- Born
- Birth nameMoira Anne Kelly
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseStephen Eric Hewitt(August 5, 2000 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- ParentsAnne KellyPeter Kelly
- Husky voice
- During the shooting of The Cutting Edge (1992), Moira spent over two months in figure skating training with her co-star D.B. Sweeney. They became close friends and remain so this day.
- She was cast by director James Gray in Little Odessa (1994) because he was impressed by her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).
- She was originally cast as Geena Davis' younger sister in A League of Their Own (1992), but hurt her ankle on the set of The Cutting Edge (1992). The role instead was given to Lori Petty.
- Irish-American.
- Attended and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
- Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again.
- But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
- I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.
- Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
- A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.
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