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Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Acting·1914–2014·52 films

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.

Filmography

The Kid
The Kid (2000)Kenny's Grandmother
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)Annie Johnson
Two Moon Junction
Two Moon Junction (1988)Delilah
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)Hilda
Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder (1954)Negress - Mental Patient
Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)Mama
The Mack
The Mack (1973)Mother
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting (1963)Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad (1952)Dominique
Pinky
Pinky (1949)Nurse (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943)Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)
Band of Angels
Band of Angels (1957)Budge
Skin Game
Skin Game (1971)Viney
Ransom!
Ransom! (1956)Shirley Lorraine
Abby
Abby (1974)Miranda 'Momma' Potter
The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun (1966)Sister Mary
Something of Value
Something of Value (1957)Tribal Woman
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex (1956)Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1955)Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
Uptight
Uptight (1968)Mama Wells
Belle Starr
Belle Starr (1941)Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)Ellie
Bombers B-52
Bombers B-52 (1957)Clarissa (uncredited)
Little Black Angels
Little Black Angels (1970)Nana Mercé
Paternity
Paternity (1981)Celia
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)Backstage Maid
Star Spangled Rhythm
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)Dancer (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities (1934)Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Thomasine & Bushrod
Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)Pecolia
Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)Della
Broken Strings
Broken Strings (1940)Nightclub Patron
So This Is Africa
So This Is Africa (1933)Dancer (uncredited)
The Green-Eyed Blonde
The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)Miss Randall
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)Stage 8 (voice)
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey (1952)Marie (uncredited)
Lord of the Jungle
Lord of the Jungle (1955)Molu's Wife
Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers (1975)Assemblywoman Griffin
Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us From Evil (1975)Mrs Trindal
O'Hara's Wife
O'Hara's Wife (1982)Ethel
A Dream for Christmas
A Dream for Christmas (1973)Fannie Mitchell
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)Self
Rita
Rita (2003)Self
Double Deal
Double Deal (1939)Nightclub Patron
Fox Style
Fox Style (1973)Cindy McDougal
Rosie!
Rosie! (1967)Nurse
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)Self
The Whole World Is Watching
The Whole World Is Watching (1969)Mrs. Harbeson
And They're Off
And They're Off (1982)Sadie Johnson
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022)Self (archive footage)