Cleo Moore
Biography
Cleo Moore was an American actress who built a career playing blonde bombshells in 1950s Hollywood movies, appearing in seven films with Hugo Haas and becoming a familiar pin-up. Originally from Galvez, Louisiana, she was raised in nearby Gonzales, made her film debut in 1948 with Embraceable You, led the serial Congo Bill, and worked briefly at Warner Bros. before spending 1950 to 1952 at RKO, where she appeared in Hunt the Man Down and Gambling House. Columbia signed her in 1952 and had her hair bleached platinum in hopes she could rival Marilyn Monroe. She drew early notice in Nicholas Ray's film noir On Dangerous Ground (1951), then starred with Haas in One Girl's Confession (1953) and Bait (1954), which he directed. Her final screen role came in Hit and Run (1957), after which she retired.
48years old at death
- Born Baton Rouge
- Died Inglewood
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Cleouna Moore
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years1951 to 1957
Every film, newest first
- 1957Hit and RunIMDb rating 6.3
- 1954BaitIMDb rating 5.9
- 1953One Girl's ConfessionIMDb rating 6.5
- 1951On Dangerous GroundIMDb rating 7.2
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Big break
Columbia Pictures signed Moore in 1952 and tried to turn her into its own Marilyn Monroe, bleaching her hair platinum blond and billing her as The Next Big Thing and The Blonde Rita Hayworth.
Big break
Moore first gained notice playing a doomed gun moll in the film noir On Dangerous Ground, directed by Nicholas Ray, which came out in 1952.
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Worked with
Cleo Moore shares three films with Hugo Haas, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Hugo Haas's page
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Cedric Hardwicke's page
Frank Ferguson's page
Online
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