Elisabeth Moss
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Born | Elisabeth Singleton Moss July 24, 1982 Los Angeles, California, US |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982
Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing the
Moss has also attracted acclaim for her film performances, notably supporting roles in
Early life
Moss was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Ronald Charles Moss, who was British and originally from Birmingham, England,[1][3] and Linda Moss (née Ekstrom), an American of part-Swedish descent.[4] Both of Moss's parents were musicians; her mother plays jazz and blues harmonica professionally.[5][6] Moss has one younger brother.[7] She was raised a Scientologist.[8]
Initially, Moss aspired to be a professional dancer.
Career
1990s
Moss's first screen role was in 1990, when she appeared in the NBC miniseries
Beginning in 1999, Moss played the recurring role of
In 1999, she had a supporting role as a patient in a mental institution in
2000s
In 2002, Moss appeared in a commercial for
Moss appeared in
Moss had a supporting role in the 2005–2006 horror series Invasion,[9] and appeared in television again on a 2007 episode of Grey's Anatomy entitled "My Favorite Mistake",[14] and on the series Medium opposite Patricia Arquette. She also appeared in Mary Lambert's 2007 horror film The Attic, the independent drama Day Zero (2007), and the 2008 drama El camino.
In 2006, she was cast as
While a series regular on Mad Men, Moss made her Broadway debut in October 2008, playing the role of Karen in the 20th Anniversary revival of Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet.[20] She then briefly appeared in the comedy film Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), playing Sarah Jessica Parker's assistant,[21] followed by a part in the comedy Get Him to the Greek (2010) opposite Jonah Hill.
2010s
In 2011, Moss made her
Moss played detective Robin Griffin in the 2013
In September 2014, it was announced that Moss would star on Broadway as Heidi Holland in The Heidi Chronicles.[24] The play opened on March 19, 2015, at The Music Box Theatre.[25] Though the play received some positive reviews,[25] it closed on May 3, 2015, due to low ticket sales.[26] Moss was nominated for a Tony Award for her role.[27] After production on Mad Men had wrapped, Moss collaborated again with Alex Ross Perry, starring in Queen of Earth (2015), a psychological thriller opposite Katherine Waterston and Patrick Fugit, in which she plays a mentally unstable woman who unravels at a vacation home in the company of her close friends. She was cast in a supporting part in the British dystopian drama High-Rise (2015), opposite Tom Hiddleston and Sienna Miller.[28]
Moss appeared in the
In 2018, Moss had a lead role in a short film for the song "On the Nature of Daylight", by British composer Max Richter, from his album The Blue Notebooks.[35]
In 2018, Moss reunited with Alex Ross Perry for Her Smell, portraying the role of a fictional rock star whose band breaks up over her self-destructive behavior,[36] and appeared in The Old Man & the Gun, directed by David Lowery.[37] Both films received positive reviews from critics.[38][39] In 2019, Moss co-starred in Jordan Peele's psychological horror film Us alongside Lupita Nyong'o.[40][41] Later that year, she starred in The Kitchen, alongside Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish, which follows three housewives who, after their mobster husbands are sent to prison, continue to operate their business.[42]
2020s
In 2020, Moss starred in Shirley, opposite Michael Stuhlbarg and directed by Josephine Decker, portraying the role of author Shirley Jackson, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[43][44] She also had the starring role in the horror-thriller film The Invisible Man, alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Storm Reid, which was released on February 28, 2020, to critical acclaim.[45] In 2021, Moss appeared in The French Dispatch, directed by Wes Anderson.[46] She appeared in Next Goal Wins, directed by Taika Waititi, in 2023.[47]
In 2020, Moss also launched a production company Love & Squalor Pictures.[48] She was set to star in and produce Run Rabbit Run directed by Daina Reid,[49] but ultimately withdrew due to scheduling issues.
Personal life
Moss holds both British and American citizenship.[50]
She met
Moss practices
In January 2024, Moss confirmed that she was pregnant with her first child.[60]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Suburban Commando | Little Girl | |
1993 | Once Upon a Forest | Michelle | Voice[61] |
Recycle Rex | Unknown | Voice, short film | |
1994 | Imaginary Crimes | Greta Weiler | |
1995 | Separate Lives
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Ronni Beckwith | |
The Last Supper | Jenny Tyler | ||
1997 | A Thousand Acres | Linda | |
1998 | Angelmaker | Little Turcott | Short film |
1999 | The Joyriders
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Jodi | |
Mumford | Katie Brockett | ||
Anywhere but Here | Rachel | ||
Girl, Interrupted | Polly 'Torch' Clark | ||
2002 | West of Here | Cherise | |
Heart of America | Robin Walters | ||
2003 | Temptation | Wind, Morgan | |
Virgin | Jessie Reynolds | ||
The Missing | Anne | ||
2005 | Bittersweet Place | Paulie Schaffer | |
2007 | The Attic
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Emma Callan | |
They Never Found Her | Anna | Short film | |
Day Zero | Patricia | ||
Honored | Katie | Short film | |
2008 | El camino | Lily | |
New Orleans, Mon Amour | Hyde | ||
2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Jackie Drake | |
2010 | A Buddy Story | Susan | |
Get Him to the Greek | Daphne Binks | ||
2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Arisia Rrab | Voice[61] |
2012 | Smoking/Non-Smoking | Diana Whelan | |
Darling Companion | Grace Winter | ||
On the Road | Galatea Dunkel | ||
2014 | Listen Up Philip | Ashley | |
The One I Love | Sophie | ||
2015 | Queen of Earth | Catherine | Also producer |
Meadowland | Shannon | ||
Truth | Lucy Scott | ||
High-Rise | Helen Wilder | ||
2016 | The Free World | Doris Lamb | |
Chuck | Phyllis Wepner | ||
2017 | Mad to Be Normal | Angie Wood | |
Tokyo Project | Claire | Short film | |
The Square | Anne | ||
2018 | The Seagull | Masha | |
The Old Man & the Gun | Dorothy | ||
Her Smell | Becky Something | Also producer | |
2019 | Light of My Life | Mom | |
Us | Kitty Tyler / Dahlia | ||
The Kitchen | Claire Walsh | ||
2020 | Shirley | Shirley Jackson | Also producer |
The Invisible Man | Cecilia Kass | ||
2021 | The French Dispatch | Alumna | |
2023 | Next Goal Wins | Gail | |
TBA | Shell | Samantha | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Bar Girls | Robin | Television film |
Lucky Chances | Lucky - Age 6 | 3 episodes | |
1991 | Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Little Molly | Television film |
Anything but Love | Unknown | Episode: "A Tale of Two Kiddies" | |
1992 | Midnight's Child | Christina | Television film |
Frosty Returns | Holly DeCarlo | Voice, television special[61] | |
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown | Girl Player | Voice, television special | |
1992–1995 | Picket Fences | Cynthia Parks | 7 episodes |
1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Kimmy Ventrix | Voice, episode: "See No Evil"[61] |
Johnny Bago | Agnes | Episode: "Hail the Conquering Marrow" | |
Animaniacs | Katrina | Voice, episode: "Puttin' on the Blitz"[61] | |
Gypsy | Baby Louise | Television film | |
1995 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Anna | Television film |
Freakazoid! | Kathy | Voice, episode: "Candle Jack"[61] | |
1999 | Earthly Possessions | Mindy | Television film |
1999–2006 | The West Wing | Zoey Bartlet | 25 episodes |
2001 | Spirit | Kelly | Television film |
2003 | The Practice | Jessica Palmer | Episode: "Rape Shield" |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Katie Nevins | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
2005–2006 | Invasion | Christina | 5 episodes |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rebecca Colemar | Episode: "The Good" |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Nina Rogerson | Episode: "My Favorite Mistake" |
Medium | Haley Heffernan, Jennie | Episode: "No One to Watch Over Me" | |
Ghost Whisperer | Nikki Drake | Episode: "Unhappy Medium" | |
2007–2015 | Mad Men | Peggy Olson | 88 episodes |
2008 | Fear Itself | Danny Bannerman | Episode: "Eater" |
Saturday Night Live | Peggy Olson | Episode: "Jon Hamm/Coldplay"; uncredited | |
2009 | Mercy | Lucy Morton | Episode: "The Last Thing I Said Was" |
2013, 2017 | Top of the Lake | Robin Griffin | 13 episodes |
2013 | The Simpsons | Gretchen | Voice, episode: "Labor Pains" |
2017–present | The Handmaid's Tale | June Osborne / Offred | Lead role; also producer and director of 6 episodes[62] |
2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Herself | Television special |
2022 | Shining Girls | Kirby Mazrachi | 8 episodes; also executive producer and director of 2 episodes |
2024 | The Veil | Imogen Salter | Also executive producer |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2002 | Franny's Way | Young Franny - Age 17 | Linda Gross Theater, Off-Broadway | [63] |
2008 | Speed-the-Plow | Karen | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway | [64] |
2011 | The Children's Hour | Martha Dobie | The Comedy Theatre , West End
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2015 | The Heidi Chronicles | Heidi Holland | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | [65] |
Awards and nominations
Moss earned critical acclaim and numerous accolades for her performances in film and television. She received two
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External links
- Elisabeth Moss at IMDb