Bridget Moynahan

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Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28 1971) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her supporting roles in films such as "Coyote Ugly" (2000), "I, Robot" (2004) and "Lord of War" (2005).

Biography

Early life

Moynahan was born in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of Mary Bridget (née Moriarty) and Edward Bradley Moynahan. She grew up in Longmeadow, MA, along with her two brothers, Andrew and Sean, she is the middle child. Moynahan attended Longmeadow High School and graduated in 1989. In high school, she was active in school athletics, participating in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.

Career

In 1999 she had her first big role (in a guest appearance) as "Natasha" in the TV series "Sex and the City". Her breakthrough role in a feature film was as "Rachel" in "Coyote Ugly" a year later. Since then she has appeared on a number of blockbuster movies, such as "The Sum of All Fears", "The Recruit", "I, Robot", and "Lord of War". She studied acting at the Caymicheal Patten Studio in New York City.

As a model she was on many magazine covers, including "Elle", "Self", "Fitness", "New Woman" and "Glamour". However, she did not begin to pursue acting until after starting her modeling career. In May 2006, "Maxim" magazine named her #96 on their annual Hot 100 list. [cite web
url= http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=2001&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki
title= Bridget Moynahan of 2006 Hot 100 on Maxim.com
accessdate= 2007-11-27 ] She ranked No. 67 on AskMen.com Top 99 women of 2007.

Personal life

She dated NFL quarterback Tom Brady from 2004 until late 2006; Later, on February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to "People magazine" that she was more than three months pregnant and that Brady was the father. She gave birth to a baby boy, John Edward Thomas Moynahan. [cite web
url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053528,00.html
title= "Bridget Moynahan 'Thankful' for Healthy Baby"
author= Kristin Boehm | date= 2007-08-28
publisher= "People"
accessdate= 2007-11-27 ] at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica on August 22, 2007. Moynahan introduced her son to the world in an "OK!" Magazine photo spread. [cite web
url= http://www5.ok-magazine.com/news/view/1602/Cover-Story:-Bridget-Moynahan-Debuts-Her-Son,-John
title= "Bridget Moynahan Debuts Her Son, John"
date= 2007-09-26 | publisher= "OK!"
accessdate= 2007-11-27 ]

Filmography

*"Row Your Boat" (1998)
*"In the Weeds" (2000)
*"Trifling with Fate" (2000)
*"Coyote Ugly" (2000)
*"Sex and the City" (television) (2000)
*"Whipped" (2000)
*"Serendipity" (2001)
*"The Sum of All Fears" (2002)
*"The Recruit" (2003)
*"I, Robot" (2004)
*"Lord of War" (2005)
*"Six Degrees" (television) (2006)
*"Unknown" (2006)
*"Prey" (2007)
*"Gray Matters" (2007)
*"Noise" (2007)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0005256|name=Bridget Moynahan