Moira Harris

Moira Harris
Moira Harris
	Harris at the Evening Parade reception on May 25, 2007
Born	Moira Jane Harris; April 19, 1954; Pontiac, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Moira Sinise
Alma mater	Illinois State University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–2003
Spouse(s)	Gary Sinise (m. 1981)
Children	3

Moira Jane Harris Sinise (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, Illinois. During her college years, she met her husband, Gary Sinise, and they have been married since 1981. They have 3 children.[3]

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.

Welcome Home, Bobby (1986) (TV movie) - Ann Marie
The Fantasist (1986) - Patricia Teeling
One More Saturday Night (1986) - Peggy
Crime Story (1986) (TV series) - Dressler's Wife
The Equalizer (1987) (TV series) - Linda
Miles from Home (1988) - Frank's Girl (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men (1992) - Girl in Red Dress
Between Love and Hate (1993) (TV) - Katherine Templeton
Nannie & Alex (1995) - Nonnie's Mother
Tall Tale (1995) - Sarah Hackett
Three Wishes (1995) - Katherine Holman
Breakdown (1997) - Arleen Barr
Chicago Cab (1997) - Religious Mother
Steppenwolf Theatre Company: 25 Years on the Edge (2000) (Documentary) - Herself
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) - Betsy
Karen Sisco (2003) (TV series) - The Waitress
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good (2011) (Documentary) - Herself

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

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