Moira Kelly 3a712z
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 443366
First of all - I only believe what I see. First of all - I only believe what I see.
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 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
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre. My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
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.
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 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.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day. We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
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.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again. Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
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 never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college. I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift. Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
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
I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't co Show more 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. Hide
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.
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
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.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style. But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Hollywood is a world all its own. Hollywood is a world all its own.
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.
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 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.
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 like to go rock scrambling. I like to go rock scrambling.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that. I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
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.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body. I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
Moira Kelly's FILMOGRAPHY
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Moira Kelly'S roles
