Actress Juanita Moore dies at 99

[theHandpuppet]

Source: The Belfast Telegraph (NI)

Actress Juanita Moore dies at 99
The Belfast Telegraph
02 January 2014

Juanita Moore, a ground-breaking actress and an Academy Award nominee for her role as Lana Turner's black friend in the classic film Imitation Of Life, has died...

...Moore was only the fifth black performer to be nominated for an Oscar, receiving the nod for the glossy Douglas Sirk film that became a big hit and later gained a cult following.

...Moore also had an active stage career , starting at Los Angeles' Ebony Showcase Theatre in the early 1950s, a leading black-run theatre. She was also a member of the celebrated Cambridge Players, with other performers including Esther Rolle and Helen Martin. Her grandson is currently president and CEO of the Cambridge group.

She appeared on Broadway in 1965 in James Baldwin's play The Amen Corner and in London in a production of Raisin In The Sun....




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RIP, Ms. Moore. You were a great talent.

[tblue]

1. Even my dad cried over that movie.

The only time he ever cried that I know of.

[theHandpuppet]

5. Tell me about it

Ms. Moore's character in that movie broke my heart.

[Warpy]

2. Wonderful lady, great actress

and played the role of a lifetime perfectly.

RIP, Ms. Moore, and than you for your artistry.

[mackerel]

3. I've read three different sources with 3 different

Birth dates.

[Tx4obama]

4. R.I.P.

'Imitation Of Life' is a wonderful movie,
have a hanky close by.

[niyad]

6. requiescat in pacem, ms. moore.

[nolabear]

7. An amazing, amazing bit of acting. RIP

[trublu992]

8. That is a heavy movie. Damn she was almost 100 yrs

RIP and thanks for your work.