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).
Filmography
all 94
Movies 70
TV Shows 24
self 13
Producer 1
Merrily (2023)
Silent Life (2022)
Frank and Ava (2020)
Aimy in a Cage (2016)
Mansion of Blood (2015)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
True Detective (2014)
The Still Life (2007)
Kill Your Darlings (2006)
Buzz (2005)
Rita (2003)
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)
Final Voyage (2000)
Stageghost (2000)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Second Chances (1998)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach (1996)
Marilyn and Me (1991)
America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
Hoodwinked (1989)
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
Going Overboard (1989)
Wiseguy (1987)
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape (1987)
Hellhole (1985)
Do It Debbie's Way (1983)
Matt Houston (1982)
Knight Rider (1982)
Death Dimension (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
The Great Balloon Race (1977)
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
The Daredevil (1972)
Mean Justice (1971)
Quarantined (1970)
The Weird World of Weird (1970)
A Man Called Dagger (1967)
Waco (1966)
Batman (1966)
City of Fear (1965)
Town Tamer (1965)
Black Spurs (1965)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Empire (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
My Three Sons (1960)
Why Must I Die (1960)
Platinum High School (1960)
The Rebel (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
A Private's Affair (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Peyton Place (1957)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Bernardine (1957)
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
No Right to Kill (1956)
Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Portrait of Alison (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Climax! (1954)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Sunny Side of the Street (1951)
Two of a Kind (1951)
Gambling House (1950)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Great Rupert (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Studio One (1948)
The Return of October (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Summer Holiday (1948)
The Devil On Wheels (1947)
Shadowed (1946)
Son of Lassie (1945)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
True to Life (1943)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
My Gal Sal (1942)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Maryland (1940)
Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection
D-D-Dreamer
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1929-01-07 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
Relationshipshttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/253a4259bcd6f4fd27f8af54e8f0d61a (1992-01-01 - 2001-01-01), Howard Hughes (1949-10-01 - 1976-04-05), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/55acd049ebcaeeb9b0507b2e5369347f (1979-01-01 - 1980-01-01), Glenn Davis (1951-01-01 - 1952-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/296b4c8c5e119b4a81df2338ba9dcbcd (1956-01-01 - 1958-01-01), Stuart Cramer (1959-01-01 - 1972-01-01)
ChildrenGrant Cramer
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHelen Luella Koford, Jan Ford, Judy Ford, Helen Koford
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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