Cathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960)
Throughout her career, she has worked with a number of prolific directors including Martin Scorsese,
Moriarty has also starred in numerous television series including Tales from the Crypt (1992), Hey Arnold! (1997-1999), Law & Order (2001), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005-2014), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2010), I'm Dying Up Here (2017), This Is Us (2018), The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), City on a Hill (2019), and HouseBroken (2021).
Moriarty works as an activist for the Autistic community and is the national spokesperson for Autism United. She is also an advocate of both Autism Speaks and the Autism rights movement.[2]
Early life
Moriarty was born November 29, 1960, in The Bronx borough of New York City,[3] the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants Catherine, a homemaker, and John Moriarty, a warehouse worker.[4] She was raised in Yonkers, New York, where she attended Lincoln High School.[3] When she was 18 years old, her friends urged her to enter a bathing-beauty contest at a local 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 LaMotta.[5]
Career
1980s
Moriarty made her film debut in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), as Vikki LaMotta, wife of boxer Jake LaMotta, played by Robert De Niro. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later that year, 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.[6]
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.[7]
In 1985, Moriarty agreed to co-star with
.1990s
Moriarty began the decade with major roles in the thriller film Burndown,
Moriarty played Lois opposite
Moriarty voiced characters in the animated TV series Stories from My Childhood and the popular children’s series , and her third collaboration with De Niro.
2000s
Consciously, I like to take on movies that have a message of authenticity. I like to create a character close to life, where it's real.[8]
Following Analyze That, Moriarty took a break from acting to raise her children. In 2010, she returned to the big screen to play 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.[9] Shortly afterwards, she guest-starred as Annalisa Gentili on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
2010–present
In 2013, she played Armand Assante's wife in Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn and a sarcastic waitress in the black comedy, The Double opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. 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 an appearance as
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 $1 million under California's community property laws.[12]
Moriarty owns the Mulberry Street Pizzeria chain with co-owner Richie Palmer, to whom she was briefly engaged. The couple separated when Palmer began dating
On August 28, 1999, Moriarty and financier Joseph Gentile
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Raging Bull | Vickie LaMotta | See awards section |
1981 | Neighbors | Ramona Zeck | |
1987 | White of the Eye
|
Joan White | |
1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Jillian | |
Burndown | Patti Smart | ||
1991 | Soapdish | Montana Moorehead / Nurse Nan | |
1992 | The Mambo Kings | Lanna Lake | |
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Reba Bush | ||
1993 | Matinee | Ruth Corday / Carole | |
Another Stakeout | Luella "Lu" Delano | ||
Me and the Kid | Rose | ||
1994 | Pontiac Moon | Lorraine | |
1995 | Forget Paris | Lois | |
Casper | Catherine "Carrigan" Crittenden | ||
1996 | Foxfire | Martha Wirtz | |
1997 | Opposite Corners | Kathy Donatello | |
A Brother's Kiss | Doreen | ||
Dream with the Fishes | Aunt Elise | ||
Digging to China | Mrs. Frankovitz | ||
Cop Land | Rose Donlan | ||
Hugo Pool | Minerva | ||
1998 | Casper Meets Wendy | Gert | Video |
Welcome to Hollywood | Herself | Cameo; Mockumentary | |
1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Mrs. Utley | |
Crazy in Alabama | Earlene Bullis | ||
But I'm a Cheerleader | Mary Brown | ||
Gloria | Diane | ||
New Waterford Girl | Midge Benzoa | ||
2000 | Red Team | Stephanie Dobson | See awards section |
Prince of Central Park | Mrs. Ardis | ||
2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Ruby (voice) | Video |
2002 | Analyze That | Patti LoPresti | |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Irene | |
2013 | Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn | Sarah Baldano | [19] |
The Double | Kiki | [20] | |
Tammy | Tammy | Short film | |
2014 | The Story of Milo & Annie | Lynda | [21] |
A Cry from Within | Alice | [22] | |
Rob the Mob | Constance Uva | ||
2017 | Patti Cake$ | Nana | [8] |
2021 | Last Call | Mrs. C. | [23] |
Flinch | Gloria Doyle | ||
2023 | Line of Fire | Marie | 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 |
1995 | Bump in the Night | Destructette (voice) | |
1997–1999 | Hey Arnold! | Tish Wittenberg (voice) | 3 episodes |
1998 | Recess | Dr. Fitzenberg (voice) | Episode: "Kids in the Mist" |
2000 | The 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 | 2 episodes |
2013–2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lieutenant Toni Howard | 2 episodes |
2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Angie Apuzzo | Episode: "Pilot" |
2018 | This Is Us
|
The Super | Episode: "Clooney" |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Vivian Oliva | 2 episodes | |
2019 | City on a Hill | Dottie Ryan | 4 episodes |
2020 | Into the Arms of Danger | Mamma | TV film |
2021 | HouseBroken | Nancy (voice) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | Raging Bull | Academy Award
|
Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
|
Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
Golden Globe Award
|
Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
New Star of the Year - Actress | Nominated | |||
1982 | BAFTA Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles[24] | Nominated | |
1992 | Soapdish | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | 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
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External links
- Cathy Moriarty at IMDb
- Cathy Moriarty at Rotten Tomatoes
- Cathy Moriarty at AllMovie
- Cathy Moriarty at the TCM Movie Database
- Biography of Cathy Moriarty from Starpulse Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine