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
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
What's My Line?
1950
Bonanza
1959
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
True Detective
2014
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Batman
1966
Knight Rider
1982
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
Bonanza
as Lydia Yates · 1959
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Clark · 1977
The Love Boat
· 1977
True Detective
as Lilly Hill · 2014
Murder, She Wrote
as Florence · 1984
Batman
as Venus · 1966
Knight Rider
as Molly Friedrich · 1982
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 1957
Climax!
as Rosa · 1954
Climax!
as Chris · 1954
Climax!
as Julie · 1954
The Virginian
as Alma Wilson · 1962
Studio One
as Annabelle · 1948
My Three Sons
· 1960
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
· 1963
Rawhide
as Dallas Storm · 1959
Burke's Law
as Sarah Kingston · 1963
Burke's Law
as Nikki Manners · 1963
Burke's Law
as Felice Knight · 1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950
Wiseguy
· 1987
The Ford Television Theatre
as Susan Randall · 1952
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Ann Winslow · 1955
Matt Houston
as Emily Armor · 1982
The Rebel
as Janice Dutton · 1959
Mighty Joe Young
as Elegant Woman at Party · 1998
Empire
as Connie Garrett · 1962
Empire
as Connie · 1962
Gaslight
as Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited) · 1944
General Electric Theater
as Evvy Jeffers · 1953
Mighty Joe Young
as Jill Young · 1949
Going Overboard
as Mistress · 1989
Daddy Long Legs
as Linda Pendleton · 1955
Peyton Place
as Betty Anderson · 1957
Since You Went Away
as Refugee Child on Train (uncredited) · 1944
The Clock
as Girl at Museum (uncredited) · 1945
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Marie Buckholder · 1953
Man on a Tightrope
as Tereza Cernik · 1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Gwyneth Rhys · 1953
Cast a Long Shadow
as Janet Calvert · 1959
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self · 2021
Between Heaven and Hell
as Jenny Gifford · 1956
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited) · 1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
· 1942
Kill Your Darlings
as Ella Toscana · 2006
King of the Khyber Rifles
as Susan Maitland · 1953
Two of a Kind
as Kathy McIntyre · 1951
Death Dimension
as Madam Maria · 1978
Town Tamer
as Susan Tavenner · 1965
The Howards of Virginia
as Neighbor Girl (uncredited) · 1940
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self - (archive footage) · 2021
Rita
as Self · 2003
True Confessions
· 1986
The Return of October
as Terry Ramsey · 1948
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self · 2015
Waco
as Dolly · 1966
Son of Lassie
as Thea (as Helen Koford) · 1945
Final Voyage
as Christina · 1999
Do It Debbie's Way
as Self · 1983
The Devil On Wheels
as Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford) · 1947
On the Sunny Side
as Schoolgirl (uncredited) · 1942
One Foot in Heaven
as Choir Member (uncredited) · 1941
The Great Rupert
as Rosalinda Amendola · 1950
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Self · 2014
My Gal Sal
as Carrie Dreiser (uncredited) · 1942
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
as Trudy · 1976
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Harper Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1967
Frank and Ava
as Self · 2018
A Private's Affair
as Louise Wright · 1959
Aimy in a Cage
as Grandma Micry · 2015
Shack Out on 101
as Kotty · 1955
Sinatra! Eternity
as Self · 2025
Hellhole
as Sidnee Hammond · 1985
Buzz
· 2005
Black Spurs
as Anna Elkins · 1965
All About Alfred
as Self
True to Life
as Little Girl (uncredited) · 1943
Why Must I Die
as Lois King · 1960
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
as Mrs. McCormack · 1987
Hoodwinked
as Sally · 1989
Marilyn and Me
as Woman at Hyde's Funeral · 1991
Beverly Hills Brats
as Veronica · 1989
Paesano
as Self · 1975
Second Chances
as Dallas Judd · 1998
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self · 2000
No Right to Kill
as Lisa · 1956
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as Judy Sears · 1950
Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black
as Lady in Black · 2023
Mansion of Blood
as Natalie · 2015
Gambling House
as Lynn Warren · 1950
Portrait of Alison
as Alison Ford · 1955
A Man Called Dagger
as Harper Davis · 1968
The Weird World of Weird
· 1970
Sweet and Low-Down
as Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited) · 1944
Summer Holiday
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) · 1948
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self · 1996
Merrily
as Betty Clurman · 2027
Quarantined
as Martha Atkinson · 1970
Bernardine
as Jean Cantrick · 1957
Margarine Wars
as Miriam Cuningham · 2012
The Barefoot Mailman
as Adie Titus · 1951
Mean Justice
as Connie Garrett · 1971
The Clouded Image
as Eleanor · 1957
Platinum High School
as Jennifer Evans · 1960
The Still Life
as Mrs. Stratford · 2007
Sunny Side of the Street
as Betty Holloway · 1951
Maryland
as Linda - Age 10 (uncredited) · 1940
Shadowed
as Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford) · 1946
Stageghost
as Olive · 2000
City of Fear
as Suzan · 1965
Heartaches
as Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited) · 1947
The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood
as Herself · 2024
The Daredevil
as Julie Thompson · 1972