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Juanita Moore

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Oct 19, 1914 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

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
2022A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StorySelf (archive footage)
2004Hollywood LegendenSelf
2003RitaSelf
2002Celebrity Bootcamp
2001Lana Turner... a Daughter's MemoirSelf
2000The KidKenny's Grandmother
1999Judging AmyKaterine Barrantes
1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodSelf
1994ERMrs. Barnwell
1990Shades of L.A.
1988Two Moon JunctionDelilah
1982And They're OffSadie Johnson
1982O'Hara's WifeEthel
1981PaternityCelia
1977Weekend Special
1976Everybody Rides the CarouselStage 8 (voice)
1975Deliver Us From EvilMrs Trindal
1975Fugitive LoversAssemblywoman Griffin
1975Ellery Queen
1974AbbyMiranda 'Momma' Potter
1974Thomasine & BushrodPecolia
1973The MackMother
1973Fox StyleCindy McDougal
1973A Dream for ChristmasFannie Mitchell
1971Skin GameViney
1971The Partners
1970Little Black AngelsNana Mercé
1969The Whole World Is WatchingMrs. Harbeson
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Mrs. Hughes
1968UptightMama Wells
1968Adam-12Edna Dixon
1967Rosie!Nurse
1967Mannix
1967Ironside
1966The Singing NunSister Mary
1963Papa's Delicate ConditionEllie
1963A Child Is WaitingMrs. Phillips (uncredited)
1963Mr. NovakEllen Towner
1962Walk on the Wild SideMama
1962Going My Way
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSuse
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. McFarland
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. Jones
1961Tammy Tell Me TrueDella
1961Cain's HundredBeatrice George
1961Ben Casey
1959Imitation of LifeAnnie Johnson
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonRosanna Watkins
195877 Sunset Strip
1957Band of AngelsBudge
1957The Helen Morgan StoryBackstage Maid
1957Something of ValueTribal Woman
1957Bombers B-52Clarissa (uncredited)
1957The Green-Eyed BlondeMiss Randall
1957The Thin Man
1956The Girl Can't Help ItHilda
1956Ransom!Shirley Lorraine
1956The Opposite SexPowder Room Attendant (uncredited)
1955Women's PrisonPolyclinic 'Polly' Jones
1955Lord of the JungleMolu's Wife
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCleo
1954Witness to MurderNegress - Mental Patient
1952Affair in TrinidadDominique
1952Skirts Ahoy!Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
1952Lydia BaileyMarie (uncredited)
1949PinkyNurse (uncredited)
1943Cabin in the SkyNightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
1942Star Spangled RhythmDancer (uncredited)
1941Belle StarrDressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
1940Broken StringsNightclub Patron
1939Double DealNightclub Patron
1936Show Boat
1934Murder at the VanitiesBlack Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
1934CleopatraDancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)
1933So This Is AfricaDancer (uncredited)