Cleouna "Cleo" Moore (October 31, 1928 – October 28, 1973) was an American actress, usually seen in the role of a blonde bombshell, in 1950s Hollywood films.
Cleo una Moore was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in nearby Gonzales, Louisiana.
She made her film debut in 1948 movie serial Congo Bill, and worked for Warner Bros. in 1950 and for RKO Radio Pictures in 1950–52 before signing with Columbia Pictures in 1952. She first gained atten...
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Cleouna "Cleo" Moore (October 31, 1928 – October 28, 1973) was an American actress, usually seen in the role of a blonde bombshell, in 1950s Hollywood films.
Cleo una Moore was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in nearby Gonzales, Louisiana.
She made her film debut in 1948 movie serial Congo Bill, and worked for Warner Bros. in 1950 and for RKO Radio Pictures in 1950–52 before signing with Columbia Pictures in 1952. She first gained attention as a doomed gun moll on Nicholas Ray's film noir On Dangerous Ground in 1951.
Moore began starring in films in 1952. Her films include One Girl's Confession (1953), Women's Prison (1955), Hold Back Tomorrow (1955), Over-Exposed (1956) and Hit and Run (1957). She was often starred in films directed by actor/director Hugo Haas and appeared opposite John Agar, Richard Crenna, Vince Edwards, and Robert Ryan among other actors.
During this period Moore was one of several buxom blondes to achieve notability following Marilyn Monroe's major...
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