Born:
December 03, 1960
in
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Best Known For:
Her numerous acclaimed movie performances.
Early-life:
Born Julie Anne Smith on December 3, 1960, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. She changed her name to avoid clashing identities with another actress. Her brother is author Peter Moore Smith, and she also has a younger sister named Valerie. The daughter of a Scottish social worker mother and a military judge father, she lived in many different places as a child. After high school, she studied acting at Boston University, making ends meet as a waitress, and moved to New York on graduating in 1983.
Career:
Moore started her professional career on stage and made her TV debut in 1984 with a recurring role in soap Edge of Night. She then had a two-year stint in As the World Turns, before taking roles in numerous forgettable movies. First made a mark on the big screen in 1993 with small roles in Benny and Joon, Short Cuts and The Fugitive. She followed those up with bigger parts in Nine Months and The Lost World. Her first Oscar nomination followed for 1997's Boogie Nights. She's since been nominated for The End of the Affair, Far from Heaven and The Hours. Other projects include The Kids Are All Right, Carrie and playing Sarah Palin in Game Change.
Quote:
"At school I was a complete geek. You know, there's always the kid who's too short, the one who wears glasses, the kid who's not athletic. Well, I was all three."
Trivia:
She is an ambassador for Save the Children.