Terry Moore

Birth Name:

Helen Luella Koford

Birth Place:

Glendale, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Casting director, Assistant director

In addition to films, she acted on radio during the 1940s, most notably as Bumps Smith in "The Smiths of Hollywood․"
Made her screen acting debut in the film "Maryland" in 1940
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․"

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