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- Moira Kelly portrayed both Chaplin's first love, Hetty Kelly, and his last wife, Oona O'Neil. The two characters are only connected in that it's heavily implied that Chaplin marries the latter because she looks like the former.
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Kelly was played by American actress Moira Kelly in the 1992 film Chaplin, produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. Moira Kelly also played Chaplin's fourth and last wife, Oona O'Neill (who resembled Hetty Kelly), in the film.
Moira Kelly was born in Queens, New York on March 6, 1968. She is the daughter of trained concert violinist, Peter and nurse, Anne who are Irish immigrants. Kelly is the third of six children and was raised in Ronkonkoma, New York. She was brought up as a Catholic.
Jan 3, 1993 · Kelly plays two characters, both of whom figured largely in Charlie Chaplin's preoccupation with pretty young things: the unrefined Irish showgirl Hetty Kelly, whom he loved and lost early on,...
Nov 22, 2012 · The film makes a big deal of the 19-year-old Chaplin's infatuation with Hetty Kelly (Moira Kelly), a 15-year-old dancer. The real Chaplin also made a big deal of this in his dotage,...
Dec 9, 1992 · Kelly is seen early in the Chaplin biopic as the comedian's first love, Hetty Kelly, 15. Late in the film she plays Oona O'Neil, 18. Advertisement. Such is Kelly's talent that moviegoers...
Moira Kelly. Actress: One Tree Hill. 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.
Attenborough, with a flair for the subtle, chose Moira Kelly for a double role -- Hetty Kelly, the lost love of Charlie's youth, and Oona, with whom he had his only successful marriage. Kelly has trouble with the early role -- or, more specifically, with Hetty's accent -- but she does a fine job as Oona.
