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Moira Harris

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

(1954-04-19)April 19, 1954(age 70)
Pontiac, Illinois,U.S.
Other namesMoira Sinise
Alma materIllinois State University
OccupationActress
Years active1986–2003
Spouse
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(m.1981)​
Children3

Moira Jane Sinise(néeHarris;born April 19, 1954) is a former American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows. She is the wife of actor-filmmakerGary Sinise.

Biography

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Harris was born in Pontiac, Illinois, and is aRoman Catholicconvert.[1][2]She graduated fromIllinois State UniversityinNormal.During her college years, she met her husband,Gary Sinise,and they have been married since 1981. They had three children, Mac, Sophie and Ella.[3]Their son, McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise, who was a musician, died on January 5, 2024 at the age of 33 fromchordoma,which is a rare type of cancer. He had been diagnosed with chordoma in 2018 and eventually became paralyzed from the waist down.[4]

Career

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Harris has appeared in such films asOne More Saturday Night,Of Mice and Men(directed by and co-starring her husband), andTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines.She also played the evil trucker's wife in theKurt RussellmovieBreakdown.She has made a guest appearances on the TV showsKaren Sisco,The Equalizer,andCrime Story.At one time, she was a member of theSteppenwolf Theatre Companythat Gary Sinise was instrumental in establishing. In 1987 she won aChicago / Midwest Emmy Awardfor her role inMurder in Green Meadows.[5]She also starred inDisney'sTall Talein 1995. Harris retired in 2003, although she briefly returned to the stage in 2013, appearing in Harold Pinter'sThe Birthday Partyat Steppenwolf.

Filmography

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Personal life

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Harris married actorGary Sinisein 1981.[6]She was diagnosed withbreast cancerin 2018 and as of 2024 she is cancer-free. They had three children, Mac, Sophie and Ella.[7]

Her son, McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise (born on November 10, 1990), died on January 5, 2024 and was laid to rest on January 23, 2024 in a Catholic service. He had been diagnosed in 2018 withchordoma,a rare cancer of the spine. Mac was a musician who had worked for his father's charitable foundation, and before his death, he had completed work on an albumResurrection & Revival.[8][9]

Moira is a practicingCatholic;she converted to the faith in 2000.[10]

References

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  1. ^"Sinise's Catholic Hurricane".National Catholic Register.December 17, 2008.
  2. ^"Gary Sinise".National Catholic Reporter.November 25, 2005. Republished by TheFreeLibrary.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.RetrievedMarch 4,2014.
  4. ^"Gary Sinise's Son McCanna Dead at 33 After Rare Cancer Battle".ET Online. February 27, 2024.Archivedfrom the original on February 27, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 27,2024.
  5. ^"1986 to 1988 Chicago Emmy Award Winners"(PDF).chicagoemmyonline.org.RetrievedMarch 4,2014.
  6. ^Christiansen, Richard (March 12, 1993)."STEPPENWOLF'S ODD COUPLE".chicagotribune.Archivedfrom the original on September 27, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
  7. ^"Gary Sinise's Son, McCanna Anthony 'Mac' Sinise, Dead at 33".Peoplemag.Archivedfrom the original on February 28, 2024.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
  8. ^"Gary Sinise's Son McCanna Dead at 33 After Rare Cancer Battle".ET Online. February 27, 2024.Archivedfrom the original on February 27, 2024.Retrieved28 February2024.
  9. ^Evans, Greg (February 27, 2024)."Gary Sinise's Son Mac Dies Of Rare Cancer At 33".Deadline.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
  10. ^"Actor Gary Sinise describes his road to the Catholic Church".Catholic News Service.February 12, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon February 15, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 28,2024.
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