Constance Moore Biography

Fast Facts

• Was part of a USO tour with Bob Hope and the Nicholas Brothers in 1951 and later served as the chairperson of the Braille Institute Auxiliary in 1976
• After appearing on a CBS radio musical, a Universal Studios talent scout contacted her about a film contract, giving her the opportunity to costar with W․ C․ Fields in 1939's "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man․"
• Quote: "I never really thought about going into show business․ All I knew is that I wanted to sing․"
• Quote: "(On "Buck Rogers"): "I remember being amazed at the special effects․ And, thinking about them now amazes me even more․ As Wilma Deering, I wore a space belt and a disintegrator pistol - things that are pretty much becoming a part of reality today․""
• Was a headliner at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles during the 1940s
• Also appeared on Broadway in shows like "By Jupiter" and in nationally-touring productions like "Annie Get Your Gun․"
• Best known as a singer and actress who starred in the musicals "Show Business" and "Atlantic City" and played the only female character, Wilma Deering, in the 1939 series "Buck Rogers․"