Opposite Jeff Goldblum, Moore plays his paleontologist girlfriend Sarah Harding. Starring in a Spielberg movie was potentially one of her greatest opportunities to rise to superstardom. And when asked to play the lead role without an audition, she eagerly agreed to a very physically challenging performance--hanging from rooftops and such. But Moore was not about to let this opportunity slip away, so she roughed it out.

In 1997, Moore followed her blockbuster movie performance with two more features: The Myth of Fingerprints starring with Noah Wyle and Blyth Danner; and Boogie Nights opposite Burt Reynolds and Mark Wahlberg.

Boogie Nights is a dark comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson which tells the story of a family of adult entertainment filmmakers who seek to transform this industry to a form of art.

The Big Lebowski is being released March, 1998, and features Moore playing Maude in a eye-candy treat from the director of Fargo, Joel Coen.

Moore will also star opposite John Cusack and fellow carrot-top Gillian Anderson in the social comedy Chicago Cab (Hellcab, 1997 working title), which chronicles a day in the life of a cabbie during the Christmas holiday.