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Juanita Moore was an American film, television, and stage actress.
1950s studio publicity shot
Moore as Annie Johnson in Imitation of Life (1959)
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk and produced by Ross Hunter. It stars Lana Turner and John Gavin, with Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda
Juanita Moore
…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). Juanita Moore was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, the daughter of Ella (née Dunn) and Harrison Moore. She had seven siblings (six sisters and…
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
From left to right: Sarah Jane (Karin Dicker), Annie (Juanita Moore), Susie (Terry Burnham), and Lora (Lana Turner)
Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) and Annie
Theatrical advertisement from 1959.