Ida Moore
Ida Moore was an American film and television actress.
Early life
Moore was born in Altoona, Kansas as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvelton Moore.Career
Moore's first professional work had her singing to accompany silent films. She then toured England and South Africa entertaining with a partner. After she returned to the United States, she performed in road companies of plays, including Street Scene. Just before she could make a screen test for Paramount Pictures, her mother became sick, causing Moore to return to Columbus, Ohio, where she ran a restaurant for her mother and acted in amateur productions. She returned to Hollywood after her mother died. She also worked on television programs, including a 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents titled "Bull in a China Shop".Death
Moore died in Los Angeles, California on September 26, 1964, at the age of 82. She is interred in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California.Filmography
- Lightnin' (1925 film) as Courtroom Observer
- The Merry Widow (1925 film) as Innkeeper's Wife
- Thank You (1925 film) as Gossiping Woman
- Cutie on Duty as Nosey Neighbor
- The Ghost That Walks Alone as Cornelia Coates
- She's a Soldier Too as Julia Kittredge
- The Soul of a Monster as Mrs. Kirby
- The Town Went Wild as Mrs. Annie Jones
- Once Upon a Time (1944 film) as Gossipy Woman on Subway
- The Girl in the Case as Witness to Peeping Tom
- Riders of the Santa Fe as Luella Tucker
- Reckless Age as Customer
- Hi, Beautiful as Landlady
- Her Lucky Night as Mama
- Girls of the Big House as 'Mother' Fielding
- Eadie Was a Lady as Maid
- I'll Tell the World (1945 film) as Old Woman
- Rough, Tough and Ready as Nan
- Easy to Look At as Sadie
- She Wouldn't Say Yes as Spinster on Train
- How Doooo You Do!!! as Elderly Guest
- The Windjammer (1945 film) as Grandmother
- To Each His Own as Miss Claflin
- The Bride Wore Boots as Mrs. Walsh
- The Dark Mirror as Mrs. O'Brien
- The Show-Off as Mrs. Ascot
- From This Day Forward as Hairdresser
- Talk About a Lady as Gossip
- Cross My Heart (1946 film) as Little Lady Juror
- Gentleman Joe Palooka as Committee Woman
- It's a Joke, Son! as Whipple Sister
- Easy Come, Easy Go as Angela Orange
- The Egg and I as Old Lady
- I'll Be Yours as Cleaning Woman
- The Long Night as Lady with Birdcage
- High Barbaree as Old Lady
- Champagne for Two as Mrs. Benjamin Cowdy
- Host to a Ghost as Widow Parkhurst
- Good Sam as Old Lady who broke her glasses
- Money Madness as Mrs. Ferguson
- Return of the Bad Men as Mrs. Moore
- Johnny Belinda as Mrs. McKee
- Shed No Tears (1948 film) as Bus Passenger
- Dream Girl (1948 film) as Matron
- Rusty Leads the Way as Mrs. Mungy
- Manhattan Angel as Priscilla Lund
- The Sun Comes Up as Sally
- Leave It to Henry as Aunt Martha
- Ma and Pa Kettle as Emily
- Hold That Baby! as Faith Andrews
- The Story of Molly X as Judy
- Rope of Sand as Woman
- Dear Wife as Blowsy Woman
- Roseanna McCoy as Old Woman at Campfire
- The Inspector General (1949 film) as Old Villager
- Paid in Full as Dorothy
- Backfire as Sybil
- Fancy Pants as Bessie / Betsy
- Let's Dance as Mrs. McGuire
- Mr. Music as Aunt Amy
- Mother Didn't Tell Me as Old Lady
- Harvey (1950 film) as Mrs. McGiff
- The Lemon Drop Kid as Mrs. Feeney the Bird Lady
- Comin' Round the Mountain as Granny McCoy
- Leave It to the Marines as Grandma Meek
- Bannerline as Mrs. Small
- Honeychile as Harriet
- Show Boat as Little Old Lady
- Double Dynamite as Sewing Room Supervisor
- Scandal Sheet as Needle Nellie
- Just This Once as Mrs. Morgan the Landlady
- The First Time as Old Lady
- Something to Live For as Old Woman with Dog
- Carson City as Spinster on Stagecoach
- Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Martha Blake
- Scandal at Scourie as Mrs. Ames
- A Slight Case of Larceny as Old Lady Motorist
- The Country Girl as First Woman
- Desk Set as Old Lady
- Rock-A-Bye Baby as Miss Bessie Polk
Television appearances
- Front Page Detective
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Jane
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Jane the Wardrobe Mistress
- I Love Lucy as Mrs. Knickerbocker
- The Ford Television Theatre
- The Jack Benny Program The RCA Victor Show aka The Ezio Pinza Show as Lavinia
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger as Mrs. Pilkington
- Where's Raymond? as Old Lady
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Mrs. Hutchins
- Cavalcade of America as Miss Liz
- The People's Choice as Little Old Lady Pickpocket
- The Adventures of Hiram Holliday as Mrs. HotchkissAlfred Hitchcock Presents as Miss BirdieAlfred Hitchcock Presents as Kitty
- The Jack Benny Program
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Mrs. Albright
- * as Lavina, Charley's Girlfriend
- * as Lavina
- * as Lavina
- * as Lavina
- * as Lavina
- * as Lavina
- * as Charley's Girlfriend
- * as Charley's Girlfriend
- * as Charley's Girlfriend
- * as Charley's Girlfriend
- * as Charley's Girlfriend