Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Actor Oct 19 (died age 99) Greenwood, Mississippi, USA 1933–2022 (89 year career)

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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

The Kid

The Kid

Kenny's Grandmother

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Annie Johnson

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

Delilah

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Pinky

Pinky

Nurse (uncredited)

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Mama

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

Negress - Mental Patient

Filmography

Acting (73)

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Movies (53)

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Legenden

as Self

Rita

Rita

as Self

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

The Kid

The Kid

as Kenny's Grandmother

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

as Self

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

as Delilah

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife

as Ethel

And They're Off

And They're Off

as Sadie Johnson

Paternity

Paternity

as Celia

Everybody Rides the Carousel

Everybody Rides the Carousel

as Stage 8 (voice)

Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers

as Assemblywoman Griffin

Deliver Us From Evil

Deliver Us From Evil

as Mrs Trindal

Abby

Abby

as Miranda 'Momma' Potter

Thomasine & Bushrod

Thomasine & Bushrod

as Pecolia

A Dream for Christmas

A Dream for Christmas

as Fannie Mitchell

The Mack

The Mack

as Mother

Fox Style

Fox Style

as Cindy McDougal

Skin Game

Skin Game

as Viney

Little Black Angels

Little Black Angels

as Nana Mercé

The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching

as Mrs. Harbeson

Uptight

Uptight

as Mama Wells

Rosie!

Rosie!

as Nurse

The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun

as Sister Mary

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition

as Ellie

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

as Mama

Tammy Tell Me True

Tammy Tell Me True

as Della

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

as Annie Johnson

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

as Backstage Maid

Band of Angels

Band of Angels

as Budge

Something of Value

Something of Value

as Tribal Woman

Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52

as Clarissa (uncredited)

The Green-Eyed Blonde

The Green-Eyed Blonde

as Miss Randall

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

as Hilda

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Ransom!

Ransom!

as Shirley Lorraine

Women's Prison

Women's Prison

as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones

Lord of the Jungle

Lord of the Jungle

as Molu's Wife

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

as Negress - Mental Patient

Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

as Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

as Dominique

Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey

as Marie (uncredited)

Pinky

Pinky

as Nurse (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Dancer (uncredited)

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Broken Strings

Broken Strings

as Nightclub Patron

Double Deal

Double Deal

as Nightclub Patron

Show Boat

Show Boat

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

as Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

as Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

So This Is Africa

So This Is Africa

as Dancer (uncredited)