · as Martha Atkinson
• The Weird World of Weird1970
• A Man Called Dagger1968 · as Harper Davis
• Lionpower from MGM1967 · as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Waco1966 · as Dolly
• City of Fear1965 · as Suzan
• Town Tamer1965 · as Susan Tavenner
• Black Spurs1965 · as Anna Elkins
• Why Must I Die1960 · as Lois King
• Platinum High School1960 · as Jennifer Evans
• Cast a Long Shadow1959 · as Janet Calvert
• A Private's Affair1959 · as Louise Wright
• Peyton Place1957 · as Betty Anderson
• The Clouded Image1957 · as Eleanor
• Bernardine1957 · as Jean Cantrick
• Between Heaven and Hell1956 · as Jenny Gifford
• No Right to Kill1956 · as Lisa
• Shack Out on 1011955 · as Kotty
• Portrait of Alison1955 · as Alison Ford
• Daddy Long Legs1955 · as Linda Pendleton
• King of the Khyber Rifles1953 · as Susan Maitland
• Beneath the 12-Mile Reef1953 · as Gwyneth Rhys
• Man on a Tightrope1953 · as Tereza Cernik
• Come Back, Little Sheba1953 · as Marie Buckholder
• The Barefoot Mailman1951 · as Adie Titus
• Sunny Side of the Street1951 · as Betty Holloway
• Two of a Kind1951 · as Kathy McIntyre
• Gambling House1950 · as Lynn Warren
• He's a Cockeyed Wonder1950 · as Judy Sears
• The Great Rupert1950 · as Rosalinda Amendola
• Mighty Joe Young1949 · as Jill Young
• The Return of October1948 · as Terry Ramsey
• Summer Holiday1948 · as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
• Heartaches1947 · as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)
• The Devil On Wheels1947 · as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)
• Shadowed1946 · as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)
• The Clock1945 · as Girl at Museum (uncredited)
• Son of Lassie1945 · as Thea (as Helen Koford)
• Sweet and Low-Down1944 · as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)
• Since You Went Away1944 · as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)
• Gaslight1944 · as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)
• True to Life1943 · as Little Girl (uncredited)
• A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)
• My Gal Sal1942 · as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)
• On the Sunny Side1942 · as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
• One Foot in Heaven1941 · as Choir Member (uncredited)
• The Howards of Virginia1940 · as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
• Maryland1940 · as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)

All TV Shows (31)

• True Detective2014 · as Lilly Hill
• Wiseguy1987
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Florence
• Knight Rider1982 · as Molly Friedrich
• Matt Houston1982 · as Emily Armor
• The Love Boat1977 · as Mrs. Clark
• The Love Boat1977
• Batman1966 · as Venus
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• Burke's Law1963 · as Sarah Kingston
• Burke's Law1963 · as Nikki Manners
• Burke's Law1963 · as Felice Knight
• Empire1962 · as Connie Garrett
• Empire1962 · as Connie
• The Virginian1962 · as Alma Wilson
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• My Three Sons1960
• The Rebel1959 · as Janice Dutton
• Bonanza1959 · as Lydia Yates
• Rawhide1959 · as Dallas Storm
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Ann Winslow
• Climax!1954 · as Rosa
• Climax!1954 · as Chris
• Climax!1954 · as Julie
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Evvy Jeffers
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Susan Randall
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Studio One1948 · as Annabelle
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self