Petrina Moore was born on 28 August 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Moon Over Harlem (1939). She was married to George Moore. She died on 8 June 1998 in Bronx, New York, USA.
A dancer and singer, Petrina Moore also had to seek work elsewhere when entertainment jobs were scarce; an iconic 1943 photo shows her working as a welder at the Todd Hoboken dry dock in Hoboken, New Jersey.