Person
Juanita Moore
Acting · 1914–2014 · 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
ER
Mrs. Barnwell
Ironside
1967
Mannix
1967
Adam-12
Edna Dixon
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Suse
Judging Amy
Katerine Barrantes
Ben Casey
1961
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Mrs. Hughes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cleo
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Filmography
- 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)
- 1975Fugitive LoversAssemblywoman Griffin
- 1975Ellery Queen
- 1975Deliver Us From EvilMrs Trindal
- 1974AbbyMiranda 'Momma' Potter
- 1974Thomasine & BushrodPecolia
- 1973A Dream for ChristmasFannie Mitchell
- 1973Fox StyleCindy McDougal
- 1973The MackMother
- 1971Skin GameViney
- 1971The Partners
- 1970Little Black AngelsNana Mercé
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Mrs. Hughes
- 1969The Whole World Is WatchingMrs. Harbeson
- 1968UptightMama Wells
- 1968Adam-12Edna Dixon
- 1967Rosie!Nurse
- 1967Mannix
- 1967Ironside
- 1966The Singing NunSister Mary
- 1963Mr. NovakEllen Towner
- 1963Papa's Delicate ConditionEllie
- 1963A Child Is WaitingMrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- 1962Going My Way
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSuse
- 1962Walk on the Wild SideMama
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Cain's HundredBeatrice George
- 1961Tammy Tell Me TrueDella
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonRosanna Watkins
- 1959Imitation of LifeAnnie Johnson
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1957The Green-Eyed BlondeMiss Randall
- 1957Bombers B-52Clarissa (uncredited)
- 1957The Helen Morgan StoryBackstage Maid
- 1957The Thin Man
- 1957Band of AngelsBudge
- 1957Something of ValueTribal Woman
- 1956The Girl Can't Help ItHilda
- 1956The Opposite SexPowder Room Attendant (uncredited)
- 1956Ransom!Shirley Lorraine
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCleo
- 1955Lord of the JungleMolu's Wife
- 1955Women's PrisonPolyclinic 'Polly' Jones
- 1954Witness to MurderNegress - Mental Patient
- 1952Affair in TrinidadDominique
- 1952Lydia BaileyMarie (uncredited)
- 1952Skirts Ahoy!Black Drill Team Member (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
- 1934CleopatraDancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)
- 1934Murder at the VanitiesBlack Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
- 1933So This Is AfricaDancer (uncredited)
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