Moira Kelly
Birthday: 6 March 1968, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Moira Anne Kelly
Height: 163 cm
Born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, she is the third of six kids. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised i ...Show More
I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great Show more
I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people. Hide
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.
Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.
I just wanted to be married and to be happy ever after.
I just wanted to be married and to be happy ever after.
I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listenin Show more
I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen. Hide
We have a world that is searching for answers, that is searching for a way back to spirituality.
We have a world that is searching for answers, that is searching for a way back to spirituality.
They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh, because I'm three years Show more
They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh, because I'm three years older than she is. Hide
Hollywood is a world all its own.
Hollywood is a world all its own.
I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.
I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.
I've been told before, and I tend to believe it, I'm not like most actresses out there.
I've been told before, and I tend to believe it, I'm not like most actresses out there.
An audience is going to be able to find a little bit of Dorothy in themselves and relate to this wom Show more
An audience is going to be able to find a little bit of Dorothy in themselves and relate to this woman. Roles like Dorothy Day are so rare in Hollywood. Hide
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.
I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
First of all - I only believe what I see.
First of all - I only believe what I see.
I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.
I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.
A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.
A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.
I'd love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie.
I'd love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie.
Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a Show more
Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight. Hide
You know, I like playing around with my voice and trying all different types of kooky voices.
You know, I like playing around with my voice and trying all different types of kooky voices.
There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to Show more
There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core - that base to turn to - I would be truly lost. Hide
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
I went to Marymount College in New York City with a lot of kids whose parents paid their way, and I Show more
I went to Marymount College in New York City with a lot of kids whose parents paid their way, and I wouldn't even have thought of asking my parents - they couldn't afford it, not with six kids! Hide
I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that.
I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that.
I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I Show more
I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun. Hide
Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again.
Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again.
Moira Kelly's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (68)
Moira Kelly'S roles
Beatrice Venier
Karen Roe
Mrs. Ford
Hetty Kelly
Mandy Hampton
Donna Hayward
Nala
Mary Paulson
Kate Moseley
Courtney Blumenthal
