Juanita Moore
| Juanita Moore | |
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1950s studio publicity shot
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| Born |
October 19, 1914 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2014 (aged 99) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–2001 |
| Notable work | Imitation of Life (1959) |
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, Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind, had won an Oscar.
Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the movie Imitation of Life (1959).
Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née Dunn) and Harrison Moore. She had seven siblings, (six sisters and one brother). Her family moved in the Great Migration to Los Angeles, where she was raised. Moore first performed as a dancer, part of a chorus girl at the Cotton Club before becoming a film extra while working in theater.
After making her film debut in Pinky (1949), Moore had a number of bit parts and supporting roles in motion pictures through the 1950s and 1960s.
Her role in the remake of Imitation of Life (1959) as African-American housekeeper Annie Johnson, whose daughter Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes for white, won her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the role. When the two versions of Imitation of Life were released together on DVD (the earlier film was released in 1934), one of the bonus features was a new interview with Juanita Moore. She played the nanny Mercé in the 1970 remake of the 1948 Mexican film Little Black Angels.
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