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Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Acting

Born August 18, 1899 · Port Huron, Michigan, USA

Biography

Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison, August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable and highly-paid stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut. A huge star in her day, approximately half of Moore's films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film during her lifetime, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving. Moore took a brief hiatus from acting between 1929 and…

Known For · 40 titles

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973
Hollywood

Hollywood

1980
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925
Broken Chains

Broken Chains

1922
Painted People

Painted People

1924
His Nibs

His Nibs

1921
Broken Hearts of Broadway

Broken Hearts of Broadway

1923
Her Bridal Night-Mare

Her Bridal Night-Mare

1920
The Savage

The Savage

1917
Oh Kay!

Oh Kay!

1928
It Must Be Love

It Must Be Love

1926
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007
Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929
Come on Over

Come on Over

1922
Life in Hollywood

Life in Hollywood

1927
A Roman Scandal

A Roman Scandal

1919
The Wall Flower

The Wall Flower

1922
Irene

Irene

1926
Lilac Time

Lilac Time

1928
Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1927
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934
Her Wild Oat

Her Wild Oat

1927
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

1922
Little Orphant Annie

Little Orphant Annie

1918
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1933
Sally

Sally

1925
The Wilderness Trail

The Wilderness Trail

1919
A Hoosier Romance

A Hoosier Romance

1918
Why Be Good?

Why Be Good?

1929
The Little American

The Little American

1917
Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

1934
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011
Ella Cinders

Ella Cinders

1926
Orchids and Ermine

Orchids and Ermine

1927
Social Register

Social Register

1934
Flaming Youth

Flaming Youth

1923
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1928
Synthetic Sin

Synthetic Sin

1929
Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929
So Big

So Big

1924