Biography

Blonde supporting actress from Broadway (from 1927-1957) who played occasional films roles, usually as humorous New York types. Will always be remembered as the chatty manicurist who spills the beans to Norma Shearer about her husband's illicit affair with Joan Crawford in the classic The Women (1939).

By the time she made her screen debut in 1935, she had over 20 stage roles to her credit.

She made a career playing secretaries, maids, department store clerks, busybodies, roommates, and wives.

She had no survivors or immediate family when she died. Upon her death, she was promptly cremated and her ashes scattered over the balcony of her New York City apartment.

Florence Moore was born in New York City on December 30, 1902 to immigrant parents of Scottish and Irish descent. She was raised in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan as a Catholic and attended parochial schools. Her brother, Joe Moore, was an Olympic champion speed skater.