Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-01-07 (96 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).

Known For

City of Fear

City of Fear

Second Chances

Second Chances

Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Gaslight

Gaslight

The Clock

Rita

Rita

Acting

City of Fear

1965

City of Fear

as

Suzan

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

as

Gwyneth Rhys

Daddy Long Legs

1955

Daddy Long Legs

as

Linda Pendleton

Kill Your Darlings

2006

Kill Your Darlings

as

Ella Toscana

Death Dimension

1978

Death Dimension

as

Madam Maria

Two of a Kind

1951

Two of a Kind

as

Kathy McIntyre

Hellhole

1985

Hellhole

as

Sidnee Hammond

Shack Out on 101

1955

Shack Out on 101

as

Kotty

Peyton Place

1957

Peyton Place

as

Betty Anderson

Second Chances

1998

Second Chances

as

Dallas Judd

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

King of the Khyber Rifles

as

Susan Maitland

Gambling House

1950

Gambling House

as

Lynn Warren

Mighty Joe Young

1949

Mighty Joe Young

as

Jill Young

The Daredevil

1972

The Daredevil

as

Julie Thompson

The Great Rupert

1950

The Great Rupert

as

Rosalinda Amendola

The Howards of Virginia

1940

The Howards of Virginia

as

Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Shadowed

1946

Shadowed

as

Virginia 'Ginny' Johnson (as Helen Koford)

Merrily

2023

Merrily

as

Betty Clurman

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

as

Jenny Gifford

Come Back, Little Sheba

1952

Come Back, Little Sheba

as

Marie Buckholder

Why Must I Die

1960

Why Must I Die

as

Lois King

Man on a Tightrope

1953

Man on a Tightrope

as

Tereza Cernik

Bernardine

1957

Bernardine

as

Jean Cantrick

Maryland

1940

Maryland

as

Linda - Age 10 (uncredited)

Buzz

2005

Buzz

as

Platinum High School

1960

Platinum High School

as

Jennifer Evans

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as

Judy Sears

Portrait of Alison

1955

Portrait of Alison

as

Alison Ford

Cast a Long Shadow

1959

Cast a Long Shadow

as

Janet Calvert

A Man Called Dagger

1968

A Man Called Dagger

as

Harper Davis

The Return of October

1948

The Return of October

as

Terry Ramsey

Sunny Side of the Street

1951

Sunny Side of the Street

as

Betty Holloway

Mighty Joe Young

1998

Mighty Joe Young

as

Elegant Woman at Party

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as

Self

True to Life

1943

True to Life

as

Little Girl (uncredited)

Beverly Hills Brats

1989

Beverly Hills Brats

as

Veronica

Town Tamer

1965

Town Tamer

as

Susan Tavenner

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

The Barefoot Mailman

as

Adie Titus

A Private's Affair

1959

A Private's Affair

as

Louise Wright

Going Overboard

1989

Going Overboard

as

Mistress

Black Spurs

1965

Black Spurs

as

Anna Elkins

Frank and Ava

2020

Frank and Ava

as

Self

Hoodwinked

1989

Hoodwinked

as

Sally

Marilyn and Me

1991

Marilyn and Me

as

Woman at Hyde's Funeral

Aimy in a Cage

2015

Aimy in a Cage

as

Grandma Micry

Gaslight

1944

Gaslight

as

Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited)

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

1987

W.A.R.: Women Against Rape

as

Mrs. McCormack

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

as

Self

The Devil On Wheels

1947

The Devil On Wheels

as

Rusty Davis (as Jan Ford)

The Weird World of Weird

1970

The Weird World of Weird

as

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

A-Haunting We Will Go

as

Dante's Young Admirer (uncredited)

Summer Holiday

1948

Summer Holiday

as

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Since You Went Away

1944

Since You Went Away

as

Refugee Child on Train (uncredited)

Son of Lassie

1945

Son of Lassie

as

Thea (as Helen Koford)

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

Choir Member (uncredited)

On the Sunny Side

1942

On the Sunny Side

as

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Sweet and Low-Down

1944

Sweet and Low-Down

as

Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited)

1945

The Clock

as

Girl at Museum (uncredited)

The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood

2024

The Story of Terry Moore: The Last Living Legend of Hollywood

as

Herself

My Gal Sal

1942

My Gal Sal

as

Carrie Dreiser (uncredited)

Stageghost

2000

Stageghost

as

Olive

Waco

1966

Waco

as

Dolly

The Still Life

2007

The Still Life

as

Mrs. Stratford

Mansion of Blood

2015

Mansion of Blood

as

Natalie

Rita

2003

Rita

as

Self

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

1976

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

as

Trudy

Do It Debbie's Way

1983

Do It Debbie's Way

as

Self

No Right to Kill

1956

No Right to Kill

as

Lisa

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

2000

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as

Self

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as

Self

Mean Justice

1971

Mean Justice

as

Connie Garrett

Quarantined

1970

Quarantined

as

Martha Atkinson

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

2022

Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black

as

Lady in Black

Final Voyage

1999

Final Voyage

as

Christina

Heartaches

1947

Heartaches

as

Girl in Movie with Vic (uncredited)

Margarine Wars

2012

Margarine Wars

as

Miriam Cuningham

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Sarah Kingston

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as

Batman

Batman

as

Venus

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Molly Friedrich

Studio One

Studio One

as

Annabelle

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Evvy Jeffers

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Dallas Storm

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Alma Wilson

Climax!

Climax!

as

Rosa

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

Janice Dutton

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

True Detective

True Detective

as

Lilly Hill

Empire

Empire

as

Connie Garrett

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Ann Winslow

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Nikki Manners

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Felice Knight

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Lydia Yates

Climax!

Climax!

as

Chris

Climax!

Climax!

as

Julie

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Mrs. Clark

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Empire

Empire

as

Connie

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Florence

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Emily Armor

Production

Beverly Hills Brats

1989

Beverly Hills Brats

as

America's Funniest Home Videos

America's Funniest Home Videos

as

Crew

Directing