Elisabeth Moss

Moss is also known for her work in the films Girl, Interrupted; Virgin; Listen Up Philip; The One I Love; Truth; Queen of Earth; and The Square. Her theatre work includes Broadway productions of David Mamet\'s Speed the Plow and Wendy Wasserstein\'s The Heidi Chronicles, the latter for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She has also appeared in the West End production of Lillian Hellman\'s The Children\'s Hour. For her roles in The West Wing, Mad Men, Top of the Lake, and The Handmaid\'s Tale, Moss was named "The Queen of Peak TV" by Vulture. Elisabeth Moss was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Ron and Linda Moss, both of whom were musicians. Moss has one younger brother. She was raised a Scientologist. Her father is British. Her mother is of part Swedish descent. 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, after which she studied with Suzanne Farrell at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Moss continued to study dance throughout her teenage years, but began obtaining acting roles as well. In order to manage her education and career, she began homeschooling, and graduated in 1999 at age sixteen.