Terry Moore

Biography

Terry Moore, born Helen Luella Koford on January 7, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress and former model. She began her film career at the age of 11 with a debut in 20th Century Fox's Maryland (1940). Throughout the 1940s, she worked under various names before adopting the stage name Terry Moore in 1948. Under contract with Columbia Pictures, she gained recognition for her role in RKO's Mighty Joe Young (1949) and received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Paramount's Come Back, Little Sheba (1952). In the 1970s, Moore attracted media attention by claiming to be the secret wife of billionaire Howard Hughes. Over her career, she has appeared in 77 feature films alongside notable actors such as Burt Lancaster, John Wayne, and Cary Grant. Moore, a licensed pilot, contributed to Leonardo DiCaprio's preparation for his role as Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004).