Pat Moran (filmmaker)
Pat Moran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Moran[1] c. 1946[2] |
| Known for | Member of the Dreamlanders; Emmy Award-winning casting director |
| Spouse | Chuck Yeaton |
| Children | 2[3] |
| Website | www |
Patricia Moran Yeaton (born c. 1946), known professionally as Pat Moran, is an American actress and casting director active in Baltimore, having won three Emmy Awards for her work.[4] Since early in her career, Moran has been a member of the Dreamlanders, director John Waters' regular cast of actors, notably being, along with Mink Stole and Mary Vivian Pearce, the only actress to appear in every film directed by Waters.[citation needed]
Biography[edit]
Born as the oldest of five siblings, Moran is the only daughter of Irish-American parents John Joseph and Grace (née Swietzer) Moran.[5] Her father was a musician and orchestra director who often performed at the S.S. Tolchester.[6]
Moran was raised in Catonsville, in Baltimore County, and Beechfield, in Southwest Baltimore, studying at Mount de Sales Academy.[2] She originally met director John Waters in 1964 and soon worked in his films, usually finding actors and securing locations,[6] along with making her debut in Waters' directorial full-length debut, Mondo Trasho (1969). Moran was the owner of the dog whose feces Divine ate in the infamous final scene of Pink Flamingos (1972). She played Patty Hitler in the film, a Nazi gossiper who supplies vital information to the main characters, but her role was mostly cut from the film, being reduced to a minor cameo in a party scene.[7] A member of his regular cast, the Dreamlanders, she has played a role in every Waters film, a title she shares only with fellow actresses Mink Stole and Mary Vivian Pearce.[citation needed] In 1987, Moran, along with Waters, worked on co-founding AIDS Action Baltimore after seeing many of their friends die of HIV/AIDS.[8] Since the 1990s, Moran has worked in casting for various TV shows, including NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) and HBO's The Wire (2002–2008).[9] More recently she has worked on Maryland-produced movies such as Wedding Crashers (2005), Syriana (2005) and Golden Globe-winning Game Change (2012).[10]
Moran married Charles K. Yeaton,[11] who she started dating in 1970.[6] They have two children, Brook Hopley and Greer S. Yeaton,[5] both fellow filmmakers.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Mondo Trasho | Dr. Coathanger's secretary | |
| 1970 | Multiple Maniacs | Cavalcade Patron | |
| 1972 | Pink Flamingos | Patty Hitler | |
| 1974 | Female Trouble | Bitch Prisoner | |
| 1988 | Hairspray | ||
| 1990 | Cry-Baby | ||
| 1994 | Serial Mom | ||
| 1998 | Pecker | ||
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented |
References[edit]
- ^ Rochlin, Margy (1990-04-08). "STILL WATERS : The Auteur of the Bizarre Is Making Hollywood Movies, but His Heart Remains in White-Trash Balimore". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ a b Kaltenbach, Chris (2018-11-21). "In the moment with Pat Moran: Baltimore's casting director supreme recalls turning points in her career". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "My Place: Pat Moran". Nowness.
- ^ Zurawik, David (2015-09-13). "Baltimore's Pat Moran wins Emmy for casting 'Veep'". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ a b "Obituaries". The Baltimore Sun. 1984-06-05. p. 35.
- ^ a b c Lewis, John (August 2013). "Seeing Red". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Hunter, Stephen (1997-04-06). "On the rerelease of Pink Flamingos,' John Waters is still seeing things the way you don't". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Supporters look back on 35 years at AIDS Action Baltimore". Baltimore Fishbowl. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Hughes, Bill (2020-08-23). "Notable Women: Helen D. Bentley; Mary Avara and Pat Moran, Who I Have Known and Admired". Baltimore Post-Examiner. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "The Unsung Hero Who Helped Make The Wire". Esquire. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Artist and Filmmaker John Waters Academy Museum Retrospective". Artlyst. Retrieved 2023-12-24.