Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American actress, best known for Imitation of Life (1959), The Kid (2000), and Ransom (1956).
She was married to Charles Burris and her grandson is actor/producer Kirk E Kelleykhan.
Moore died in 2014 at the age of 99.
Works Juanita Moore appeared in:
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Film roles
- 1939: Double Deal as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1940: Broken Strings as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1941: Belle Starr as Dressed-Up Freed Slave (uncredited)
- 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1943: Cabin in the Sky as Nightclub Patron/Churchgoer (uncredited)
- 1948: A Song Is Born as Woman at Chocolate Club (uncredited)
- 1949: Pinky as Nurse (uncredited)
- 1951: Tarzans Peril as Native Woman (uncredited)
- 1951: No Questions Asked as Maid in Lounge (uncredited)
- 1951: The Day the Earth Stood Still as Woman Looking at Spaceship (uncredited)
- 1952: Lydia Bailey as Marie (uncredited)
- 1952: Skirts Ahoy as Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
- 1952: Affair In Trinidad as Dominique
- 1952: The Iron Mistress as Juanita (uncredited)
- 1953: The Royal African Rifles as Elderly Woman
- 1954: Witness To Murder as Negress
- 1954: The Gambler From Natchez as Yvette's Maid (uncredited)
- 1955: Womens Prison as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
- 1955: Lord Of The Jungle as Molu's Wife (uncredited)
- 1955: Not As A Stranger as Mrs. Clara Bassett (uncredited)
- 1956: Ransom as Shirley Lorraine
- 1956: The Opposite Sex as Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
- 1956: The Girl Can't Help It as Hilda
- 1957: Something Of Value as Tribal Woman (uncredited)
- 1957: Band Of Angels as Budge (uncredited)
- 1957: The Helen Morgan Story as Lacey (uncredited)
- 1957: Bombers B 52 as Clarissa (uncredited)
- 1957: The Green Eyed Blonde as Miss Randall
- 1959: Imitation of Life as Annie Johnson
- 1961: Tammy Tell Me True as Della
- 1962: Walk On The Wild Side as Mama
- 1963: A Child Is Waiting as Julius' Mother (uncredited)
- 1963: Papas Delicate Condition as Ellie
- 1966: The Singing Nun as Sister Mary
- 1967: Rosie as Nurse
- 1968: Uptight as Mama Wells
- 1969: The Whole World Is Watching as Mrs. Harberson
- 1970: Angelitos Negros as Nana Merce
- 1971: Skin Game as Viney
- 1971: Confessions Of A Top Crime Buster as Mrs. Robinson
- 1973: The Mack as Mother
- 1973: Fox Style as Hattie Fox
- 1973: A Dream For Christmas as Fannie Mitchell
- 1974: Thomasine A Nd Bushrod as Pecolia
- 1974: Abby as Miranda 'Momma' Potter
- 1975: Deliver Us from Evil as Mrs. Trindal
- 1975: Fugitive Lovers as Assemblywoman Griffin
- 1976: Everybody Rides The Carousel as Stage 8
- 1981: Paternity as Celia
- 1982: O Haras Wife as Ethel
- 1982: And Theyre Off as Sadie Johnson
- 1988: Two Moon Junction as Delilah
- 1999: The Sterling Case as Grandma Jones
- 2000: The Kid as Kenny's Grandmother
Television roles
- 1953: Ramar Of The Jungle as Teesa
- 1953: Schlitz Playhouse as Maid
- 1955: Soldiers Of Fortune as Emala
- 1958: The Thin Man as Catalina Orlatti
- 1960: The Du Pont Show With June Allyson as Rosanna Watkins
- 1961: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Cleo
- 1962: Cains Hundred as Beatrice George
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Mrs. Holmby
- 1963: Going My Way as Mrs. Green
- 1963: Wagon Train as Essie
- 1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Celia Jackson
- 1963: Breaking Point as Verna
- 1963–65: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Suse/Mrs. Jones/Mrs. McFarland (3 episodes)
- 1964: Ben Casey as Hettie
- 1964: Mr Novak as Ellen Towner
- 1965: The Farmer's Daughter as Mrs. Penn
- 1965: Slatterys People as Millie
- 1967: Dragnet as Mrs. Esther Jenkins
- 1968: Gentle Ben as Mama Jolie
- 1968: The Outsider as Esther Benson
- 1969: The Bold Ones The Lawyers as Emma Greenley
- 1970: Mannix as Mrs. Davis
- 1971: Ironside as Melissa Babcock
- 1971: The Partners as Mrs. Robinson
- 1972–73: Marcus Welby, M.D. as Mrs. Coleman/Mrs. Loretta Hughes (2 episodes)
- 1973: Adam-12 as Police Commissioner Edna Dixon
- 1976: Ellery Queen as Mrs. Douglas
- 1976: Insight as Julia Colby
- 1977: The Richard Pryor Show as Mama Edie
- 1981: ABC Weekend Specials as Miss Fletcher
- 2000: ER as Mrs. Barnwell
- 2001: Judging Amy as Katerine Barrantes
Theatre roles
- 1965: The Amen Corner as Sister Boxer
