Juanita Moore

Acting

Juanita Moore

Born October 19, 1914Greenwood, Mississippi, USA73 credits

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

Filmography

Rita
2003Rita
as SelfMovie
The Kid
2000The Kid
as Kenny's GrandmotherMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amy
as Katerine BarrantesTV
ER
1994ER
as Mrs. BarnwellTV
Two Moon Junction
1988Two Moon Junction
as DelilahMovie
And They're Off
1982And They're Off
as Sadie JohnsonMovie
O'Hara's Wife
1982O'Hara's Wife
as EthelMovie
Paternity
1981Paternity
as CeliaMovie
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976Everybody Rides the Carousel
as Stage 8 (voice)Movie
Fugitive Lovers
1975Fugitive Lovers
as Assemblywoman GriffinMovie
Deliver Us From Evil
1975Deliver Us From Evil
as Mrs TrindalMovie
Abby
1974Abby
as Miranda 'Momma' PotterMovie
A Dream for Christmas
1973A Dream for Christmas
as Fannie MitchellMovie
Fox Style
1973Fox Style
as Cindy McDougalMovie
The Mack
1973The Mack
as MotherMovie
Skin Game
1971Skin Game
as VineyMovie
Little Black Angels
1970Little Black Angels
as Nana MercéMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mrs. HughesTV
The Whole World Is Watching
1969The Whole World Is Watching
as Mrs. HarbesonMovie
Uptight
1968Uptight
as Mama WellsMovie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as Edna DixonTV
Rosie!
1967Rosie!
as NurseMovie
The Singing Nun
1966The Singing Nun
as Sister MaryMovie
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Ellen TownerTV
A Child Is Waiting
1963A Child Is Waiting
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)Movie
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Beatrice GeorgeTV
Imitation of Life
1959Imitation of Life
as Annie JohnsonMovie
The Green-Eyed Blonde
1957The Green-Eyed Blonde
as Miss RandallMovie
Bombers B-52
1957Bombers B-52
as Clarissa (uncredited)Movie
The Helen Morgan Story
1957The Helen Morgan Story
as Backstage MaidMovie
Band of Angels
1957Band of Angels
as BudgeMovie
Something of Value
1957Something of Value
as Tribal WomanMovie
The Opposite Sex
1956The Opposite Sex
as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)Movie
Ransom!
1956Ransom!
as Shirley LorraineMovie
Lord of the Jungle
1955Lord of the Jungle
as Molu's WifeMovie
Women's Prison
1955Women's Prison
as Polyclinic 'Polly' JonesMovie
Witness to Murder
1954Witness to Murder
as Negress - Mental PatientMovie
Affair in Trinidad
1952Affair in Trinidad
as DominiqueMovie
Lydia Bailey
1952Lydia Bailey
as Marie (uncredited)Movie
Skirts Ahoy!
1952Skirts Ahoy!
as Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)Movie
Pinky
1949Pinky
as Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Cabin in the Sky
1943Cabin in the Sky
as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)Movie
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942Star Spangled Rhythm
as Dancer (uncredited)Movie
Belle Starr
1941Belle Starr
as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)Movie
Broken Strings
1940Broken Strings
as Nightclub PatronMovie
Double Deal
1939Double Deal
as Nightclub PatronMovie
Cleopatra
1934Cleopatra
as Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)Movie
Murder at the Vanities
1934Murder at the Vanities
as Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)Movie
So This Is Africa
1933So This Is Africa
as Dancer (uncredited)Movie