Juanita Moore
American film, TV, and stage actress (1915–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juanita Moore (October 19, 1915 – December 31, 2013) was an American film, television, and stage actress.
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Juanita Moore | |
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Born | (1915-10-19)October 19, 1915 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 31, 2013 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1942–2001 |
Notable work | Imitation of Life (1959) |
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She was the fifth black actor to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category at a time when only one black actor, Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind (1939), had won an Oscar.
Her most famous role was as Annie Johnson in the film Imitation of Life (1959).[1]