Barbara Moore

Biography

Barbara Moore is a real Jane of all trades. Born in Spokane, Washington, the sunny blonde grew up under gray, rainy skies, going fishing and hiking along Shadow Mountain’s trails. “No one would believe I worked the slime line at a salmon cannery,” she says good-naturedly. At eighteen, Barbara struck out on her own for Nashville, Tennessee, where she tried her hand at a few different careers: she put in stints as a flight attendant, a tournament polo player and then as a model and actress. After a nationally-aired ad for Toyota, Barbara found herself in music videos for stars like Reba McEntire, Charlie Daniels and Waylon Jennings. “A life full of excitement – now that’s a good life,” says Barbara with evident zest. “The thing is to have fun.” A lover of all things from the Fifties, Barbara can sock hop with the best of ‘em, and like Sandy from Grease, she’s got a soft spot for a man on a motorcycle. As our Miss January 1992, Barbara had the time of her life – posing in sunglasses and a top-down convertible, she playfully recreated scenes from that fateful Toyota commercial. “Talk about being the center of attention,” says Barbara. “I love having my picture taken! I dreamed of this for so long, it had to happen.” Among the other happenings in Barbara’s life, she played a Fembot in 1997’s Austin Powers, and is set to star in Tooken, a parody of the Taken franchise. In another su…