{{Short description|American actress (1882–1964)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Ida Moore | image = Ida Moore in The Inspector General.jpg | alt = | caption = Moore in ''The Inspector General'' (1949) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|03|01|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Altoona, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|09|26|1882|03|01|mf=yes}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | resting_place = Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1925–1959 }}
'''Ida Moore''' (March 1, 1882 – September 26, 1964) was an American film and television actress.
==Early life== Moore was born in Altoona, Kansas as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvelton Moore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Hazel |title=Ida Moore, Hollywood Character Actress, Is A Guest In Webb Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48702101/ida-moore/ |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |work=The Newark Advocate |date=June 8, 1949 |location=Ohio, Newark |page=6|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heffernan |first1=Harold |title=Fans Place Film Faces, But Hazy About Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48702734/ida-moore/ |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |work=Valley Times |agency=The Bell Syndicate |date=April 17, 1950 |location=California, North Hollywood |page=13|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>
==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} *''Lightnin' (1925 film)'' (1925) as Courtroom Observer (uncredited) *''The Merry Widow (1925 film)'' (1925) as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) *''Thank You (1925 film)'' (1925) as Gossiping Woman *''Cutie on Duty'' (Short) (1943) as Nosey Neighbor *''The Ghost That Walks Alone'' (1944) as Cornelia Coates (uncredited) *''She's a Soldier Too'' (1944) as Julia Kittredge *''The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) as Mrs. Kirby (uncredited) *''The Town Went Wild'' (1944) as Mrs. Annie Jones (uncredited) *''Once Upon a Time (1944 film)'' (1944) as Gossipy Woman on Subway (uncredited) *''The Girl in the Case'' (1944) as Witness to Peeping Tom (uncredited) *''Riders of the Santa Fe'' (1944) as Luella Tucker *''Reckless Age'' (1944) as Customer (uncredited) *''Hi, Beautiful'' (1944) as Landlady (uncredited) *''Her Lucky Night'' (1945) as Mama *''Girls of the Big House'' (1945) as 'Mother' Fielding *''Eadie Was a Lady'' (1945) as Maid (uncredited) *''I'll Tell the World (1945 film)'' (1945) as Old Woman (uncredited) *''Rough, Tough and Ready'' (1945) as Nan (uncredited) *''Easy to Look At'' (1945) as Sadie (uncredited) *''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' (1945) as Spinster on Train (uncredited) *''How Doooo You Do!!!'' (1945) as Elderly Guest (uncredited) *''The Windjammer (1945 film)'' (1945) as Grandmother *''To Each His Own'' (1946) as Miss Claflin *''The Bride Wore Boots'' (1946) as Mrs. Walsh (uncredited) *''The Dark Mirror'' (1946) as Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited) *''The Show-Off'' (1946) as Mrs. Ascot (uncredited) *''From This Day Forward'' (1946) as Hairdresser (uncredited) *''Talk About a Lady'' (1946) as Gossip (uncredited) *''Cross My Heart (1946 film)'' (1946) as Little Lady Juror (uncredited) *''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' (1946) as Committee Woman (uncredited) *''It's a Joke, Son!'' (1947) as Whipple Sister *''Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947) as Angela Orange *''The Egg and I'' (1947) as Old Lady *''I'll Be Yours'' (1947) as Cleaning Woman (uncredited) *''The Long Night'' (1947) as Lady with Birdcage (uncredited) *''High Barbaree'' (1947) as Old Lady (uncredited) *''Champagne for Two'' (Short) (1947) as Mrs. Benjamin Cowdy *''Host to a Ghost'' (Short) (1947) as Widow Parkhurst *''Good Sam'' (1948) as Old Lady who broke her glasses (uncredited) *''Money Madness'' (1948) as Mrs. Ferguson *''Return of the Bad Men'' (1948) as Mrs. Moore (uncredited) *''Johnny Belinda'' (1948) as Mrs. McKee *''Shed No Tears (1948 film)'' (1948) as Bus Passenger (uncredited) *''Dream Girl (1948 film)'' (1948) as Matron (uncredited) *''Rusty Leads the Way'' (1948) as Mrs. Mungy (uncredited) *''Manhattan Angel'' (1949) as Priscilla Lund (uncredited) *''The Sun Comes Up'' (1949) as Sally (uncredited) *''Leave It to Henry'' (1949) as Aunt Martha *''Ma and Pa Kettle'' (1949) as Emily *''Hold That Baby!'' (1949) as Faith Andrews *''The Story of Molly X'' (1949) as Judy (uncredited) *''Rope of Sand'' (1949) as Woman (uncredited) *''Dear Wife'' (1949) as Blowsy Woman (uncredited) *''Roseanna McCoy'' (1949) as Old Woman at Campfire (uncredited) *''The Inspector General (1949 film)'' (1949) as Old Villager (uncredited) *''Paid in Full'' (1950) as Dorothy (uncredited) *''Backfire'' (1950) as Sybil (uncredited) *''Fancy Pants'' (1950) as Bessie / Betsy (uncredited) *''Let's Dance'' (1950) as Mrs. McGuire (uncredited) *''Mr. Music'' (1950) as Aunt Amy *''Mother Didn't Tell Me'' (1950) as Old Lady (uncredited) *''Harvey (1950 film)'' (1950) as Mrs. McGiff (scenes deleted) *''The Lemon Drop Kid'' (1951) as Mrs. Feeney the Bird Lady *''Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1951) as Granny McCoy *''Leave It to the Marines'' (1951) as Grandma Meek *''Bannerline'' (1951) as Mrs. Small (uncredited) *''Honeychile'' (1951) as Harriet *''Show Boat'' (1951) as Little Old Lady (uncredited) *''Double Dynamite'' (1951) as Sewing Room Supervisor (uncredited) *''Scandal Sheet'' (1952) as Needle Nellie (uncredited) *''Just This Once'' (1952) as Mrs. Morgan the Landlady *''The First Time'' (1952) as Old Lady (uncredited) *''Something to Live For'' (1952) as Old Woman with Dog (uncredited) *''Carson City'' (1952) as Spinster on Stagecoach (uncredited) *''Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder'' (1952) as Martha Blake *''Scandal at Scourie'' (1953) as Mrs. Ames *''A Slight Case of Larceny'' (1953) as Old Lady Motorist (uncredited) *''The Country Girl'' (1954) as First Woman (uncredited) *''Desk Set'' (1957) as Old Lady *''Rock-A-Bye Baby'' (1958)<ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ida-moore-p50314 |title=Ida Moore |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-01-08}}</ref> as Miss Bessie Polk
==Television appearances== *''Front Page Detective'' (1951) (Season 1 Episode 17: "Napoleon's Obituary") *''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' (1952) (Season 2 Episode 13: "Gracie's Engagement Ring") as Jane *''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' (1952) (Season 2 Episode 14: "Harry and the Gold Digger") as Jane the Wardrobe Mistress *''I Love Lucy'' (1953) (Season 2 Episode 19: "The Club Election") as Mrs. Knickerbocker *''The Ford Television Theatre'' (1953) (Season 1 Episode 34: "Sweet Talk Me, Jackson") *''The Jack Benny Program'' (1953) (Season 3 Episode 6: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") * ''The RCA Victor Show'' aka ''The Ezio Pinza Show'' (1953-1954) as Lavinia *''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' (1954) (Season 1 Episode 33: "Vena and the Darnamo") as Mrs. Pilkington *''Where's Raymond?'' (1954) (Season 1 Episode 22: "Will You Be My Cook?") as Old Lady *''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' (1955) (Season 3 Episode 13: "Missing Sandwiches") as Mrs. Hutchins *''Cavalcade of America'' (1956) (Season 5 Episode 10: "Pursuit of a Princess") as Miss Liz *''The People's Choice'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 32: "Sock, the Fund Raiser") as Little Old Lady Pickpocket *''The Adventures of Hiram Holliday'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 11: "Dancing Mouse") as Mrs. Hotchkiss * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 26: "Bull in a China Shop") as Miss Birdie * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1959) (Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You") as Kitty *''The Jack Benny Program'' (1959) (Season 10 Episode 6: "Pasadena Fan Club") *''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' (1959) (Season 7 Episode 34: "Darby, the Rockhound") as Mrs. Albright
She also appeared on 11 episodes of ''The Dennis Day Show'' from 1952 to 1954. **(Season 1 Episode 1) (1952) as Lavina, Charley's Girlfriend **(Season 1 Episode 2) (1952) as Lavina **(Season 1 Episode 3: "Grandpa Day's Leprechaun") (1952) as Lavina **(Season 1 Episode 4: "Jack Benny") (1952) as Lavina **("Jealous Neighbor Husband") (1953) as Lavina **(Season 3 Episode 3: "Charlie's Birthday") (1953) as Lavina **(Season 3 Episode 6) (1953) as Charley's Girlfriend **(Season 3 Episode 19: "Girlfriends Gifts Switch") (1954) as Charley's Girlfriend **(Season 3 Episode 27: "Party Pooper") (1954) as Charley's Girlfriend **(Season 3 Episode 29: "Ann Blyth / Johnny Carson") (1954) as Charley's Girlfriend **(Season 3 Episode 33: "Wilhelmina Ogg") (1954) as Charley's Girlfriend {{Div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0601287}} * {{Find a Grave|14746120}}
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