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Juanita Moore


African American actress Juanita Moore entered films in the early 1950s, a time in which few black people were given an opportunity to act in major studio films. Fortunately Moore's roles began improving as Hollywood developed a social consciousness toward the end of the decade. In 1959 she received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Imitation of Life... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2001 Judging Amy (TV series)
Katerine Barrantes
One for the Road (2001) … Katerine Barrantes
 
2000 ER (TV series)
Mrs. Barnwell
Flight of Fancy (2000) … Mrs. Barnwell
 
1999 The Sterling Chase
Grandma Jones (voice)
 
1982 O'Hara's Wife
Ethel
 
1982 Insight (TV series)
Julia Colby
All Out (1982) … Julia Colby
 
1982 And They're Off
Sadie Johnson
 
1981 Paternity
Celia
 
1981 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Miss. Fletcher
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1981) … Miss. Fletcher
 
1977 The Richard Pryor Show (TV series)
Mama Edie
Episode #1.2 (1977) … Mama Edie
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Mrs. Douglas
The Adventure of the Sunday Punch (1976) … Mrs. Douglas
 
1975 Everybody Rides the Carousel
Stage 8 (voice)
 
1975 Fugitive Lovers
Assemblywoman Griffin
 
1974 Abby
Miranda 'Momma' Potter
 
1974 The Get-Man
 
1974 Thomasine & Bushrod
Pecolia
 
1973 A Dream for Christmas (TV movie)
Fannie Mitchell
 
1972-1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Grandmother
Nguyen (1973) … Grandmother
 
1973 Fox Style
Hattie Fox
 
1973 The Mack
Mother
 
1973 Adam-12 (TV series)
Police Commissioner Edna Dixon
Clear with a Civilian: Part 2 (1973) … Police Commissioner Edna Dixon
Clear with a Civilian: Part 1 (1973) … Police Commissioner Edna Dixon
 
1971 The Partners (TV series)
Mrs. Robinson
How Many Carats in a Grapefruit? (1971) … Mrs. Robinson
 
1971 Skin Game
Viney
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Melissa Babcock
Accident (1971) … Melissa Babcock
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Mrs. Davis
Time Out of Mind (1970) … Mrs. Davis
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Emma Greenley / Mrs. Harberson
The Crowd Pleaser (1969) … Emma Greenley
The Whole World Is Watching (1969) … Mrs. Harberson
 
1968 Uptight
Mama Wells
 
1968 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Mama Jolie
Mama Jolie (1968) … Mama Jolie
 
1967 Rosie!
Nurse
 
1967 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Mrs. Esther Jenkins
The Missing Realtor (1967) … Mrs. Esther Jenkins
 
1966 The Singing Nun
Sister Mary
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Millie
Of Damon, Pythias and Sleeping Dogs (1965) … Millie
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Mrs. Penn
Why Don't They Ever Pick Me? (1965) … Mrs. Penn
 
1963-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Jones / Mrs. McFarland / Suse
Where the Woodbine Twineth (1965) … Suse
The Gentleman Caller (1964) … Mrs. Jones
The Lonely Hours (1963) … Mrs. McFarland
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Ellen Towner
Boy Under Glass (1964) … Ellen Towner
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Hettie
August Is the Month Before Christmas (1964) … Hettie
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Verna
Don't Cry Baby, Don't Cry (1963) … Verna
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Celia Jackson
White Lie (1963) … Celia Jackson
 
1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Essie
The Blane Wessels Story (1963) … Essie
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Mrs. Green
Run, Robin, Run (1963) … Mrs. Green
 
1963 A Child Is Waiting
Julius' Mother (uncredited)
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Mama
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Beatrice George
Murder by Proxy (1962) … Beatrice George
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Cleo
Bang! You're Dead (1961) … Cleo
 
1961 Tammy Tell Me True
Della
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Rosanna
Dark Fear (1960) … Rosanna
 
1959 Imitation of Life
Annie Johnson
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Catalina
The Screaming Doll (1958) … Catalina
 
1957 The Green-Eyed Blonde
Miss Randall (uncredited)
 
1957 Bombers B-52
Clarissa, the Maid (uncredited)
 
1957 The Helen Morgan Story
Lacey - Backstage Maid (uncredited)
 
1957 Band of Angels
Budge (uncredited)
 
1957 Something of Value
Tribal Woman (uncredited)
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
 
1956 Ransom!
Shirley Lorraine
 
1955 Queen Bee
Maid (uncredited)
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Mrs. Clara Bassett (uncredited)
 
1955 Lord of the Jungle
Molu's Wife (uncredited)
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Emala
Walk Wide of Lions (1955) … Emala
 
1955 Women's Prison
Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
 
1954 The Gambler from Natchez
Yvette's Maid (uncredited)
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Negress - Mental Patient
 
1953 The Royal African Rifles
Elderly woman
 
1953 Ramar of the Jungle (TV series)
Teesa
Savage Challenge (1953) … Teesa
 
1952 The Iron Mistress
Juanita - Judalon's Maid (uncredited)
 
1952 Affair in Trinidad
Dominique
 
1952 Lydia Bailey
Marie (uncredited)
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
 
1951 No Questions Asked
Maid in Lounge (uncredited)
 
1951 Tarzan's Peril
Native Woman (uncredited)
 
1949 Pinky
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1943 Cabin in the Sky
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2008 Lasting Legacy: An Imitation of Life (video documentary short)
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Rita (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 April 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 8 Mile
Annie Johnson (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) She acted in Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Earle Hyman, Kim Hamilton, Olga James, Scott Cunningham, and Meredith Edwards in the cast. Lloyd Richards was director.
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Trivia:

Grandmother of Kirk Kelleykahn. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra