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 Singing Nun
(1966)
Sister Mary
The Kid
(2000)
Kenny's Grandmother
Two Moon Junction
(1988)
Delilah
Imitation of Life
(1959)
Annie Johnson
Belle Starr
(1941)
Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
Show Boat
(1936)
Walk on the Wild Side
(1962)
Mama
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Mack
(1973)
Mother
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Dominique
Band of Angels
(1957)
Budge
Full Filmography
Acting
So This Is Africa
(1933)
Dancer (uncredited)
Show Boat
(1936)
Double Deal
(1939)
Nightclub Patron
Broken Strings
(1940)
Nightclub Patron
Belle Starr
(1941)
Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
(1942)
Dancer (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
(1943)
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Pinky
(1949)
Nurse (uncredited)
Skirts Ahoy!
(1952)
Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey
(1952)
Marie (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Dominique
Witness to Murder
(1954)
Negress - Mental Patient
Lord of the Jungle
(1955)
Molu's Wife
Women's Prison
(1955)
Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
The Girl Can't Help It
(1956)
Hilda
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ransom!
(1956)
Shirley Lorraine
Band of Angels
(1957)
Budge
The Green-Eyed Blonde
(1957)
Miss Randall
Something of Value
(1957)
Tribal Woman
Bombers B-52
(1957)
Clarissa (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Backstage Maid
Imitation of Life
(1959)
Annie Johnson
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Della
Walk on the Wild Side
(1962)
Mama
Papa's Delicate Condition
(1963)
Ellie
A Child Is Waiting
(1963)
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
The Singing Nun
(1966)
Sister Mary
Rosie!
(1967)
Nurse
Uptight
(1968)
Mama Wells
The Whole World Is Watching
(1969)
Mrs. Harbeson
Little Black Angels
(1970)
Skin Game
(1971)
Viney
Fox Style
(1973)
Cindy McDougal
The Mack
(1973)
Mother
A Dream for Christmas
(1973)
Fannie Mitchell
Thomasine & Bushrod
(1974)
Pecolia
Abby
(1974)
Miranda 'Momma' Potter
Everybody Rides the Carousel
(1975)
Stage 8 (voice)
Deliver Us From Evil
(1975)
Mrs Trindal
Fugitive Lovers
(1975)
Assemblywoman Griffin
Paternity
(1981)
Celia
O'Hara's Wife
(1982)
Ethel
And They're Off
(1982)
Sadie Johnson
Two Moon Junction
(1988)
Delilah
The Kid
(2000)
Kenny's Grandmother
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
(2001)
Self
Rita
(2003)
Self
Hollywood Legenden
(2004)
Self
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
(2022)