Juanita Moore: “Lana Turner was not only a star. She was also wonderful, talented, and intelligent”

Juanita Moore (1914-2014) was an American actress whose film career spanned nearly seven decades. She is best remembered for her groundbreaking role in the Lana Turner film “Imitation of Life” (195…

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Juanita Moore
(Oct 19, 1914 – Jan 1, 2014)
Her role in the remake of
Imitation of Life 1959, as African-American housekeeper Annie Johnson, won her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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June 26- Someone named Sarah

Imitation of Life (1959)
Directed by Douglas Sirk

Juanita Moore (right) as Annie and Susan Kohner (left) as Sarah Jane, whose attempts to pass for white and rejection of her darker-skinned mother cause conflict and eventually, tragedy.

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