Moira Jane Sinise (née Harris; born April 19, 1954) is a former American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows. She is the wife of actor-filmmaker Gary Sinise.
Harris was born in Pontiac, Illinois, and is a Roman Catholic convert.[1][2] She graduated from Illinois 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 from chordoma, which is a rare type of cancer. He had been diagnosed with chordoma in 2018 and eventually became paralyzed from the waist down.[4]
Harris married actor Gary Sinise in 1981.[6] She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 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 with chordoma, 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 album Resurrection & Revival.[8][9]
Moira is a practicing Catholic; she converted to the faith in 2000.[10]
^"Gary Sinise". National Catholic Reporter. November 25, 2005. Republished by TheFreeLibrary.com. Sinise thanked his wife of 29 [recte 24] years, actress Moira Harris, for leading their family by her decision to embrace her Catholic faith,...
^Christiansen, Richard (March 12, 1993). "STEPPENWOLF'S ODD COUPLE". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
