Moira Kelly, best known to television audiences from her role as Madeline Hampton in "The West Wing," plays a struggling single mother on The CW's "One Tree Hill." Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Moira Kelly studied music in high school and pursued a degree in drama at Marymount Manhattan College in New York. While performing in a senior-year theatrical showcase, Moira Kelly was spotted and soon after was signed by an agent.
Moira Kelly made her feature film debut in "The Boy Who Cried Bitch." Moira Kelly's 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.
Moira Kelly also provided the voice of Nala in Disney's "The Lion King." Moira Kelly's other film credits include "Unhook the Stars," with Gena Rowlands and Marisa Tomei, and "Dangerous Beauty" directed by Marshall Herskovitz.
Moira Kelly's previous television appearances include the telefilms "Love, Lies and Murder" and "Daybreak," with Cuba Gooding, Jr. Moira Kelly 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 divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
Moira Kelly made her feature film debut in "The Boy Who Cried Bitch." Moira Kelly's 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.
Moira Kelly also provided the voice of Nala in Disney's "The Lion King." Moira Kelly's other film credits include "Unhook the Stars," with Gena Rowlands and Marisa Tomei, and "Dangerous Beauty" directed by Marshall Herskovitz.
Moira Kelly's previous television appearances include the telefilms "Love, Lies and Murder" and "Daybreak," with Cuba Gooding, Jr. Moira Kelly 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 divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.