Cathy Moriarty Biography

Date of Birth: November 29, 1960

She was born in The Bronx, New York and went immediately from high school into an acting career. She made a colossal breakthrough in 1980 in Scorsese's film Raging Bull, playing Vicky LaMotta opposite Robert De Niro's Jake. She was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Award.

She went on to do Neighbors with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. She continued with comedy in Kindergarden Cop. Other films include Soapdish, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Another Stakeout, The Mambo Kings, Matinee and Forget Paris. She most recently starred in films such as Rob the Mob (2014) and Patti Cake$(2017).

Moriarty has a restaurant called Mulberry Street Pizza with two locations in California. She married Joseph Gentile in 1999 -- they had twins, a boy and a girl in September 2000 and another daughter in November 2001.

Filmography

Patti Cake$ (2017)
Rob the Mob (2014)
Analyze That (2002)
Little Pieces (2000)
Next Stop, Eternity (2000)
Prince Central Park (2000)
Red Team (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
New Waterford Girl (1999)
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Gloria (1999)
Dream With the Fishes (1997)
Cop Land (1997)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Casper (1995)
Forget Paris (1995)
Pontiac Moon (1994)
Matinee (1993)
Another Stakeout (1993
Me and The Kid (1993)
The Mambo Kings (1992)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Soapdish (1991)
Burndown (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
White of the Eye (1987)
Neighbors (1981)
Raging Bull (1980)