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Occupation
  
Actress

Role
  
Film actress

Name
  
Juanita Moore

Years active
  
1942–2001


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Born
  
October 19, 1914 (
1914-10-19
)

Resting place
  
Notable work
  
Spouse
  
Charles Thomas Burris (m. 1953–2001), Nyas Berry (m. 1943–1951)

Parents
  
Ella Moore, Harrison Moore

Movies
  
Imitation of Life, Two Moon Junction, Disney's The Kid, The Mack, The Girl Can't Help It

Similar People
  
Susan Kohner, Douglas Sirk, Lana Turner, Fannie Hurst, Sandra Dee

Education
  
Los Angeles City College


Died
  
January 1, 2014 (aged 99) Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actress.

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She was the fifth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only a single African American, Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind (1939), had won an Oscar.

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Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the movie Imitation of Life (1959).

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Early life and career

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Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née Dunn) and Harrison Moore. She had seven siblings, (six sisters and one brother). Her family moved in the Great Migration to Los Angeles, where she was raised. Moore first performed as a dancer, part of a chorus girl at the Cotton Club before becoming a film extra while working in theater.

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After making her film debut in Pinky (1949), Moore had a number of bit parts and supporting roles in motion pictures through the 1950s and 1960s.

Her role in the remake of Imitation of Life (1959) as African-American housekeeper Annie Johnson, whose daughter Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes for white, won her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the role. When the two versions of Imitation of Life were released together on DVD (the earlier film was released in 1934), one of the bonus features was a new interview with Juanita Moore. She played the nanny Mercé in the 1970 remake of the 1948 Mexican film Little Black Angels.

Moore continued to act for film and TV, with a role in the movie Disney's The Kid (2000), and guest-starring roles on television shows Dragnet, Adam-12, Marcus Welby, M.D., ER and Judging Amy.

On April 23, 2010, a new print of Imitation of Life (1959) was screened at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Los Angeles, an event to which both Moore and co-star Kohner were invited. After the screening, the two women appeared on stage for a question-and-answer session hosted by TCM's Robert Osborne. Moore and Kohner received standing ovations.

Personal life

Moore was married for 50 years to Charles Burris, who died in 2001. He was a Los Angeles bus driver and, although she was a frequent passenger, they met when she stepped out in front of his approaching bus. She was crossing the street to visit a local bar, hoping to find someone to study for the Inès Serrano role in the play No Exit—Serrano was a lesbian, and Moore was unsure how to play a lesbian. She and Burris married a few weeks later.

Her grandson is actor/producer Kirk Kelley-Kahn, who is CEO/President of "Cambridge Players - Next Generation", a theatre troupe whose founding members included Moore, Esther Rolle, Helen Martin, Lynn Hamilton and Royce Wallace.

Death

Moore died at her home in Los Angeles on January 1, 2014, from natural causes. She was 99 years old. She is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery.

Filmography

Actress
2001
Judging Amy (TV Series) as
Katerine Barrantes
- One for the Road (2001) - Katerine Barrantes
2000
ER (TV Series) as
Mrs. Barnwell
- Flight of Fancy (2000) - Mrs. Barnwell
2000
The Kid as
Kenny's Grandmother
1999
The Sterling Chase as
Grandma Jones (voice)
1990
Shades of LA (TV Series)
- Where There's No Will, There's a Weigh-In (1990)
1988
Two Moon Junction as
Delilah
1982
And They Are Off as
Sadie Johnson
1982
O'Hara's Wife as
Ethel
1981
Paternity as
Celia
1981
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Miss. Fletcher
- The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1981) - Miss. Fletcher
1977
The Richard Pryor Show (TV Series) as
Mama Edie
- Episode #1.2 (1977) - Mama Edie
1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel as
Stage 8 (voice)
1976
Insight (TV Series) as
Julia Colby
- All Out (1976) - Julia Colby
1976
Ellery Queen (TV Series) as
Mrs. Douglas
- The Adventure of the Sunday Punch (1976) - Mrs. Douglas
1975
Fugitive Lovers as
Assemblywoman Griffin
1975
Deliver Us from Evil as
Mrs. Trindal
1974
Abby as
Miranda 'Momma' Potter
1974
The Get-Man
1974
Thomasine & Bushrod as
Pecolia
1973
A Dream for Christmas (TV Movie) as
Fannie Mitchell
1972
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Coleman / Mrs. Loretta Hughes
- Nguyen (1973) - Mrs. Coleman
- Once There Was a Bantu Prince (1972) - Mrs. Loretta Hughes
1973
Fox Style as
Hattie Fox
1973
The Mack as
Mother
1973
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
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
Confessions of a Top Crime Buster (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Robinson
1971
The Partners (TV Series) as
Mrs. Robinson
- How Many Carats in a Grapefruit? (1971) - Mrs. Robinson
1971
Skin Game as
Viney
1971
Ironside (TV Series) as
Melissa Babcock
- Accident (1971) - Melissa Babcock
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Mrs. Davis
- Time Out of Mind (1970) - Mrs. Davis
1970
Angelitos negros as
Nana Mercé
1969
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) as
Emma Greenley
- The Crowd Pleaser (1969) - Emma Greenley
1969
The Whole World Is Watching (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Harberson
1968
Uptight as
Mama Wells
1968
The Outsider (TV Series) as
Esther Branson
- I Can't Hear You Scream (1968) - Esther Branson
1968
Gentle Ben (TV Series) as
Mama Jolie
- Mama Jolie (1968) - Mama Jolie
1967
Rosie! as
Nurse
1967
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Mrs. Esther Jenkins
- The Missing Realtor (1967) - Mrs. Esther Jenkins
1966
The Singing Nun as
Sister Mary
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Millie
- Of Damon, Pythias and Sleeping Dogs (1965) - Millie
1965
The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) as
Mrs. Penn
- Why Don't They Ever Pick Me? (1965) - Mrs. Penn
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Suse / Mrs. Jones / Mrs. McFarland
- Where the Woodbine Twineth (1965) - Suse
- The Gentleman Caller (1964) - Mrs. Jones
- The Lonely Hours (1963) - Mrs. McFarland
1964
Mr. Novak (TV Series) as
Ellen Towner
- Boy Under Glass (1964) - Ellen Towner
1964
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Hettie
- August Is the Month Before Christmas (1964) - Hettie
1963
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Verna
- Don't Cry, Baby, Don't Cry (1963) - Verna
1963
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Celia Jackson
- White Lie (1963) - Celia Jackson
1963
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Essie
- The Blane Wessels Story (1963) - Essie
1963
Going My Way (TV Series) as
Mrs. Green
- Run, Robin, Run (1963) - Mrs. Green
1963
Papa's Delicate Condition as
Ellie
1963
A Child Is Waiting as
Julius' Mother (uncredited)
1963
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Mrs. Holmby
- Which Man Will Die? (1963) - Mrs. Holmby
1962
Walk on the Wild Side as
Mama
1962
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
Beatrice George
- Murder by Proxy: Earl Klegg (1962) - Beatrice George
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Cleo
- Bang! You're Dead (1961) - Cleo
1961
Tammy Tell Me True as
Della
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Rosanna Watkins
- Dark Fear (1960) - Rosanna Watkins
1959
Imitation of Life as
Annie Johnson
1958
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Catalina Orlatti
- The Screaming Doll (1958) - Catalina Orlatti
1957
The Green-Eyed Blonde as
Miss Randall
1957
Bombers B-52 as
Clarissa (uncredited)
1957
The Helen Morgan Story as
Lacey - Backstage Maid (uncredited)
1957
Band of Angels as
Budge (uncredited)
1957
Something of Value as
Tribal Woman (uncredited)
1956
The Girl Can't Help It as
Hilda
1956
Climax! (TV Series)
- Night Shriek (1956)
1956
The Opposite Sex as
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
1956
Ransom! as
Shirley Lorraine
1955
Not as a Stranger as
Mrs. Clara Bassett (uncredited)
1955
Lord of the Jungle as
Molu's Wife (uncredited)
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Emala
- Walk Wide of Lions (1955) - Emala
1955
Women's Prison as
Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
1954
The Gambler from Natchez as
Yvette's Maid (uncredited)
1954
Witness to Murder as
Negress
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Maid
- Fresh Start (1953) - Maid
1953
The Royal African Rifles as
Elderly woman
1953
Ramar of the Jungle (TV Series) as
Teesa
- Savage Challenge (1953) - Teesa
1952
The Iron Mistress as
Juanita - Judalon's Maid (uncredited)
1952
Affair in Trinidad as
Dominique
1952
Skirts Ahoy! as
Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
1952
Lydia Bailey as
Marie (uncredited)
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still as
Woman looking at spaceship (uncredited)
1951
No Questions Asked as
Maid in Lounge (uncredited)
1951
Tarzan's Peril as
Native Woman (uncredited)
1949
Pinky as
Nurse (uncredited)
1948
A Song Is Born as
Woman at Chocolate Club (uncredited)
1943
Cabin in the Sky as
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as
Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
1941
Belle Starr as
Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
1940
Broken Strings as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1939
Double Deal as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1936
Show Boat as
Dancer (uncredited)
1934
Cleopatra as
Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)
1934
Murder at the Vanities as
Black Dancer in Duke Ellington's Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
1933
Roman Scandals as
Dancer (uncredited)
1933
So This Is Africa as
Dancer (uncredited)
Self
2022
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (Documentary) as
Self
2008
Lasting Legacy: An Imitation of Life (Video documentary short)
2004
Hollywood Legenden (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2003
Rita (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2001
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Actress
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1996
Spencer Williams: Remembrances of an Early Black Film Pioneer (Video documentary) as
Self
1961
Here's Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.144 (1961) - Self
1960
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
Archive Footage
2019
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2014
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self (In Memoriam)
2014
The Oscars (TV Special) as
Self - Actress (In Memoriam)
2014
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - In Memoriam
2002
8 Mile as
Annie Johnson (uncredited)

References

Juanita Moore Wikipedia


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