A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.
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.
Being in the movie business is hard.
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.
Children are so creative and imaginative that they just bring you to life all over again.
First of all - I only believe what I see.
Growing up Catholic has been a gift.
Hollywood is a world all its own.
I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.
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.
I do have the freedom to choose what I want to do and I'll continue to do that.
I don't even own a television. I'm proud of that.
I don't like being away from my family and friends all the time.
I don't like not being able to plan things months in advance because you don't know where you'll be.
I find it harder to fill up my off time in LA. It was easier for me in NYC.
I find nothing wrong with the naked body.
I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.
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.
I hope I hit that next level really fast so I can make the choices and decide what is right and decent for me to do.
I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.
I just wanted to be married and to be happy ever after.
I like characters that have to work through something.
I like children's imaginations and want to give them a place to express them.
I like to go rock scrambling.
I like variety. Knowing that in three months, I'd have a new character.
I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.
I tend to like to believe that I'll be married and maybe raising a family.
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 was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun.
I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
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!
I'd love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie.
I've been told before, and I tend to believe it, I'm not like most actresses out there.
If I'm rejected then I'm rejected, you know, and move onto the next thing.
It takes a lot out of you to be in this business.
It's in these people that you see the face of God, that you understand the love of God and I think too many people don't recognize that in the day to day.
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.
My dream is to eventually open a children's theatre.
Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.
Nudity... I have to say I will never do it again.
People who are in politics are born for it.
Plus at such an early stage of my career to be given the responsibility of playing two characters was kind of memorable to me.
Plus the spiritual aspect there's very few films that hold such a spiritual event or a spiritual journey as being important.
She's nothing like me, primarily because you would never catch me even near Washington. Politics isn't my bag.
That's why I'm in the arts, I'm a different beast.
The role of a lifetime has always been Joan of Arc, but I'm a little too late for that now.
The role of the mother is the role of a lifetime. Just give me my paycheck, help me find a husband and let me raise a family.
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.
They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh because I'm three years older than she is.
We have a world that is searching for answers, that is searching for a way back to spirituality.
We're not all called to be Dorothy Day.
Well, my mom always said that as a child I was so dramatic - and I always had a real fear of not being able to save the world!
Well, my parents are truly good people. They show us... my brothers and sisters and me - through their own actions what it means to be Christen. For me, they are the strongest example of Christ on this planet.
Women don't get the opportunity to play someone who's inspiring and strong and so influential in the changes to the world.
Working with the Chaplin estate was magic for everyone involved.
You know, I like playing around with my voice and trying all different types of kooky voices.
Moira is Catholic.
Moira divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
Moira Kelly was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY.
Moira was originally cast as Kit Keller in A League of Their Own. She hurt her ankle on the set of The Cutting Edge and was unable to take the role.
Moira's first major part was in 1992. She played in Richard Attenborough's Chaplin.
To get herself through college, Moira worked as a waitress, a nanny, and several other jobs.
As of 2007, Moira resides in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Some of her favorite sports teams include the New York Mets, Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburg Steelers.
Moira's original hair color is red.
Moira narrated the book Jacob, Have I Loved, and many others.
Moira is 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 metres) tall.
As of 2007, Moira has two children.
In 2000, Moira played Mandy Hampton on The West Wing.
Moira graduated from Connetquot High School in 1986.
Moira's father was a professional violin player and her mother was a nurse.
Moira was pregnant during season one of One Tree Hill. So the scenes involving her were cleverly filmed with only her upper body being shown. And convenient props like the counter at the cafe, potted plants, etc were used to cover her bump. Consequently, when her due date neared, Moira Kelly was released for the period under the pretext that Karen had gone to cooking school in Italy.
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