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 don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
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
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
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 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.
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 never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
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
Hollywood is a world all its own.
Hollywood is a world all its own.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
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'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.
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.
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.
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
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I like to go rock scrambling.
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.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
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 find nothing wrong with the naked body.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
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
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 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
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