Cleouna "Cleo" Moore (October 31, 1924 – October 28, 1973) was an American actress, usually seen in the role of a blonde bombshell, in 1950s Hollywood films. She was known as Columbia Pictures's "answer" to 20th Century Fox's, Marilyn Monroe. Moore was a capable dramatic actress albeit starring mainly in sexy B movie melodramas, sharing the title "Hollywood's Bad Girl" with another blonde actress, Mamie Van Doren.
Moore starred in movies such as One Girl's Confession (1953); The Other Woman (1954); Hold Back Tomorrow (1955); Over-Exposed (1956); and Hit and Run (1957) all of which showcased Moore as a serious, dedicated actress.
Cleouna Moore was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in nearby Gonzales, Louisiana. After high school, she married Palmer Long, the youngest son of the late Louisiana governor Huey Long but the marriage ended within months. She moved with her family to California in 1945, determined to enter motion pictures.
She made her film debut in 1948, playing a small role in Embraceable You. She also played the leading lady in the film serial Congo Bill and worked for Warner Brothers briefly in 1950. She worked for RKO Radio Pictures from 1950–52, making such films as Hunt the Man Down and Gambling House. She signed with Columbia Pictures in 1952. She first gained attention as a doomed gun moll in Nicholas Ray's film noir On Dangerous Ground in 1952.
You've got those killer eyes
You've got me hypnotized
I'm melting like the ice
Just make me yours somehow
I hear your heart with mine
I take it as a sign
I have to stop the time
Come with me and get me now
My heart I cannot hide
The passion from inside
When you are here by my side
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Only for you I feel so hot
You take me higher
Emotions running wild
And I'm on fire
I can't control my mind
You're my desire
Only for you I know I feel so hot
Addiction you've become
I can't get nothing done
I'm shining like the sun
It's all because of you
And when you call my name
I'm burning like a flame
You're driving me insane
You make my dreams come true
My heart I cannot hide
The passion from inside