Some trivia stuff about moira

* In 2001, Moira won a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for The West Wing.
* Moira would love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie.
* Moira would like to go rock scrambling.
* Moria received critical accolades for her performance as Helen Keller in the television movie Monday After the Miracle.
* Moira divides her time between New York and Los Angeles. During filming of One Tree Hill episodes, she resides in Wilmington, North Carolina.
* Moira states that her perfect date activity would be hiking.
* In 1992 Moira got her first leading role as Kate Moseley in The Cutting Edge.
* Moira was originally cast as Kit Keller in A League of Their Own. She hurt her ankle on the set of The Cutting Edge and was unable to take the role.
* Moira got permission from her priest before doing her first sexual scene.
* Moira’s first major role was in 1992. She played Hetty Kelly/Oona O’Neill Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin.
* Moira wanted to be a nun up until the 8th grade.
* To get herself through college, Moira worked as a waitress, a nanny, and several other jobs.
* Moira didn’t listen to rock and roll music until she was 16 years old.
* Moira’s favorite qualities in a person are loyalty and passion.
* Some of her favorite sports teams include the New York Mets, Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburg Steelers.
* Moira was married in St. Joseph’s Church in Ronkonkoma, New York.
* Moira narrated the book Jacob, Have I Loved, and many others.
* Moira is 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 metres) tall. She has naturally red hair, but has dyed it brunette in many of her roles.
* Moira is in the movie Dirt Nap.
* As of 2007, Moira has two children.
* Moira is married to Steven Hewitt, who is a Texas businessman.
* Moira was able to play the violin at the age of 5.
* Moira’s father was a professional violin player and her mother was a nurse.
* Moira was pregnant during season one of One Tree Hill. So the scenes involving her were cleverly filmed with only her upper body being shown. And convenient props like the counter at the cafe, potted plants, etc were used to cover her bump.

Consequently, when her due date neared, Moira Kelly was released for the period under the pretext that Karen had gone to cooking school in Italy.
Listed as one of twelve “Promising New Actors of 1992″ in John Willis’ Screen World, Vol. 44.

When cast in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), she came home to get permission from her priest to do her first sexual scene.

She narrated the audio book for “jacob have I loved”.

She was initially contracted to play Polly Pry, the female lead in Trey Parker’s Alferd Packer: The Musical (1996) but pulled out because she feared it would damage her serious movie career.

Was originally cast as Kit Keller in A League of Their Own (1992), but hurt her ankle on the set of The Cutting Edge (1992). The role of Kit was given to Lori Petty.

Her husband is a Texas businessman and she has two children by him. Her daughter is named Ella and was born in 2001, her son is named Eamon and was born in 2003.

Was cast by director James Gray in Little Odessa (1994) because he was impressed by her performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).

During the shooting of the film The Cutting Edge (1992) she spent over two months in figure skate training with her co-star D.B. Sweeney, they became close friends and remain so to this day.