Terry Moore Biography

Fast Facts

• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Maryland" in 1940
• In addition to films, she acted on radio during the 1940s, most notably as Bumps Smith in "The Smiths of Hollywood․"
• Worked as a child model before becoming an actress in the 1940s
• Claimed to have been secretly married to Howard Hughes in 1949 and wrote two books about him, "The Beauty and the Billionaire" and "The Passions of Howard Hughes․"
• Best known for her role as Jill Young in "Mighty Joe Young" and as Marie Buckholder in "Come Back, Little Sheba․"
• Was the co-executive producer of "America's Funniest Home Videos" from 2001 to 2006
• Also appeared on television later in her career, as a rancher's daughter on "Empire" and on the NBC interview program "Here's Hollywood․"