Moira Harris
Harris at the Evening Parade reception on May 25, 2007
Born
Moira Jane Harris

(1954-04-19) April 19, 1954
Other namesMoira Sinise
Alma materIllinois State University
OccupationActress
Years active1986–2003
Spouse
(m. 1981)
Children3

Moira Jane Sinise (née Harris; born April 19, 1954) is a retired American actress.

Biography

Harris was born in Pontiac, Illinois, and is a Roman Catholic convert.[1][2] She graduated from Illinois State University in Normal. During her college years, she met her husband, Gary Sinise, and they have been married since 1981. They have three children.[3]

Career

Harris has appeared in such films as One More Saturday Night, Of Mice and Men (directed by and co-starring her husband), and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. She also played the evil trucker's wife in the Kurt Russell movie Breakdown. She has made a guest appearances on the TV shows Karen Sisco, The Equalizer, and Crime Story. At one time, she was a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company that Gary Sinise was instrumental in establishing. In 1987 she won a Chicago / Midwest Emmy Award for her role in Murder in Green Meadows.[4] She also starred in Disney's Tall Tale in 1995. Harris retired in 2003, although she briefly returned to the stage in 2013, appearing in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at Steppenwolf.

Filmography

References

  1. "Sinise's Catholic Hurricane". National Catholic Register. December 17, 2008.
  2. "Gary Sinise". National Catholic Reporter. November 25, 2005. Republished by TheFreeLibrary.com. Sinise thanked his wife of 29 [recte 24] years, actress Moira Harris, for leading their family by her decision to embrace her Catholic faith,...
  3. "Steppenwolf's Odd Couple". Chicago Tribune. March 12, 1993. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. "1986 to 1988 Chicago Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). chicagoemmyonline.org. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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