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BIO

ELISABETH MOSS (Heidi Holland) stars as ‘Peggy Olson’ on the award-winning series “Mad Men.” In addition to the series’ numerous honors, Moss has received five Emmy Award nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for her performance on the show. She has also joined with the entire cast to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for three consecutive years. Prior to “Mad Men,” Moss played ‘Zoey Bartlett,’ daughter to Martin Sheen’s president, for seven seasons on Aaron Sorkin’s critically praised and award-winning drama, “The West Wing.” Moss most recently starred in TOP OF THE LAKE, Jane Campion’s highly-acclaimed seven-part miniseries for the BBC and the Sundance Channel, for which she won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice TV Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Movie or Miniseries and received Emmy and SAG Award nominations in the same category. Moss can be seen starring opposite Mark Duplass in THE ONE I LOVE, directed by Charlie McDowell, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. She can next be seen starring with Jason Schwartzman in Alex Ross Perry’s LISTEN UP PHILIP, which also premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released this October. Moss recently wrapped production on HIGH-RISE, a film directed by Ben Wheatley also starring Luke Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller and Jeremy Irons. She’s currently in production on the psychological thriller MEADOWLAND, directed by Reed Morano and starring Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson. Later this Fall she will star in another psychological thriller, QUEEN OF EARTH which will reunite her with writer/director Alex Ross Perry. Moss is also attached to star in THERE ARE MONSTERS, a horror film from director Bryan Bertino. Moss’s additional film credits include Walter Salles’s adaptation of the classic Jack Kerouac novel ON THE ROAD, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?, GET HIM TO THE GREEK, THE MISSING, GIRL INTERRUPTED, MUMFORD, A THOUSAND ACRES, and VIRGIN, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. Moss’s stage credits include The Children’s Hour in London’s West End opposite Keira Knightley, the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Speed the Plow opposite William H Macy and her New York theater debut with Playwrights Horizons in Franny's Way.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2015
Heidi Holland

[West End]
London Production, 2011
Martha Dobie

[Broadway]
20th Anniversary Revival, 2008
Karen

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Young Franny, age 17


Movies

Suburban Commando
[ 1991 ] Little Girl
Once Upon a Forest
[ 1993 ] Michelle
Imaginary Crimes
[ 1994 ] Greta Weiler
The Last Supper
[ 1995 ] Jenny Tyler
Separate Lives
[ 1995 ] Ronni Beckwith
A Thousand Acres
[ 1997 ] Linda
The Joyriders
[ 1999 ] Jodi
Mumford
[ 1999 ] Katie Brockett
Girl, Interrupted
[ 1999 ] Polly
Anywhere But Here
[ 1999 ] Rachel
West of Here
[ 2002 ] Cherise
Heart of America
[ 2002 ] Robin Walters
The Missing
[ 2003 ] Anne
Virgin
[ 2003 ] Jessie Reynolds
Temptation
[ 2003 ] Wind, Morgan
Bittersweet Place
[ 2005 ] Paulie Schaffer
Day Zero
[ 2007 ] Patricia
New Orleans, Mon Amour
[ 2008 ] Hyde
El camino
[ 2008 ] Lily
The Pack
[ 2009 ] Diana Whelan
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
[ 2009 ] Jackie Drake
Get Him to the Greek
[ 2010 ] Daphne Binks
A Buddy Story
[ 2010 ] Susan Adams
Smoking Nonsmoking
[ 2011 ] Diana Whelan
On the Road
[ 2012 ] Galatea Dunkel, Helen Hinkle
Darling Companion
[ 2012 ] Grace
Listen Up Philip
[ 2014 ] Ashley Kane
The One I Love
[ 2014 ] Sophie
Queen of Earth
[ 2015 ] Catherine
High-Rise
[ 2015 ] Helen
Truth
[ 2015 ] Lucy Scott
Meadowland
[ 2015 ] Shannon
The Free World
[ 2016 ] Doris Lamb
Chuck
[ 2016 ] Phyliss Wepner
Mad to Be Normal
[ 2017 ] Angie Wood
The Square
[ 2017 ] Anne
Her Smell
[ 2018 ] Becky Something
The Old Man & the Gun
[ 2018 ] Dorothy
The Seagull
[ 2018 ] Mha
The Kitchen
[ 2019 ] Claire Walsh
Us
[ 2019 ] Kitty Tyler, Dahlia
Light of My Life
[ 2019 ] Mom
Light from Light
[ 2019 ] producer
The French Dispatch
[ 2020 ] Alumna
The Invisible Man
[ 2020 ] Cecilia Ks
Shirley
[ 2020 ] Shirley Jackson

TV Shows

Invasion
Christina
Mad Men
Peggy Olson
Picket Fences
Cynthia Parks
The Handmaid's Tale
June Osborne
The West Wing
Zoey Bartlet
Top of the Lake
Robin Griffin

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award

Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles

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News


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Find Out Who Won at the 75th Emmy Awards - Full List of Winners!

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NEXT GOAL WINS Sets Digital, DVD & Blu-Ray Release

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Common Joins Honorees at Black Theatre United Gala; Josh Groban, Lorna Courtney & More to Present

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20 SECONDS, Award-Winning Play with Music, to Make New York City Premiere in September

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The Yesters Debut Macabre Song 'Kingston City Morgue'

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2023 Emmy Nominations - See the Full List

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ILLINOIS World Premiere Adds Performance at Fisher Center at Bard

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Cast Set for Justin Peck-Directed ILLINOIS World Premiere at Bard Fisher Center

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Meet the Cast of BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!

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Listen: Amy Brenneman Talks JUDGING AMY and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS

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Common Will Make His Broadway Debut in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

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Meet the Cast of THE PIANO LESSON, Beginning Previews Tonight!

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All Seven MAD MEN Seasons Now Available to Stream on Amc+

Jon Hamm (Don Draper) leads the ensemble cast, which includes January Jones (Betty Francis/Betty Draper), Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell), Elisabeth Moss (Peggy Olson), Christina Hendricks (Joan Harris/Joan Holloway), John Slattery (Roger Sterling), Aaron Staton (Ken Cosgrove), Rich Sommer (Harry Crane), and more.
VIDEO: Hulu Shares THE HANDMAID'S TALE Season Five Teaser

Watch Hulu’s teaser for the fifth season of 'The Handmaid's Tale.' June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Bradley Whitford, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Sam Jaeger.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Elisabeth Moss been in?

Elisabeth Moss has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Elisabeth Moss been in?

Elisabeth Moss has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Elisabeth Moss's first West End show?

Elisabeth Moss's first West End show was The Children's Hour which opened in 2011

What awards has Elisabeth Moss been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Heidi Chronicles, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Heidi Chronicles and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Heidi Chronicles.

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