Elisabeth Moss Biography

Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor. Her notable roles include secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson on the AMC series Mad Men (2007"present) and Zoey Bartlet, the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, on the NBC television series The West Wing (1999"2006).

Early life and career

Elisabeth Moss was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of musicians. She was first seen onscreen in 1990, when she appeared in the NBC miniseries Lucky/Chances.

From 1992 until 1995, Moss appeared in seven episodes of the TV series Picket Fences, as Cynthia Parks. Moss provided the voice of Holly DeCarlo, a main character in the 1992 TV special Frosty Returns. In 1993, she provided the voice of Michelle in the animated film Once Upon a Forest. That year, she appeared in the television remake of Gypsy. In 1994, Moss played Harvey Keitel's younger daughter in the film Imaginary Crimes. The following year, she appeared in the remake of the Walt Disney Pictures film Escape to Witch Mountain, and as a young Ashley Judd in the TV-movie biopic Love Can Build A Bridge.

From 1999 to 2006, she played Zoey Bartlet in 25 episodes of the White House TV drama The West Wing. In 1999, she had a supporting role as a patient in a mental institution in Girl, Interrupted, opposite Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. That same year, she had a small role as Katie Brockett in the movie Mumford, playing the daughter of a woman with a shopping addiction. Moss went on to do Heart of America and three other films in 2004 before making the movie Virgin, for which she was nominated for a 2004 Independent Spirit Award. She also appeared in the film Day Zero.

She had a role in the 2005"2006 science fiction series Invasion, and a 2007 episode of Grey's Anatomy entitled "My Favorite Mistake".

Since July 2007, she has played secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson on the AMC dramatic series Mad Men. In 2009, 2011 and 2013, Moss was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and in 2010, she was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy.

Moss made her Broadway début in October 2008, playing the role of Karen in the 20th Anniversary revival of Speed-the-Plow by David Mamet. She also starred in the 2008 horror film The Attic, and appeared in Did You Hear About the Morgans?, playing Sarah Jessica Parker's assistant. Moss's West End début was as Martha Dobie in Lillian Hellman's play The Children's Hour, which opened at The Comedy Theatre, London on Saturday 22 Jan 2011.

Moss played detective Robin Griffin in the 2013 Sundance Channel miniseries Top of the Lake, a co-production by the Sundance Channel, the UK's BBC Two and Australia's UKTV. It was written and directed by Oscar-winner Jane Campion.

Personal life

After meeting Fred Armisen in October 2008, Moss became engaged to him in January 2009, and they wed on October 25, 2009, in Long Island City, New York. Moss and Armisen separated in June 2010, and in September, Moss filed for a divorce, which was finalized on May 13, 2011. In a March 2012 interview, Moss commented on her relationship with Armisen, saying "one of the greatest things I heard someone say about him is, 'He's so great at doing impersonations. But the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person.' To me, that sums it up."

Moss is a Scientologist.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Suburban Commando	Little Girl
1993	Once Upon a Forest	Michelle (voice)
1993	Recycle Rex	(voice)	Short film
1994	Imaginary Crimes	Greta Weiler
1995	Separate Lives	Ronni Beckwith
1995	'	Jenny Tyler
1997	'	Linda
1998	Angelmaker	Little Turcott	Short film
1999	'	Jodi
1999	Mumford	Katie Brockett
1999	Anywhere but Here	Rachel
1999	Girl, Interrupted	Polly 'Torch' Clark
2002	West of Here	Cherise
2002	Heart of America	Robin Walters
2003	Temptation	Wind / Morgan
2003	Virgin	Jessie Reynolds
2003	'	Anne
2005	Bittersweet Place	Paulie Schaffer
2007	'	Emma Callan	Video
2007	They Never Found Her	Anna	Short film
2007	Day Zero	Patricia
2007	Honored	Katie	Short film
2008	El camino	Lily
2008	New Orleans, Mon Amour	Hyde
2009	Did You Hear About the Morgans?	Jackie Drake
2010	'	Diana Whelan
2010	'	Susan
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Daphne Binks
2011	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	Arisia Rrab (voice)	Video
2012	Smoking/Non-Smoking	Diana Whelan
2012	Darling Companion	Grace
2012	On the Road	Galatea Dunkel
2014	Listen Up Philip	Ashley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Bar Girls	Robin	TV movie
1990	Lucky Chances	Lucky - Age 6	TV miniseries
1991	Anything but Love		Episode: "A Tale of Two Kiddies"
1992	Midnight's Child	Christina	TV movie
1992	Frosty Returns	Holly (voice)	TV short
1992"1995	Picket Fences	Cynthia Parks	7 episodes
1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Kimmy Ventrix (voice)	Episode: "See No Evil"
1993	Johnny Bago	Agnes	Episode: "Hail the Conquering Marrow"
1993	Animaniacs	Katrina (voice)	Episode: "O Silly Mio/Puttin' on the Blitz/The Great Wakkorotti"
1993	Gypsy	Baby Louise	TV movie
1995	Escape to Witch Mountain	Anna	TV movie
1995	Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge	Early Teen Ashley Judd	TV movie
1995	Freakazoid!	Kathy / Additional Voices	Episode: "Candle Jack/Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet/The Lobe"
1996	It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown	Girl Player (voice)	TV short
1999	Earthly Possessions	Mindy	TV movie
1999"2006	'	Zoey Bartlet	25 episodes
2001	Spirit	Kelly	TV movie
2003	'	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"
2007	Medium	Haley Heffernan / Jennie	Episode: "No One to Watch Over Me"
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Nikki Drake	Episode: "Unhappy Medium"
2007"present	Mad Men	Peggy Olson	Lead role
2008	Fear Itself	Danny Bannerman	Episode: "Eater"
2008	Saturday Night Live	Peggy Olson (uncredited)	Episode: "Jon Hamm/Coldplay"
2009	Mercy	Lucy Morton	Episode: "The Last Thing I Said Was"
2013	Top of the Lake	Robin Griffin	TV series

Awards and nominations

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
2001	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress	The West Wing
2004	Director's Choice Award	Best Actress	Virgin
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Female Lead	Virgin
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men
2009		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Mad Men
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Satellite Award	Best Actress in a Series, Drama	Mad Men
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Mad Men
2010		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Golden Nymph	Outstanding Actress - Drama Series	Mad Men
2011			Mad Men
	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama	Mad Men
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Mad Men
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	PRISM Award	Performance in a Drama Series Episode	Mad Men
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Drama Actress	Mad Men
2012	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Drama Actress	Mad Men
2013	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Mad Men
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Drama Actress	Mad Men
		Best Movie/Miniseries Actress	Top of the Lake
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Mad Men
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	Top of the Lake