KAREN ROE
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Karen Roe
Born March 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, she is the third of six kids. 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 Connecticut Senior High School where she studied music and graduated in the class of 1986. 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.
Moira attended Marymount Manhattan College.
Moira made her feature film debut in "The Boy Who Cried Bitch." Her other noted film roles include "Billy Bathgate," opposite Dustin Hoffman, "The Cutting Edge," "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," directed by David Lynch, "Chaplin," with Robert Downey Jr. and director Sir Richard Attenborough and "With Honors," opposite Joe Pesci and Brendan Fraser. She also provided the voice of Nala in Disney's "The Lion King." Her other film credits include "Unhook the Stars," with Gena Rowlands and Marisa Tomei, and "Dangerous Beauty" directed by Marshall Herskovitz.
Kelly's previous television appearances include the telefilms "Love, Lies and Murder" and "Daybreak" with Cuba Gooding Jr. She received critical accolades for her performance as Helen Keller in the television movie "Monday After the Miracle" and made her television series debut as the star of the romantic drama series "To Have and To Hold."
Moira Kelly, best known to television audiences from her role as Madeline Hampton in "The West Wing," plays a struggling single mother in The WB's drama "One Tree Hill."
Kelly divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
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