Juanita Moore

Movie Actress

Birthday October 19, 1914

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Mississippi

DEATH DATE Jan 1, 2014 (99)

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About

She gave an Oscar-nominated performance as Annie Johnson in the 1959 film Imitation of Life.

Before Fame

She began acting in the 1950's, a time when the roles available to African Americans were quite rare.

Trivia

She became the fifth African American to be nominated for an Oscar Award.

Family Life

Her son, Kirk Kelley-Kahn, was president of a theater troupe called Cambridge Players - Next Generation.

Associated With

She lost the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Shelley Winters for The Diary of Anne Frank in 1959.