A woman named Moira McTaggert is a minor character in the X-Men universe. In the comics, she appears in the 96th issue, and in the latest films about the mutants she could be seen in some scenes.
Character role
The heroine Moira McTaggert in the classic comic book series works in the field of genetics and mutation. She gives all her strength to the study of people with superpowers and thanks to this she often finds out about them, even if they are hiding. The authors of the character are Chris Clermont and his partner Dave Kokrum. On the screens of a big movie, she first appears in the scene after the credits of the film "X-Men: The Last Battle", where Moira McTaggert was played by Olivia Williams. In this brief episode, there is a hint that Professor Charles Xavier transferred his consciousness into the body of this woman. After all, she called, after which a sharp sound was heard. When creating new paintings on the comics of this universe, the authors replaced all the actors, and this character was already played by another artist.
Appearance in other films
Moira McTaggert also appears in two other films, X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Apocalypse. In them, she is no longer a doctor of genetics and mutation. Before the audience, she appears as a fighter of the secret detachment of the CIA. It was she who first became interested in the activities of an organization called the Hellfire Club. Using disguise, she penetrates into their main building and learns about the plan for the deployment of illegal missiles in Turkey.
She turns to the young at that time Charles Xavier, who was engaged in research on mutations. Soon, Moira McTaggert and the X-Men from the team of the future professor became inextricably linked. The woman became a contact with this organization, because the government could not ask them for help directly. At the climax, the heroine became one of the reasons for Charles's legs to fail. She shot at Magneto, but he rejected a bullet in the spine of a former friend. Eric, in a rage, almost kills the CIA agent, but in his state, Xavier explains to him that this is actually not Moira's fault, but his. At this moment, there was a split between the mutants into two organizations.
The actress who played the heroine
If the first appearance on the screen was played by Moira McTaggert, actress Olivia Williams, then in future films she was replaced by Rose Byrne. This famous personality appeared in such legendary films as “Troy”, “Monster” and “28 days later”. At the Venice Festival in 2000, she was awarded the prize for "Best Actress" in the extravagant film "The Goddess of 1967". Later, in the same nomination, she won an award from the Australian Film Academy.
She was born in Sydney in a family of Scottish descent, studied in the same city, graduated from college and university. Her whole family is involved in art, but Rose Byrne has shown herself to be the most successful. In films about the X-Men, she is distinguished by her emotionality and realistic transmission of what is happening on the screen. In the film "X-Men: Apocalypse," she appeared only in some episodes, but in future films this role is likely to be assigned to her. The producers have already announced that the films about the mutants will be released further with a new generation of actors.