Joanna Moore
| Joanna Moore | |
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Moore in 1964
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| Born |
Dorothy Joanne Cook November 10, 1934 Parrott, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1997 (aged 63) Indian Wells, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Joanna Cook Moore |
| Alma mater | Agnes Scott College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957–1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Willis Moore (1951) Don Oreck (m. 1955–57) Ryan O'Neal (m. 1963–67) Gary L. Reeves (m. 1975–76) |
| Children |
Tatum O'Neal Griffin O'Neal |
| Parent(s) | Henry Anderson Cook (1901-1942) Dorothy Martha English Cook (1916-1941) |
| Relatives | Virginia Louesa Cook (sister 1940-1941) |
Joanna Moore (November 10, 1934 – November 22, 1997) was an American film and television actress. Over the course of her career, she appeared in more than eighty television and film roles.
Moore's career hit its peak in the 1960s. During that time, she guest starred in several popular shows of the era including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, Bewitched, and The Real McCoys. One of her more notable recurring roles was as Sheriff Andy Taylor's love interest, Peggy "Peg" McMillan in four episodes of The Andy Griffith Show from 1962 to 1963. Moore was a guest star in television westerns like Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Rebel, and The Virginian. By the 1970s, her career began to wane because of drug and alcohol issues. She made her final onscreen appearance in 1986.
She was married to actor Ryan O'Neal from 1963 to 1967, with whom she had two children: Griffin and Tatum O'Neal. Moore died of lung cancer in 1997.
She was born Dorothy Joanne Cook in Americus, Georgia, the elder of two daughters of Dorothy Martha (née English) and Henry Anderson Cook III. When she was a child, her parents and younger sister were involved in a fatal car accident, on March 31, 1941. Her mother and sister died immediately, while her father died a year after the accident from the injuries he sustained. Moore was then adopted by a wealthy local family and changed her name from Dorothy to Joanna.
As a teen, she married and quickly divorced Willis Moore in 1951. After the divorce, she attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. While attending college, she entered and won a beauty contest and was brought to Hollywood. Moore's acting career began when she was spotted at a cocktail party by a producer for Universal.
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