Jake LaMotta and the only fighter to knock him down in 106 figthts In 1992, she relocated to Florida, living on Hillsboro Beach.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser In her later years, she appeared in commercials for Vikki LaMotta Cosmetics, which as of 2016 is still operating. She later posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine in November 1981, at age 51. She is also known for her work as a model.

Moriarty was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Vikki. She was portrayed by actress Cathy Moriarty in the 1980 film Raging Bull. In 1962, she married Tony Foster they had a son, Harrison, and later divorced. died of liver cancer and Joe in an airplane crash. They had a daughter Christi and two sons – Jake Jr. He became controlling of her, and Vikki was forced to leave him even though, at the time, they had three small children. During that time, Jake's boxing career had started to slow down, and he began taking out his anger on Vikki. They divorced in 1957, after 11 years of marriage. It was his second marriage and Vikki's first.

She married LaMotta when she was 16 after they met at a community pool. Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Romania. She had several siblings, including two sisters, Phyllis and Patricia. She was born in the Bronx, the daughter of Abraham Lucien and Margaret 'Ruth' Thailer.

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