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Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress whose career spans five decades. Born and raised in New York City, she made her acting debut opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980), for which she received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and the British ...
Cathy Moriarty. Actress: Raging Bull. Bronx-born character actress Cathy Moriarty was just 18 years old, fresh out of high school and had no idea that her life was about to change. Joe Pesci discovered her competing in a bathing-beauty contest at a bar. He invited her to audition for the part of Vikki LaMotta, second wife to champion boxer Jake ...
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Cathy Moriarty. Actress: Raging Bull. Bronx-born character actress Cathy Moriarty was just 18 years old, fresh out of high school and had no idea that her life was about to change. Joe Pesci discovered her competing in a bathing-beauty contest at a bar. He invited her to audition for the part of Vikki LaMotta, second wife to champion boxer Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert De Niro, in Martin ...
- November 29, 1960
Oct 1, 2015 · Moriarty with Sally Field and Whoopi Goldberg in Soapdish. Photograph: Moviestore/Rex Shutterstock. Then, in 1999, she married Joseph Gentile, a New York property developer. Back on the east coast ...
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Childhood & Early Life. Born on November 29, 1960, in The Bronx, New York, USA, Cathy Moriarty is one of the three children of Catherine and John Moriarty. She has a brother, Tommy, and a sister, Mary. Both of her parents were Irish Catholic immigrants. Her father worked at a warehouse while her mother was a homemaker.
Birthday: Nov 29, 1960. Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA. While still in her teens, Cathy Moriarty landed the star-making role of Vicki La Motta, wife of the prizefighting champ in Martin Scorsese ...
Nov 13, 2020 · Cathy Moriarty was only 17 when Martin Scorsese cast her opposite the then-35-year-old Robert De Niro, who burrowed deep into the trouble psyche of his character, real-life boxer Jake LaMotta.
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