Moira Kelly

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Moira Kelly in The West Wing. NBC
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Moira Kelly in The West Wing. NBC

Moira Kelly (March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American actress. She is the third of six children. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse. Both are Irish immigrants. Moira was raised in Ronkonkoma, NY. She attended Connetquot Senior High School and graduated in the class of 1986. Later Moira attended Marymount Manhattan College.

She is notable for playing Mandy Hampton in the first season of the White House television drama The West Wing, as well as for providing the voice of Nala in Disney's The Lion King, The Lion King 1 1/2, and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. She also has appeared in the movies Chaplin, With Honors, Fire Walk With Me, and arguably her best-known theatrical appearance as figure skater Kate Mosley in The Cutting Edge. She had the star role of Dorothy Day in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story. Kelly returned to the small screen playing Karen Roe on One Tree Hill.

In 1984, Moira was cast in a small role in Connetquot Senior High School's production of Annie. Due to illness, the young woman playing Miss Hannigan was replaced, causing a series of cast changes. Director Eric Martinsen chose to recast Moira as Grace Farrell. She was a great success, and so began her career.

In 1986, Moira graduated from Connetquot High School on Long Island, NY in Bohemia

In 2000, Moira Kelly married Steve Hewitt, a Texas businessman. They have two children, Ella and Eamon.

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Year Title Role
2004 The Lion King 1 1/2 Direct-to-video Voice of Adult Nala (voice)
2003 One Tree Hill (TV series) (2003 - present) Karen Roe
The Safety of Objects Susan Train
2000 Henry Hill
1999 Drive, She Said Nadine Ship
Henry Hill Cynthia
The West Wing (TV series) (19992000) Mandy Hampton
1998 Dangerous Beauty Beatrice
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Direct-to-video Voice of Adult Nala (voice)
Hi-Life Susan
Love Walked In Vera
To Have & to Hold (TV series) (1998) Annie Cornell
1996 Changing Habits
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Dorothy Day
Unhook the Stars Ann Mary Margaret
1995 Little Odessa Alla Shustervich
The Tie That Binds Dana Clifton
1994 With Honors Courtney Blumenthal
The Lion King Voice of Adult Nala (voice)
1993 Daybreak
1992 Chaplin Hetty Kelly/ Oona O'Neil
The Cutting Edge Kate Moseley
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1991 Billy Bathgate Rebecca
Love, Lies and Murder
The Boy Who Cried Bitch Jessica

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