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Juanita Moore net worth is
$2 Million

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Juanita Moore (October 19, 1914 – January 1, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She was the fifth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only a single African American had won an Oscar. Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the movie Imitation of Life (1959). 

Full NameJuanita Moore
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 19, 1914
DiedJanuary 1, 2014, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthGreenwood, Mississippi, United States
OccupationActress
ProfessionActor
EducationLos Angeles City College
NationalityAmerican
SpouseCharles Thomas Burris, Nyas Berry
ParentsHarrison Moore, Ella Moore
NicknamesJuanita Moore, Moore, Juanita
IMDB
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
MoviesImitation of Life, Disney's The Kid, The Mack, The Girl Can't Help It, Two Moon Junction, The Singing Nun, Affair in Trinidad, Thomasine & Bushrod, Women's Prison, Uptight, Papa's Delicate Condition, Abby, Walk on the Wild Side, Skin Game, A Dream for Christmas, Paternity, The Get-Man, The Gambler f...
TV ShowsCelebrity Bootcamp
Star SignLibra
#Fact
1Following her death, she was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
2She collapsed and died at her home in Los Angeles on January 1, 2014, from natural causes. She was 99 years old.
3Former chorus girl at Harlem's famed Cotton Club.
4Grandmother of Kirk E. Kelleykahn.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Skirts Ahoy!1952Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)
No Questions Asked1951Maid in Lounge (uncredited)
Tarzan's Peril1951Native Woman (uncredited)
Pinky1949Nurse (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky1943Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Broken Strings1942Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm1942Dancer - 'Sharp as a Tack' Number (uncredited)
Belle Starr1941Dressed-up Freed Slave (uncredited)
Double Deal1939Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Judging Amy2001TV SeriesKaterine Barrantes
ER2000TV SeriesMrs. Barnwell
The Kid2000Kenny's Grandmother
The Sterling Chase1999Grandma Jones (voice)
Two Moon Junction1988Delilah
And They Are Off1982Sadie Johnson
O'Hara's Wife1982Ethel
Paternity1981Celia
ABC Weekend Specials1981TV SeriesMiss. Fletcher
The Richard Pryor Show1977TV SeriesMama Edie
Insight1976TV SeriesJulia Colby
Ellery Queen1976TV SeriesMrs. Douglas
Everybody Rides the Carousel1975Stage 8 (voice)
Fugitive Lovers1975Assemblywoman Griffin
Deliver Us from Evil1975
Abby1974Miranda 'Momma' Potter
The Get-Man1974
Thomasine & Bushrod1974Pecolia
A Dream for Christmas1973TV MovieFannie Mitchell
Marcus Welby, M.D.1972-1973TV SeriesMrs. Coleman
Fox Style1973Hattie Fox
The Mack1973Mother
Adam-121973TV SeriesPolice Commissioner Edna Dixon
The Partners1971TV SeriesMrs. Robinson
Skin Game1971Viney
Ironside1971TV SeriesMelissa Babcock
Mannix1970TV SeriesMrs. Davis
Angelitos negros1970Nana Mercé
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers1969TV SeriesEmma Greenley / Mrs. Harberson
Uptight1968Mama Wells
The Outsider1968TV SeriesEsther Branson
Gentle Ben1968TV SeriesMama Jolie
Rosie!1967Nurse
Dragnet 19671967TV SeriesMrs. Esther Jenkins
The Singing Nun1966Sister Mary
Slattery's People1965TV SeriesMillie
The Farmer's Daughter1965TV SeriesMrs. Penn
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1963-1965TV SeriesSuse / Mrs. Jones / Mrs. McFarland
Mr. Novak1964TV SeriesEllen Towner
Ben Casey1964TV SeriesHettie
Breaking Point1963TV SeriesVerna
77 Sunset Strip1963TV SeriesCelia Jackson
Wagon Train1963TV SeriesEssie
Going My Way1963TV SeriesMrs. Green
Papa's Delicate Condition1963Ellie
A Child Is Waiting1963Julius' Mother (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour1963TV SeriesMrs. Holmby
Walk on the Wild Side1962Mama
Cain's Hundred1962TV SeriesBeatrice George
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1961TV SeriesCleo
Tammy Tell Me True1961Della
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1960TV SeriesRosanna Watkins
Imitation of Life1959Annie Johnson
The Thin Man1958TV SeriesCatalina Orlatti
The Green-Eyed Blonde1957Miss Randall (uncredited)
Bombers B-521957Clarissa (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story1957Lacey - Backstage Maid (uncredited)
Band of Angels1957Budge (uncredited)
Something of Value1957Tribal Woman (uncredited)
The Girl Can't Help It1956Hilda
Climax!1956TV Series
The Opposite Sex1956Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ransom!1956Shirley Lorraine
Queen Bee1955Maid (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger1955Mrs. Clara Bassett (uncredited)
Lord of the Jungle1955Molu's Wife (uncredited)
Soldiers of Fortune1955TV SeriesEmala
Women's Prison1955Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
The Gambler from Natchez1954Yvette's Maid (uncredited)
Witness to Murder1954Negress - Mental Patient
Schlitz Playhouse1953TV SeriesMaid
The Royal African Rifles1953Elderly woman
Ramar of the Jungle1953TV SeriesTeesa
The Iron Mistress1952Juanita - Judalon's Maid (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad1952Dominique
Lydia Bailey1952Marie (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lasting Legacy: An Imitation of Life2008Video documentary short
Hollywood Legenden2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
Rita2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir2001TV Movie documentaryHerself - Actress
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998TV Movie documentaryHerself
Spencer Williams: Remembrances of an Early Black Film Pioneer1996Video documentaryHerself
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHerself
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards1960TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleImitation of Life (1959)
1960Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressImitation of Life (1959)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1959Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformanceImitation of Life (1959)

Known for movies

Annie Johnson

Imitation of Life (1959)
as Annie Johnson

Kenny's Grandmother

The Kid (2000)
as Kenny's Grandmother

Delilah

Two Moon Junction (1988)
as Delilah

Hilda

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

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