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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-10-19

Day of Death

2014-01-01 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Juanita Moore

Biography

Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American film and television actress. She is the fifth black American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.

Known For

Acting

The Kid

2000

The Kid

as

Kenny's Grandmother

Two Moon Junction

1988

Two Moon Junction

as

Delilah

Skin Game

1971

Skin Game

as

Viney

Women's Prison

1955

Women's Prison

as

Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones

Imitation of Life

1959

Imitation of Life

as

Annie Johnson

The Mack

1973

The Mack

as

Mother

Band of Angels

1957

Band of Angels

as

Budge

Witness to Murder

1954

Witness to Murder

as

Negress - Mental Patient

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Dominique

The Whole World Is Watching

1969

The Whole World Is Watching

as

Mrs. Harbeson

Show Boat

1936

Show Boat

as

And They're Off

1982

And They're Off

as

Sadie Johnson

O'Hara's Wife

1982

O'Hara's Wife

as

Ethel

Abby

1974

Abby

as

Miranda 'Momma' Potter

Uptight

1968

Uptight

as

Mama Wells

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Dancer (uncredited)

Ransom!

1956

Ransom!

as

Shirley Lorraine

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

Skirts Ahoy!

as

Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

Rosie!

1967

Rosie!

as

Nurse

Thomasine & Bushrod

1974

Thomasine & Bushrod

as

Pecolia

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

The Helen Morgan Story

as

Backstage Maid

Deliver Us From Evil

1975

Deliver Us From Evil

as

Mrs Trindal

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976

Everybody Rides the Carousel

as

Stage 8 (voice)

Fox Style

1973

Fox Style

as

Cindy McDougal

Double Deal

1939

Double Deal

as

Nightclub Patron

Paternity

1981

Paternity

as

Celia

So This Is Africa

1933

So This Is Africa

as

Dancer (uncredited)

Broken Strings

1940

Broken Strings

as

Nightclub Patron

Pinky

1949

Pinky

as

Nurse (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex

1956

The Opposite Sex

as

Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Lydia Bailey

1952

Lydia Bailey

as

Marie (uncredited)

A Child Is Waiting

1963

A Child Is Waiting

as

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Murder at the Vanities

as

Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Something of Value

1957

Something of Value

as

Tribal Woman

Belle Starr

1941

Belle Starr

as

Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

A Dream for Christmas

1973

A Dream for Christmas

as

Fannie Mitchell

Bombers B-52

1957

Bombers B-52

as

Clarissa (uncredited)

Rita

2003

Rita

as

Self

Lord of the Jungle

1955

Lord of the Jungle

as

Molu's Wife

Cabin in the Sky

1943

Cabin in the Sky

as

Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

The Singing Nun

1966

The Singing Nun

as

Sister Mary

The Green-Eyed Blonde

1957

The Green-Eyed Blonde

as

Miss Randall

Fugitive Lovers

1975

Fugitive Lovers

as

Assemblywoman Griffin

Cleopatra

1934

Cleopatra

as

Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Beatrice George

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Katerine Barrantes

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Mrs. Hughes

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Ellen Towner

ER

ER

as

Mrs. Barnwell

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Edna Dixon

Production

Crew

Directing