Cathy Moriarty
Birthday:
29 November 1960, The Bronx, New York, USA
Height:
175 cm
Cathy Moriarty was born November 29, 1960 in the Bronx, New York, to Irish immigrants, Catherine and John Moriarty, a warehouse worker. She was raised in Westchester County, New York and began acting in local dinner theaters while still in high school. At 17, she auditioned for what would be her most memorable role to film aficionados, her portraya...
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Cathy Moriarty was born November 29, 1960 in the Bronx, New York, to Irish immigrants, Catherine and John Moriarty, a warehouse worker. She was raised in Westchester County, New York and began acting in local dinner theaters while still in high school. At 17, she auditioned for what would be her most memorable role to film aficionados, her portrayal of Vicki LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980). For which she was nominated an Oscar, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe, and NSFC Award nominations. She went on to play other notable characters including, the seductive and imposing neighbor Ramona in the John Belushi comedy Neighbors (1981), the jealous and mentally deranged Montana Moorehead in the soap opera comedy Soapdish (1991), cigarette girl Lanna Lake in the drama The Mambo Kings (1992), the spoiled and calculating Carrigan Crittenden in Casper (1995),the strict disciplinarian Mary Brown in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and female Mafia boss Patti LoPresti in Analyze That (2002). Show less «
Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your lines and saying what's in ...Show more »
Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your lines and saying what's in the script, you have to understand your character, along with the other characters so that you can always respond. Show less «
Not the most difficult director that I've worked with, but the most determined. (On Donald Cammell)
Not the most difficult director that I've worked with, but the most determined. (On Donald Cammell)
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese were so exceptionally loving to me and so concerned and so caring that I will always be grateful to them.
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese were so exceptionally loving to me and so concerned and so caring that I will always be grateful to them.
I prefer the hands-on work to all the black tie stuff.
I prefer the hands-on work to all the black tie stuff.
Sometimes all it takes is someone else who truly believes in and sees the light shining within them to make a world of difference.
Sometimes all it takes is someone else who truly believes in and sees the light shining within them to make a world of difference.
The truth is, ever since I was little, I've wanted to be an actor more than I ever wanted to be a movie star.
The truth is, ever since I was little, I've wanted to be an actor more than I ever wanted to be a movie star.
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Rose Donlan
Vickie La Motta
Patti LoPresti
Carrigan Crittenden
Montana Moorehead
Ruby
Irene
Geri
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