How old is Elisabeth Moss, Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale?
ELISABETH Moss has appeared in two critically-acclaimed TV series, The Handmaid's Tale and Top of the Lake.
Moss is no stranger to blockbuster television, with previous starring roles in The West Wing and Mad Men. Here's what we know about Elisabeth.
Who is Elisabeth Moss? What is her background?
The 38-year-old was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised as a Scientologist.
She is such a prominent figure within the faith that at one stage she was said to have been lined up as a wife for leading fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise after his divorce from Katie Holmes.
Even though Moss had dreams of becoming a professional dancer, the ballet student is best known for her acting roles, landing her first screen part in NBC miniseries Lucky/Chances in 1990.
Elisabeth’s other early work includes appearances in Picket Fences, Frosty Returns, Once Upon a Forest and Escape to Witch Mountain.
One of Elisabeth’s most famous roles was in White House TV drama, The West Wing, where she played the President’s youngest daughter Zoe Bartlet.
She also starred alongside Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie in James Mangold’s Girl, Interrupted and played Robin Griffin in Top of the Lake.
In 2007, Moss was cast as Peggy Olson in Mad Men and she later picked up five Emmy Award nominations for the role.
She stars as Offred in The Handmaid's Tale.
What else is Elisabeth Moss famous for?
As well as being a TV star, the talented actress has made numerous film and stage appearances.
She was nominated for a Tony Award for playing Heidi Holland in Broadway musical The Heidi Chronicles.
Moss made her West End debut in 2011, where she took on the role of Martha Dobie in Lillian Hellman’s play The Children’s Hour.
In addition to acting in the film, Elisabeth helped with the production of Alex Ross Perry’s psychological thriller Queen of Earth.
What was Top of the Lake about?
Top of the Lake: China Girl is a crime mystery story that finds Detective Robin Griffin recently returned to Sydney and trying to rebuild her life.
When the body of an Asian girl washes up on Bondi Beach, there appears little hope of finding the killer, until Robin realises "China Girl” didn’t die alone.
Robin looks to the investigation to restore herself, but her problems are personal.
Haunted by a daughter given up at birth, Robin desperately wants to find her, yet dreads revealing the truth of her conception.
But her search to discover “China Girl’s” identity will take her into the city’s darkest recesses and closer than she could have imagined to the secrets of her own heart.
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Who does Moss play in The Handmaid's Tale?
Elisabeth was cast as the lead in The Handmaid's Tale, which first aired in the UK back in 2017.
She plays Offred in the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's famous 1985 novel.
Over the three seasons, viewers have been gripped by Moss' performance, torn from her family and to become a Handmaid in a dystopian world.
She's forced to have sex with her master and her duty is to provide them children to continue the man's bloodline.
Series 4 is currently being aired on Channel 4. It will first air tonight, Sunday June 20, at 9pm.
