• Name: Cathy Moriarty
  • Date of Birth: November 29, 1960
  • Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Mini-bio: At 18, Bronx-born blonde Cathy Moriarty had precisely no acting experience, which suited director Martin Scorsese just fine. Scorsese wanted a thoroughly natural, spontaneous actress to portray the be... read morethumped Vickie La Motta, wife of volatile boxing champ Jake La Motta (Robert DeNiro), in the 1980 biopic Raging Bull. Moriarty won an Academy Award nomination for her fascinating portrayal of Vickie; alas, her next project was the much-maligned Neighbors (1981), which effectively killed her starring career before it had even begun. Her professional problems were exacerbated by a 1982 automobile accident. After back surgery and extensive emotional healing, Moriarty made a tentative film comeback in 1987. The film assignments began improving after 1990; she was terrific as a daytime-drama diva in Soapdish (1991), and even better as monotoned horror film star Ruth Corday in Matinee (1992). There have been a few setbacks during Moriarty's career renaissance (she was cut from the final print of Sean Penn's maiden directorial effect The Indian Runner), but there have been many more highs than lows, notably her winning the Cable ACE award for her work on a 1995 episode of Tales From the Crypt. Even if Cathy Moriarty never makes the uppermost ranks in stardom, she can always rely upon her trendy New York pizza parlor for a steady income. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoCathy Moriarty mini-bio: Twins Catherine Patricia and Joseph John were born 11 September 2000 in New York City. Catherine is older by 3 minutes. Quit smoking before birth of twins. Third child, Annabella Rose, born on Thursday November 15, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York. Grew up in Yonkers, New York Co-owner of Mulberry Street Pizza restaurants (three locations around L.A.), with Raquel Welch's husband (and Moriarty's ex-boyfriend) Richard Palmer. Poor reviews for her second film "Neighbors" in 1981, (a comedy featuring John Belushi & Dan Ackroyd) and a serious automobile accident the following year, and the subsequent physical & emotional rehabilitation, contributed to a 6 year absence from the screen.

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  • True or False? Robert De Niro knocked Cathy Moriarty out durin one of there scenes in Raging Bull  Answer »
  • What actress plays a part in these movies? Soap Dish Neighbors Raging Bull Copland   Answer »
  • This 1991 film stars: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Cathy Moriarty, Teri Hatcher, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, Paul Johansson, Sheila Kelley, Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh, Stephen Nichols, Ben Stein, & Finola Hughes. What is it?  Answer »

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