Juanita Moore

Infobox Actor
name = Juanita Moore

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Juanita Moore (born October 19, 1922) is an American film and television actress. Moore is the fourth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.

Biography

Career

Moore had a number of bit parts and supporting roles in motion pictures through the 1950s and 1960s. Her most famous role was as housekeeper Annie Johnson in the 1959 color remake of "Imitation of Life". Moore's portrayal of the broken-hearted Annie, whose daughter Sarah Jane (played by Susan Kohner) passes for white, won her a nomination for the 1960 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Kohner won a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar as well. Her grandson is actor/producer Kirk Kelley-Kahn,who is now CEO/President of "Cambridge Players - Next Generation", a theatre troupe that consisted of Esther Rolle, Helen Martin, Lynn Hamilton and Royce Wallace. The group took the name of Negro Ensemble Founder Edmund J. Cambridge. The group was Originally "The Cambridge Players".

After a 25-year hiatus, Moore returned to acting in 2000 in "The Kid".

External links

*imdb name|id=0601428|name=Juanita Moore
*tv.com person|id=19805|name=Juanita Moore

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= October 19, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles, California, United States
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