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Moira Kelly
Birthday:
6 March 1968
Birth Name:
Moira Anne Kelly
Height:
163 cm
Biography
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
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.
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.
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.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
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.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
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 was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun.
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.
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.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
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 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.
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.
I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.
I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.
I just wanted to be married and to be happy ever after.
I just wanted to be married and to be happy ever after.
First of all - I only believe what I see.
First of all - I only believe what I see.
Hollywood is a world all its own.
Hollywood is a world all its own.
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.
I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it.
I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of 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.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
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.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
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
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 in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School and graduated in the class of 1986. Later Moira attended Marymount Manhattan College. In 1984 Moira was cast in a small role in Connetquot Senior High School's production of Annie. Due to illness, the young woman playing Miss Hannigan was replaced, causing a series of cast changes. Director Eric Martinsen chose to recast Moira as Grace Farrell. She was a great success, and so began her career.
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