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Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress and singer whose career spans over four decades. Born and raised in New York City, she made her acting debut in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, 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 Academy Film Award. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.

Throughout her career, she has worked with a number of prolific directors including Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, James Mangold, and Richard Ayoade. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her film appearances include Neighbors, White of the Eye, Kindergarten Cop, Soapdish, Matinee, Casper, Cop Land, But I’m a Cheerleader, Analyze That, The Bounty Hunter, The Double, and Patti Cake$. The films in which she has appeared have collectively grossed over $1 billion worldwide.

Moriarty has also starred in numerous television series including Tales from the Crypt, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, I'm Dying Up Here, This Is Us, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and City on a Hill.

Early life
Moriarty was born November 29, 1960 in The Bronx borough of New York City, the daughter of Irish Catholic immigrants Catherine, a homemaker, and John Moriarty, a warehouse worker. She was raised in Yonkers, New York, where she attended Lincoln High School. When she was 18 years old, her friends urged her to enter a bathing-beauty contest at a local bar:

So, I go in there, and my knees are shaking, and I'm breaking out in goose bumps 'cause I'm embarrassed and cold. All these guys are whistling and stuff. Then all of a sudden the emcee announces I won first prize, and I say, "Hey, this is really funny". So this Italian guy comes up and asks if he can take my picture and I say, "Sure, go ahead", 'cause he's gonna take it anyway. And whad'd'ya know, this same guy calls me three weeks later, says his name is Joe Pesci and asks if I'd like to test for a part in this movie about a boxer named Jake LaMotta.