Moore, Juanita (1922–)
Moore, Juanita (1922–)
African-American actress. Born Oct 19, 1922, in Los Angeles, CA.
Notable character actress, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for performance in Imitation of Life (1959); appeared frequently in supporting roles in films and on tv (1950–80); other films include Lydia Bailey (1952), Affair in Trinidad (1952), Witness to Murder (1954), Women's Prison (1955), Ransom (1956), A Band of Angels (1957), Tammy Tell Me True (1961), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Walk on the Wild Side (1962), Papa's Delicate Condition (1963), The Singing Nun (1966), Rosie (1968), Thomasine and Bushrod (1974) and Two Moon Junction (1988).
See also Women in World History.
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