Happy 91st birthday to actress Juanita Moore. She made her film debut in 1942 and has been retired from the big screen since the 2000 Disney film The Kid, starring Bruce Willis. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Annie Johnson in the 1959 Lana Turner film, Imitation of Life. She portrayed a widow and mother working as a housekeeper for Turner and nanny for Turner's daughter. In 1960, Moore became only the 5th African American nominated in the 32 years of the Academy Awards. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for the movie. She began her career as a chorus girl at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. In April 2010, at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, 87 year old Juanita Moore was interviewed on stage by host Robert Osborne following a screening of Imitation of Life.
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