Cathy Moriarty
| Cathy Moriarty | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1960 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Cathy Moriarty-Gentile |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Spouse(s) |
Carmine D'Anna (m. 1981; div. 1992) Joseph Gentile (1999–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Catherine Moriarty John Moriarty |
Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress whose career spans over thirty years. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Raging Bull (1980). She also starred in films, including Neighbors, White of the Eye, Soapdish, Casper, Analyze That and The Bounty Hunter. She starred in television roles, such as Tales from the Crypt (in which she won a CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series), Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Early life
Moriarty was born in The Bronx, the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants Catherine (a homemaker) and John Moriarty (a warehouse worker).[1] When she was 18 years old, her friends urged her to enter a bathing-beauty contest at a bar:
So, I go in there, and my knees are shaking, and I'm breaking out in goose bumps 'cause I'm embarrassed and cold. All these guys are whistling and stuff. Then all of a sudden the emcee announces I won first prize, and I say, "Hey, this is really funny". So this Italian guy comes up and asks if he can take my picture and I say, "Sure, go ahead", 'cause he's gonna take it anyway. And whad'd'ya know, this same guy calls me three weeks later, says his name is Joe Pesci and asks if I'd like to test for a part in this movie about a boxer named Jake La Motta.[2]
Career
Moriarty made her film debut in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), as Vikki LaMotta, wife of Jake (Robert De Niro). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later, Moriarty played John Belushi's destructive, sultry neighbor in Neighbors, a film adaptation of Thomas Berger's novel of the same name. In 1982, she was severely injured in an automobile accident and required back surgery.[3]
I can only say that nobody likes an overnight success in this town. I went for a lot of interviews, auditions and even cattle calls. I tried for parts and attended meetings, but it seemed I wasn't right for any of the roles I wanted. And the parts I was offered didn't appeal to me. So I paid my dues, studying acting and losing my Yonkers accent. And oh yes, I cried an awful lot.[4]
In 1985, Moriarty agreed to co-star with Jack Nicholson in The Two Jakes. However, after one day of shooting its production halted. Although the film was eventually released in 1990, Moriarty was no longer connected with the production.[5] Moriarty returned to acting in 1987. Her first role since Neighbors was in the British thriller film White of the Eye, in which Moriarty played the wife of David Keith's character. Two years later, she appeared in the CBS series Wiseguy episode "Reunion".
Moriarty began the decade with roles in the thriller film Burndown, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Kindergarten Cop and the soap opera parody Soapdish. She also appeared in the musical drama The Mambo Kings and the horror anthology TV series Tales from the Crypt, where Moriarty's performance earned her a Best Actress in a Dramatic Series CableACE Award. Her last performance of the year was a hard-as-nails prostitute in the screwball comedy film, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag. In 1993, Moriarty starred as John Goodman's wisecracking girlfriend and a film goddess in Joe Dante's period comedy Matinee, and had supporting roles in the comedies Another Stakeout (the sequel of 1987's Stakeout) and Me and the Kid. The following year, she guest-starred as half of the husband-wife con team in Universal Television's made-for-TV film Another Midnight Run. The actress' next role was the flirty barfly in Peter Medak's adventure film, Pontiac Moon (1994).
Moriarty played Debra Winger's friend in the romantic comedy Forget Paris (1995), followed by the vindictive Carrigan Crittenden in the live action film Casper. Shortly afterwards she starred with Andrew Dice Clay in the CBS series Bless This House, which was cancelled after 16 episodes during the 1996 season. That year Moriarty also played Hedy Burress's mother in Foxfire, the film adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel. The next year, she played the alcoholic mother of a successful boxer in Opposite Corners; the mother of two sons (one a police officer and the other a crack addict) in A Brother's Kiss; a former exotic dancer and Brad Hunt's aunt in Dream with the Fishes; Evan Rachel Wood's seriously-ill, alcoholic mother in Digging to China; Michael Rapaport's aunt in Cop Land and Alyssa Milano's mother in Hugo Pool.
Moriarty voiced characters in the animated TV series Stories from My Childhood episodes "The Golden Rooster" and "The Wild Swans" and the animated series Recess episode "Kids in the Mist". Other appearances included Hilary Duff's witch aunt in the direct-to-video film, Casper Meets Wendy; Randy Quaid's wife in the direct-to-video film, P.U.N.K.S., and Sharon Stone's friend in Gloria (a 1998 remake of the 1980 film written and directed by John Cassavetes). Roles followed in Crazy in Alabama, a film adaptation of Mark Childress's 1993 novel of the same name; New Waterford Girl, a Canadian comedy-drama, and the satirical film But I'm a Cheerleader. Moriarty played an FBI agent in Red Team, an abusive adoptive mother in the family film Prince of Central Park and a woman who fears death in the short film Next Stop, Eternity. Other roles included a widow suspected of killing her husband in an episode of Law & Order, crime boss Patti LoPresti in the Mafia comedy film (and sequel to 1999's Analyze This) Analyze That and a controlling mother in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2010, Moriarty played a bookie who sends two thugs to kill the main characters (Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler) in the romantic-action-comedy film The Bounty Hunter. On July 18, 2010, the Long Island International Film Expo honored the actress with its Long Island Creative Achievement Award.[6] Shortly afterwards, she guest-starred as Annalisa Gentili on an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The next year, Moriarty appeared as a nurse in the film 1320. In 2013 she played Armand Assante's wife in Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn and a sarcastic waitress in a black comedy, The Double. She returned to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lieutenant Toni Howard for two episodes: season 14's "Poisoned Motive" and season 15's "Amaro's One-Eighty".
Moriarty made a cameo appearance as Michael Pitt's bitter, estranged mother in the crime drama Rob the Mob. Recent roles included the co-owner of a house who shares a dark secret in Deborah Twiss's psychological thriller A Cry from Within (Sebastien)[7] and the title character in Ante Novakovic's short film, Tammy, about a mother-son relationship which evolves over the course of a Sunday visit. Moriarty's performance earned a nomination for Best Actress in a Short (medium short) at the Jersey Shore Shorts Film Festival.[8]
Personal life
In 1981, Moriarty married theatrical manager Carmine D'Anna and moved into a home in Malibu, California. On April 2, 1992, it was reported that Moriarty and D'Anna were divorcing and D'Anna sought $1 million under California's community property laws.[9]
On August 28, 1999, Moriarty and financier Joseph Gentile[10] married on Long Island. She gave birth to twins Catherine Patricia and Joseph John on September 11, 2000,[11] and on November 15, 2001, the couple's third child, Annabella Rose, was born.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Vickie La Motta | See awards section |
| 1981 | Neighbors | Ramona | |
| 1987 | White of the Eye | Joan White | |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Jillian | |
| Burndown | Patti Smart | ||
| 1991 | Soapdish | Montana Moorehead / Nurse Nan | |
| 1992 | The Mambo Kings | Lanna Lake | |
| Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, TheThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Reba Bush | ||
| 1993 | Matinee | Ruth Corday / Carole | |
| Another Stakeout | Lu Delano | ||
| Me and the Kid | Rose | ||
| 1994 | Pontiac Moon | Lorraine | |
| 1995 | Forget Paris | Lois | |
| Casper | Carrigan Crittenden | ||
| 1996 | Foxfire | Martha Wirtz | |
| 1997 | Women Without Implants | Short film | |
| Opposite Corners | Kathy Donatello | ||
| Brother's Kiss, AA Brother's Kiss | Doreen | ||
| Dream with the Fishes | Aunt Elise | ||
| Digging to China | Mrs. Frankovitz | ||
| Cop Land | Rose Donlan | ||
| Hugo Pool | Minerva | ||
| 1998 | Casper Meets Wendy | Geri | Video |
| 1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Mrs. Utley | Video |
| Crazy in Alabama | Earlene Bullis | ||
| But I'm a Cheerleader | Mary Brown | ||
| 2000 | Red Team | Stephanie Dobson | See awards section |
| Prince of Central Park | Mrs. Ardis | ||
| 2002 | Analyze That | Patti LoPresti | |
| 2010 | Bounty Hunter, TheThe Bounty Hunter | Irene | |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn | Sarah Baldano | |
| The Double | Kiki | ||
| 2014 | A Cry from Within | Alice | |
| Tammy | Tammy | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Wiseguy | Denise | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Alison Peters | Episode: "Séance" See awards section |
| 1994 | Another Midnight Run | Helen Bishop | TV film |
| 1995 | Bless This House | Alice Clayton | Main role (16 episodes) |
| 1996 | 'Twas the Night Before Bumpy | Destructette (uncredited) | TV special |
| 1997-99 | Hey Arnold! | Tish Wittenberg (voice) | Episodes: "Coach Wittenberg," "Best Man," "Synchronized Swimming" |
| 2000 | Hunger, TheThe Hunger | Maris | Episode: "Bottle of Smoke" |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Lorraine Corbin | Episode: "For Love or Money" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Denise Eldridge | Episode: "Intoxicated" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Annalisa Gentillo | Episodes: "Love on Ice" and "The Mobster Will See You Now" |
| 2013-14 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lt. Toni Howard | Episodes: "Poisoned Motive" and "Amaro's One-Eighty" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Raging Bull | NSFC Award | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| Raging Bull | Golden Globe Award | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Raging Bull | Golden Globe Award | New Star of the Year - Actress | Nominated | |
| Raging Bull | Academy Award | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| 1982 | Raging Bull | BAFTA film award | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | CableACE Award | Best Actress in a Dramatic Series | Won |
| 2001 | Red Team | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2010 | Honoree | Long Island Creative Achievement Award | Long Island International Film Expo | Won |
References
- ↑ Hamill, Denis (1997-06-15). "A Slice Of Showbiz Acting Is Pizza Queen Cathy Moriarty'S Favorite Topping". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ↑ Mariani, John (March 29, 1981). "The Raging Success of Cathy Moriarty". Rome News Tribune. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Italie, Hillel (June 19, 1991). "'Soapdish' Star Moriarty Dead Ringer for Dunaway". Kentucky New Era.
- ↑ "Cathy Moriarty's Lessons In Stardom". Ellensburg Daily Record. August 17, 1988.
- ↑ "Cathy Moriarty's Lessons In Stardom". Ellensburg Daily Record. August 17, 1988.
- ↑ Collora, Christopher (July 20, 2010). "Awards Ceremony Wraps Up LI International Film Expo". Bellemore Patch. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "A Cry from Within". Dread Central. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ "Jersey Shore Shorts Festival 2014 Nominations!". Jersey Shore Shorts Film Festival. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ "Divorce or no; there's no stopping celebrity babies". The Spokesman-Review. April 2, 1992. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ Cobb Craig, David (08/09/1999). "Engaged". People. Retrieved 26 April 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Cobb, David (2000-09-25). "Births". People. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ Abel, Olivia (2001-12-17). "Births". People. Retrieved 26 April 2014.