Cathy Moriarty-Gentile
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| Cathy Moriarty | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1960 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Cathy Moriarty-Gentile (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress.
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[edit] Career
Her first film credit was Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull in 1980, as Vicki LaMotta, the wife of Robert De Niro's lead character. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared opposite Andrew Dice Clay in the short-lived CBS sitcom Bless This House (1995). Later, she appeared as the villain Carrigan Crittenden in the 1995 film Casper and as Rose Donlan, wife of Harvey Keitel's corrupt cop in 1997's Cop Land. She reunited with De Niro for 2002's Analyze That, in which she played female Mafia boss Patti LoPresti.
[edit] Personal life
Moriarty was born in The Bronx, the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants Catherine, a homemaker, and John Moriarty, a warehouse worker.[1][2] Her father is from County Kerry and her mother from County Cork.[3] Moriarty was raised in Yonkers, New York.
Her first marriage was to Carmine D'Anna (1981 - 1988) (divorced). She has been married to Joseph Gentile since August 28, 1999. They have three children. Twins, Catherine Patricia and Joseph John, were born in 2000. Their third child, Annabella Rose, was born on Thursday, November 15, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York.
She is co-owner of Mulberry Street Pizza in Los Angeles, with partner Richard Palmer, a former companion.[4]
[edit] Filmography
- Me And The Kid as Rose
- Raging Bull (1980) as Vickie Thailer
- Neighbors (1981) as Ramona
- White of the Eye (1987) as Joan White
- Kindergarten Cop (1990) as Sylvester's Mother
- Soapdish (1991) as Montana Moorehead / Nurse Nan
- The Mambo Kings (1992) as Lanna Lake
- Matinee (1993)
- Another Stakeout (1993) as Luella Delano
- Pontiac Moon (1994)
- Forget Paris (1995) as Lois ("Mrs. Jack")
- Casper (1995) as Carrigan Crittenden
- Cop Land (1997) as Rose Donlan
- Digging to China (1998)
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998) as Gerti, one of Wendy's Aunts
- New Waterford Girl (1999) as Midge Benzoa
- Crazy In Alabama (1999) as Earlene Bullis
- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) as Mary J. Brown
- Prince of Central Park (2000) as Mrs. Ardis
- Analyze That (2002) as Patti LoPresti
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