Actor
Moira Kelly
Born 6 March 1968 · New York City, New York, USA
Moira Kelly is an American actress born in New York City in 1968. She is best known for voicing adult Nala in Disney's The Lion King and its sequel, and for playing Kate Moseley in The Cutting Edge and Oona O'Neill in Chaplin. She also worked extensively in television.
Key films
The Lion King (1994)
She voiced adult Nala in Disney's hugely successful animated classic, her best-known role.
Chaplin (1992)
She played Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin's final wife, in Richard Attenborough's biopic.
The Cutting Edge (1992)
Her lead role as figure skater Kate Moseley became a popular romantic sports film.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
She played Donna Hayward in David Lynch's cult prequel to the TV series.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
She returned as the voice of Nala in the direct-to-video sequel.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 35
- 1991Billy Bathgate · as BeckyActor
- 1991The Boy Who Cried Bitch · as JessicaActor
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Donna HaywardActor
- 1992Chaplin · as Hetty Kelly / Oona O'NeillActor
- 1992The Cutting Edge · as Kate MoseleyActor
- 1993Daybreak · as BlueActor
- 1994The Lion King · as Nala (voice)Actor
- 1994Little Odessa · as Alla ShustervichActor
- 1994With Honors · as Courtney BlumenthalActor
- 1994The Making of the Lion King · as SelfActor
- 1995The Tie That Binds · as Dana CliftonActor
- 1996Unhook the Stars · as Ann Mary MargaretActor
- 1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story · as Dorothy DayActor
- 1997Changing Habits · as Susan 'Soosh' TeagueActor
- 1997Love Walked In · as VeraActor
- 1997Drive, She Said · as Nadine ShipActor
- 1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride · as Nala (voice)Actor
- 1998Dangerous Beauty · as Beatrice VenierActor
- 1998Hi-Life · as SusanActor
- 1998Monday After the Miracle · as Helen KellerActor
- 1999Henry Hill · as CynthiaActor
- 2002The Safety of Objects · as Susan TrainActor
- 2004The Lion King 1½ · as Nala (voice)Actor
- 2004A Woman Reported · as WomanActor
- 2006Two Tickets to Paradise · as KateActor
- 2008Remember the Daze · as Mrs. FordActor
- 2012Taken Back: Finding Haley · as KarenActor
- 2012A Smile as Big as the Moon · as Darcy KersjesActor
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Donna HaywardActor
- 2017Deadly Sorority · as Prof. Amy ThomasActor
- 2018Girl in the Bunker · as Madeline ShoafActor
- 2019Christmas in Louisiana · as CharlotteActor
- 2022My Southern Family Christmas · as Jennifer BergeronActor
- 2025Love of the Irish · as HelenActor
- 2027And Then Everything Turned Itself Inside Out · as DeirdreActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.