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
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Dominique
Walk on the Wild Side
(1962)
Mama
Show Boat
(1936)
Women's Prison
(1955)
Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
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)
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Dominique
Skirts Ahoy!
(1952)
Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey
(1952)
Marie (uncredited)
Witness to Murder
(1954)
Negress - Mental Patient
Women's Prison
(1955)
Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
Lord of the Jungle
(1955)
Molu's Wife
The Girl Can't Help It
(1956)
Hilda
Ransom!
(1956)
Shirley Lorraine
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Band of Angels
(1957)
Budge
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Backstage Maid
Something of Value
(1957)
Tribal Woman
Bombers B-52
(1957)
Clarissa (uncredited)
The Green-Eyed Blonde
(1957)
Miss Randall
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
The Mack
(1973)
Mother
Fox Style
(1973)
Cindy McDougal
A Dream for Christmas
(1973)
Fannie Mitchell
Abby
(1974)
Miranda 'Momma' Potter
Thomasine & Bushrod
(1974)
Pecolia
Everybody Rides the Carousel
(1975)
Stage 8 (voice)
Fugitive Lovers
(1975)
Assemblywoman Griffin
Deliver Us From Evil
(1975)
Mrs Trindal
Paternity
(1981)
Celia
And They're Off
(1982)
Sadie Johnson
O'Hara's Wife
(1982)
Ethel
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)