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Terry Moore

American actress

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“There's a golden thread connecting everything we do - it strings the days together and is easily seen when we look back at where we've been. I always thought the thread was purpose - a self-defining core - but I was wrong. When I look back now...all I see is love.”
— Strangers In Paradise

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Terry Moore is an American actress whose career has spanned more than eight decades. She began her career as a child performer in bit parts, notably appearing uncredited as the 14-year-old version of Ingrid Bergman’s character in Gaslight (1944). After signing with Columbia Pictures, Moore was loaned to RKO for Mighty Joe Young (1949), which brought her widespread recognition. She subsequently received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba (1952). Beginning with Elia Kazan’s Man on a Tightrope (1953), Moore worked extensively at 20th Century-Fox throughout the 1950s, appearing in such films as Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), King of the Khyber Rifles (1953), Daddy Long Legs (1955), Between Heaven and Hell (1956), and Peyton Place (1957).

Occupation: actor, model, television actor, film actor
Citizenship: United States
Born: January 7, 1929
Website: http://www.terrymoore.com/

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Terry Moore (born Helen Luella Koford, January 7, 1929) is an American film and television actress who began her career as a child actor. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba (1952). Biography Child actress Moore was born January 7, 1929, in Glendale, California, and grew up in a Mormon family in Los Angeles. She worked as a child model before making her film debut in Maryland (1940). She was billed as Judy Ford, Jan Ford, and January Ford before taking Terry Moore as her name in 1948. Moore's early appearances include The Howards of Virginia (1940), On the Sunny Side (1942), My Gal Sal (1942), A-Haunting We Will Go (1942), True to Life (1943), Gaslight (1944) (playing Ingrid Bergman as a child), Since You Went Away (1944), Sweet and Low-Down (1944), and The Clock (1945). As Helen Koford, she had a supporting role in Son of Lassie (1945) and Shadowed (1946). As "Jan Ford" she was billed third in The Devil on Wheels (1947) at Monogram. She was uncredited in Heartaches (1948) and Summer Holiday (1948).

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Terry Moore

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🎬 Filmography

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Terry Moore across IJR