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Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress of Irish descent. A statuesque brunette of Irish descent, Bridget Moynahan first turned heads as Mr. Big’s fresh-faced wife Natasha on “Sex and the City” (HBO, 1998-2004) before landing roles in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. A natural beauty, Moynahan began her career as a model, appearing in a number of fashion magazines. Shifting her career towards acting, she went on to land starring roles in such high profile flicks as “The Sum of All Fears” (2002), “The Recruit” (2003) and “I, Robot” (2004), She is perhaps best known for her roles in the Hollywood films such as Coyote Ugly, I, Robot and Lord of War. Moynahan was born in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of Mary Bridget (née Moriarty) and Edward Bradley Moynahan. Her father, Brad Moynahan, was an administrator at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Moynahan was the middle child of three, including two brothers, Andy and Sean. A tomboy and avid soccer player growing up, Moynahan was also captain of her high school basketball team. Upon graduating from Longmeadow High School, Moynahan decided to move to New York to pursue modeling and acting before continuing on to college. A stunning beauty with a toned physique, Moynahan quickly landed work as a model appearing in Vogue, Elle, New Woman and Shape, as well as landing the cover of Glamour magazine. Yearning to branch out from modeling, Moynahan began to study acting at the Caymichael Patten Studio in New York. 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. 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, Lord of War, and I, Robot. She most recently starred in the now cancelled television series Six Degrees. Making her television debut in 1999 on the popular series “Sex and the City,” Moynahan portrayed Natasha, the twenty-something beauty whom Mr. Big (Chris Noth) marries after giving Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) the runaround for years. Although she was cast as Carrie’s unsympathetic competition, Moynahan’s sweetness shone through, making even the most die-hard Carrie fans begrudgingly like her. After appearing as a recurring player on such a beloved series, Moynahan’s acting career began to take off. She next appeared in a series of smaller film roles, including parts in “In the Weeds” (2000), “Whipped” (2000), and “Coyote Ugly” (2000) as Rachel, a fire-breathing bartender with an attitude. Able to play both tough and sensitive characters with ease, Moynahan’s star began to rise. After portraying John Cusack’s fiancee in “Serendipity” (2001), Moynahan began to land co-starring roles in a number of big-budget Hollywood films. In 2002, she starred opposite Ben Affleck in “The Sum of All Fears” as CIA agent Jack Ryan’s fiancee. She followed up with an even bigger role, as CIA recruit alongside Colin Farrell and Al Pacino in “The Recruit” (2003). Starring opposite Will Smith in the Isaac Asimov based Sci-Fi thriller “I, Robot” (2004), Moynahan completed her big screen role trifecta by playing a psychologist specializing in the psyches of robots. The stunning actress went on to portray Ava Orlov in the gun-running drama “Lord of War” (2005) opposite Nicholas Cage. Wrapping production on the films “Unknown,” (2006) “Prey” (2006) and “Noise,” opposite Tim Robbins and William Hurt, Moynahan was also cast in her first regular TV role on the J.J. Abrams series “Six Degrees” (ABC, 2006- ). Revolving around the lives of six New Yorkers whose lives are drawn together by happenstance, Moynahan landed the role of Whitney, a self-made success story who fears her boyfriend might be cheating on her. As a model she was on many magazine covers, including Elle, Self, Fitness, New Woman and Glamour. However, she didn't begin to pursue acting until after starting her modeling career. In May 2006, Maxim magazine named her #96 on their annual Hot 100 list. She ranked No. 67 on AskMen.com Top 99 women of 2007. Moynahan 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. 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. |
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