Juanita Moore
Acting
Born October 19, 1914 · Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
Died January 1, 2014
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
Filmography
The Kid
2000 · Kenny's Grandmother
Two Moon Junction
1988 · Delilah
Paternity
1981 · Celia
Abby
1974 · Miranda 'Momma' Potter
Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 · Pecolia
The Mack
1973 · Mother
Skin Game
1971 · Viney
Little Black Angels
1970 · Nana Mercé
Uptight
1968 · Mama Wells
The Singing Nun
1966 · Sister Mary
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Ellie
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Walk on the Wild Side
1962 · Mama
Imitation of Life
1959 · Annie Johnson
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 Girl Can't Help It
1956 · Hilda
Ransom!
1956 · Shirley Lorraine
The Opposite Sex
1956 · Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Women's Prison
1955 · Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
Witness to Murder
1954 · Negress - Mental Patient
Affair in Trinidad
1952 · Dominique
Pinky
1949 · Nurse (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Dancer (uncredited)
Belle Starr
1941 · Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934 · Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)