Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss got engaged to Fred Armisen in January 2009 and married him on 25 October 2009, in Long Island City, New York. The couple separated in June 2010 and the divorce was finalized on 13 May 2011.

She practices Scientology.

Elisabeth Moss was born on 24 July 1982 in Los Angeles, California, to musician parents Ron and Linda Moss. She has a younger brother.

She began her acting career at the age of eight. Her first screen role was in the NBC miniseries ‘Lucky/Chances’ (1990).

From 1992 to 1995, she appeared as Cynthia Parks in seven episodes of the TV series ‘Picket Fences.’ She also lent her voice for Holly DeCarlo in the TV special ‘Frosty Returns’ (1992) and for Michelle in the animated film ‘Once upon a Forest’ (1993).

In 1993 she appeared in the televised version of the film ‘Gypsy’ and played the role of Harvey Keitel's younger daughter in the film ‘Imaginary Crimes’ (1994).

In 1995, she appeared in ‘Escape to Witch Mountain’, a remake of the Walt Disney film. She also played a role in the television film biopic ‘Love Can Build a Bridge’, a supporting role in the drama ‘Separate Lives’, and a small role in the black comedy ‘The Last Supper’.

In 1999 Elisabeth Moss began playing one of her most distinguished roles, that of Zoey Bartlet in the White House television series ‘The West Wing.’ The character occupies the central position in the plot during the fourth season of the show. The series finale was aired in 2006.

In 1999, she also played the supporting role of a mental institution patient in James Mangold's ‘Girl, Interrupted,’ a small role in the drama ‘Anywhere but Here’, and a minor role in the movie ‘Mumford.’

In 2003, she played a supporting role in Ron Howard's Revisionist Western thriller, ‘The Missing.’ She also appeared in the movie ‘Virgin’ for which she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination. The following year, she appeared in ‘Heart of America’ and a few other films.

Next, she appeared in several television series: in 2005–2006 she played a supporting role in the horror series ‘Invasion’; in 2007 she appeared in an episode of ‘Grey's Anatomy’ titled ‘My Favourite Mistake’, and also in the series ‘Medium’.

In 2007, she also appeared in Mary Lambert's horror film ‘The Attic’, and the independent drama ‘Day Zero’.

From 1999 till the series’ finale in 2006, Elisabeth Moss appeared in the White House political drama, ‘The West Wing.’ In the series, she played the role of Zoey Bartlet, the daughter of the characters played by Martin Sheen and Stockard Channing. She earned the Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 for her performance in the series.

From 2007 to 2015, she starred as the secretary-turned-copywriter, Peggy Olson, in one of the greatest television series of all time – AMC’s period drama ‘Mad Men.’ Her performance in the series earned her several Emmy award nominations.