Moore was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Nashville and Georgia. In 2003, Moore graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University, where she studied psychology, history, and religion. She began her career on stage, appearing in Off-Broadway productions. On television, she had small parts in Blue Bloods and 30 Rock, before her role on Orange Is the New Black.
In 2014, Moore received her first NAACP Image Award nomination for her performance in the series. Moore also co-starred in the film The Lennon Report, about true events concerning the night John Lennon was shot and killed in 1980.
