Kaycee Moore (néeCollier; February 24, 1944 – August 13, 2021) was an American actress. Born and raised inKansas City, Missouri, she was a member of theL.A. Rebellion, an alternative artistic movement developed atUCLA by Black filmmakers includingCharles Burnett andJulie Dash.

Moore starred in films includingKiller of Sheep,Bless Their Little Hearts, andDaughters of the Dust. Her work was received positively, and all three films were inducted in theLibrary of Congress’National Film Registry for their depictions of Black American life.

Moore was born Kaycee Collier inKansas City, Missouri in 1944. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s, where she worked atMax Factor. After joining a theater workshop, she began to perform in plays put on byUCLA students.^[1]

She metCharles Burnett, then a MFA student at UCLA, and starred in his thesis filmKiller of Sheep (1978).Manohla Dargis of theNew York Times referred to the film as "an American masterpiece."^[2] Moore later starred inBless Their Little Hearts (1983) andDaughters of the Dust (1991).^[3]

Moore's final film role was inNinth Street (1999), which was filmed in Kansas City.^[1]

Moore was married twice, first to John Moore, Jr., and then to Stephen Jones, who preceded her in death. She had two children, John Moore III and Michelle Swinton.^[3][4]

Moore died on August 13, 2021, at the age of 77.^[3]

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