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Elisabeth Moss(I)

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Elisabeth Moss
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Elisabeth Moss is an American actress. She is best known for the AMC series Mad Men (2007), Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and the films The One I Love (2014) and The Invisible Man (2020).

Initially, Moss had aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. In her adolescence, she traveled to New York City to study ballet at the School of American Ballet. Moss continued to study dance throughout her teenage years, but began obtaining acting roles as well.

Her first screen role was in 1990, when she appeared in the NBC miniseries Lucky Chances (1990).

Moss also starred in Girl, Interrupted (1999), Listen Up Philip (2014), High-Rise (2015), Queen of Earth (2015) and The Square (2017).

She has won two Golden Globes, for BBC miniseries Top of the Lake (2013) and Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale.
BornJuly 24, 1982
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BornJuly 24, 1982
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 39 wins & 136 nominations total

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Elisabeth Moss, Jon Hamm, and John Slattery in Mad Men (2007)
Elisabeth Moss in Ballet (2022)
Elisabeth Moss in The Wilderness (2021)
Elisabeth Moss in The Wilderness (2021)
Elisabeth Moss, Melissa Kelly, Nina Kiri, Mckenna Grace, Madeline Brewer, Masa Lizdek, Bahia Watson, and Victoria Goodman in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Elisabeth Moss and Max Minghella in The Crossing (2021)
Elisabeth Moss and O-T Fagbenle in Vows (2021)
Elisabeth Moss, Melissa Kelly, Nina Kiri, Mckenna Grace, Madeline Brewer, Bahia Watson, and Victoria Goodman in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Elisabeth Moss and Madeline Brewer in Chicago (2021)
Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley in Vows (2021)
Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Known for:

Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invisible Man
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  • Cecilia Kass
  • 2020
The One I Love (2014)
The One I Love
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  • Sophie
  • 2014
Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
The Handmaid's Tale
8.4
TV Series
  • June Osborne
Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
Us
6.8
  • Kitty Tyler
  • Dahlia
  • 2019

Credits

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Actress

  • The Handmaid's Tale
    • June Osborne
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Next Goal Wins
    • Gail
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • She Will Rise
    • Katie Hill
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • The Veil
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Francis and the Godfather
    • Eleanor Coppola
    • Pre-production
  • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
    The Handmaid's Tale
    • June Osborne
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2022
  • Elisabeth Moss in Shining Girls (2022)
    Shining Girls
    • Kirby Mazrachi
    • Kirby
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2021)
    The French Dispatch
    • Alumna
    • 2021
  • Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man (2020)
    The Invisible Man
    • Cecilia Kass
    • 2020
  • Elisabeth Moss in Shirley (2020)
    Shirley
    • Shirley Jackson
    • 2020
  • Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)
    The Kitchen
    • Claire Walsh
    • 2019
  • Lupita Nyong'o in Us (2019)
    Us
    • Kitty Tyler
    • Dahlia
    • 2019
  • Casey Affleck and Anna Pniowsky in Light of My Life (2019)
    Light of My Life
    • Mom
    • 2019
  • Brandi Carlile: Party of One
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell (2018)
    Her Smell
    • Becky Something
    • 2018
  • Robert Redford in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
    The Old Man & the Gun
    • Dorothy
    • 2018
  • Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Annette Bening, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Elisabeth Moss, Glenn Fleshler, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Zegen, and Billy Howle in The Seagull (2018)
    The Seagull
    • Masha
    • 2018
  • Elisabeth Moss in Top of the Lake (2013)
    Top of the Lake
    • Robin Griffin
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2017
  • The Square (2017)
    The Square
    • Anne
    • 2017

Producer

  • She Will Rise
    • producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • The Veil
    • executive producer
    • In Production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
    The Handmaid's Tale
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2022
  • Elisabeth Moss in Shining Girls (2022)
    Shining Girls
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Yllka Gashi in Hive (2021)
    Hive
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Elisabeth Moss in Shirley (2020)
    Shirley
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Marin Ireland in Light from Light (2019)
    Light from Light
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell (2018)
    Her Smell
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Steven Cantor, Paul Dokuchitz, Bill Irwin, Tiler Peck, Jamie Schutz, BC Smith, Preston Chamblee, Kleber Rebello, Lars Nelson, Marc Moreau, Claire Kretzschmar, Rachel Hutsell, Harrison Coll, Cory Stearns, Reece Clarke, Victoria Morris, Jannat Gargi, Lauren Cuthbertson, Marcelo Gomes, Indiana Woodward, Johnny Saint-Ours, Dani Drusin, Federico Rosenzvit, Casey Regan, Michelle Dorrance, Daniel Ulbricht, Anna Pinchuk, Lauren King, Virgil Gadson, Jeanette Delgado, Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside, Taylor Stanley, and Zachary Catazaro in Ballet Now (2018)
    Ballet Now
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Elisabeth Moss in Queen of Earth (2015)
    Queen of Earth
    • producer
    • 2015

Director

  • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
    The Handmaid's Tale
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Elisabeth Moss in Shining Girls (2022)
    Shining Girls
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
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Elisabeth Moss | Career Retrospective
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Elisabeth Moss | Career Retrospective
Elisabeth Moss Isn't Done Playing Shirley Jackson
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Elisabeth Moss Isn't Done Playing Shirley Jackson
'The Invisible Man' Almost Disappeared Before Materializing on Top
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'The Invisible Man' Almost Disappeared Before Materializing on Top
The Characters of 'The Kitchen' And It's Potential Sequel
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The Characters of 'The Kitchen' And It's Potential Sequel
WTFs & Wild Theories About 'Us'
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WTFs & Wild Theories About 'Us'
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Listen Up Philip
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Listen Up Philip

Personal details

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    • Elissabeth Moss
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • July 24, 1982
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Fred ArmisenOctober 25, 2009 - May 13, 2011 (divorced)
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Ron Moss
  • Relatives
      Derek Moss(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Plays "Young Franny" in "Franny's Way", a play by Richard Nelson (Atlantic Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Interviews
    • 12 Articles
    • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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    To manage her education and career, she began homeschooling, and graduated (1999).
  • Quotes
    To go from Girl, Interrupted (1999), where I had to cry every day, to a TV show like The West Wing (1999), where I get to laugh and joke around every day, has been a welcome relief.
  • Nickname
    • Lizzie

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