Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty was graduating highschool when she was cast as Vickie LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), a performance that would earn her a nomination for a best supporting actress Oscar. poor reviews for her second film, Neighbors (1981), and a serious automobile accident the following year, contributed to a 6 year absence from the screen. in the years after her return to the screen, Cathy would become famous for playing tough, often acerbic characters. some of my favourites include Soapdish…

Eric Idle and Cathy Moriarty

Robert De Niro and Cathy Moriarty in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’ (1980)

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty was graduating highschool when she was cast as Vickie LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), a performance that would earn her a nomination for a best supporting actress Oscar. poor reviews for her second film, Neighbors (1981), and a serious automobile accident the following year, contributed to a 6 year absence from the screen. in the years after her return to the screen, Cathy would become famous for playing tough, often acerbic characters. some of my favourites include Soapdish…

Cathy Moriarty was graduating highschool when she was cast as Vickie LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), a performance that would earn her a nomination for a best supporting actress Oscar. poor reviews for her second film, Neighbors (1981), and a serious automobile accident the following year, contributed to a 6 year absence from the screen. in the years after her return to the screen, Cathy would become famous for playing tough, often acerbic characters. some of my favourites include Soapdish…

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Cathy Moriarty was perfectly cast as the doe-eyed wife whose cheekbones were no defence against Jake LaMotta’s temper. Raging Bull, the 1980 classic, made Moriarty an overnight success, but Hollywood has not been kind to her since.

Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in Raging Bull (1980)

1981 Press Photo Cathy Moriarty in "Neighbors"

Robert de Niro & Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull,1980)

best scene from the classic scorsese flick most people will say the last scene in the movie but this scene was done very realistically and very graphic

John Belushi and Cathy Moriarty in Neighbors (1981)