
Juanita Moore
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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
Credits

The Kid (2000)
as Kenny's Grandmother

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
as Hilda

Belle Starr (1941)
as Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)

Uptight (1968)
as Mama Wells

Pinky (1949)
as Nurse (uncredited)

Paternity (1981)
as Celia

Two Moon Junction (1988)
as Delilah

Rita (2003)
as Self

Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
as Mama

O'Hara's Wife (1982)
as Ethel

Imitation of Life (1959)
as Annie Johnson

Cleopatra (1934)
as Dancer / Slave Girl (uncredited)

Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
as Ellie

Affair in Trinidad (1952)
as Dominique

So This Is Africa (1933)
as Dancer (uncredited)

A Child Is Waiting (1963)
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Band of Angels (1957)
as Budge

Ransom! (1956)
as Shirley Lorraine

And They're Off (1982)
as Sadie Johnson

The Opposite Sex (1956)
as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)

Witness to Murder (1954)
as Negress - Mental Patient

Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Bombers B-52 (1957)
as Clarissa (uncredited)

The Mack (1973)
as Mother

Skin Game (1971)
as Viney

Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
as Della

The Singing Nun (1966)
as Sister Mary

The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
as Backstage Maid

Women's Prison (1955)
as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones

Something of Value (1957)
as Tribal Woman

Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)
as Stage 8 (voice)

Show Boat (1936)
Actor

Murder at the Vanities (1934)
as Black Dancer in Ebony Rhapsody (uncredited)

Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
as Pecolia

Rosie! (1967)
as Nurse

The Whole World Is Watching (1969)
as Mrs. Harbeson

Lord of the Jungle (1955)
as Molu's Wife

Lydia Bailey (1952)
as Marie (uncredited)

A Dream for Christmas (1973)
as Fannie Mitchell

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
as Dancer (uncredited)

Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
as Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
as Self

Abby (1974)
as Miranda 'Momma' Potter

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)
as Miss Randall

Deliver Us From Evil (1975)
as Mrs Trindal

Broken Strings (1940)
as Nightclub Patron

Little Black Angels (1970)
as Nana Mercé

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)
as Self

Double Deal (1939)
as Nightclub Patron
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self

Fugitive Lovers (1975)
as Assemblywoman Griffin

Fox Style (1973)
as Cindy McDougal





