• Moore as Annie Johnson in Imitation of Life (1959). Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née Dunn) and Harrison...
  • Sandra Dee, Lana Turner, and Juanita Moore in Imitation of Life (1959).
    • Juanita Moore in Wagon Train (1957)
    • Juanita Moore in Witness to Murder (1954)
  • Juanita Moore, Pres. & CEO of @thewrightmuseum, the largest museum of its kind, has over 30 years of museum experience. Tweets from Juanita signed JM.
  • A one-person crusade for justice and recognition for his grandmother, Juanita Moore, has shown a light on an injustice dating back to 1959.
  • Juanita Moore was born in Mississippi. She began acting in the 1950’s, a time when the roles available to African Americans were quite rare.
  • Birth Name: Juanita Moore. Born: 19 October 1914 Died: 1 January 2014. Country of origin: United States.
  • Veteran actress Juanita Moore is fondly remembered for her tear-jerking role of Annie Johnson in Douglas Sirk’s 1959 remake of Imitation of Life .
  • Juanita Moore’s Oscar nomination made her the fifth Black actor ever to be nominated for an Oscar, but it didn’t lead to bigger and better parts.
  • Juanita Moore (Imitation of Life)— She was the third black actress to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress!