Juanita Moore

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 19, 1914

died

January 1, 2014

place of birth

Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Kid
6.8

The Kid

2000as Kenny's Grandmother
Two Moon Junction
6.0

Two Moon Junction

1988as Delilah
Imitation of Life
7.5

Imitation of Life

1959as Annie Johnson
The Mack
6.4

The Mack

1973as Mother
Ransom!
7.2

Ransom!

1956as Shirley Lorraine
Cleopatra
6.1

Cleopatra

1934as Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)
Pinky
7.1

Pinky

1949as Nurse (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
6.3

Affair in Trinidad

1952as Dominique
Belle Starr
5.9

Belle Starr

1941as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
The Singing Nun
5.9

The Singing Nun

1966as Sister Mary
The Opposite Sex
5.4

The Opposite Sex

1956as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Walk on the Wild Side
6.6

Walk on the Wild Side

1962as Mama
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

The Girl Can't Help It

1956as Hilda
Rosie!
10.0

Rosie!

1967as Nurse
Skin Game
6.6

Skin Game

1971as Viney
Band of Angels
6.3

Band of Angels

1957as Budge
Witness to Murder
6.3

Witness to Murder

1954as Negress - Mental Patient
Bombers B-52
5.8

Bombers B-52

1957as Clarissa (uncredited)
O'Hara's Wife
5.7

O'Hara's Wife

1982as Ethel
The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957as Backstage Maid
Something of Value
5.5

Something of Value

1957as Tribal Woman
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936
Paternity
5.1

Paternity

1981as Celia
Skirts Ahoy!
5.8

Skirts Ahoy!

1952as Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
A Child Is Waiting
6.8

A Child Is Waiting

1963as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Abby
5.6

Abby

1974as Miranda 'Momma' Potter
Cabin in the Sky
6.5

Cabin in the Sky

1943as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942as Dancer (uncredited)
Tammy Tell Me True
6.3

Tammy Tell Me True

1961as Della
Everybody Rides the Carousel
6.0

Everybody Rides the Carousel

1976as Stage 8 (voice)
Thomasine & Bushrod
6.5

Thomasine & Bushrod

1974as Pecolia
Papa's Delicate Condition
5.6

Papa's Delicate Condition

1963as Ellie
Broken Strings
4.8

Broken Strings

1940as Nightclub Patron
Lydia Bailey
6.8

Lydia Bailey

1952as Marie (uncredited)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
9.0

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998as Self
Uptight
6.8

Uptight

1968as Mama Wells
The Whole World Is Watching
9.0

The Whole World Is Watching

1969as Mrs. Harbeson
Women's Prison
5.8

Women's Prison

1955as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
Lord of the Jungle
6.7

Lord of the Jungle

1955as Molu's Wife
Murder at the Vanities
5.5

Murder at the Vanities

1934as Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
The Green-Eyed Blonde
6.1

The Green-Eyed Blonde

1957as Miss Randall
A Dream for Christmas
7.3

A Dream for Christmas

1973as Fannie Mitchell
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
7.3

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

2001as Self
Rita
8.3

Rita

2003as Self
Fugitive Lovers
4.8

Fugitive Lovers

1975as Assemblywoman Griffin
Little Black Angels
7.4

Little Black Angels

1970as Nana Mercé
Double Deal
6.0

Double Deal

1939as Nightclub Patron
And They're Off

And They're Off

1982as Sadie Johnson
So This Is Africa
6.3

So This Is Africa

1933as Dancer (uncredited)
Fox Style
8.0

Fox Style

1973as Cindy McDougal
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