![Actress Elisabeth Moss](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/elisabeth-moss.jpg?w=360)
Profession: Actress
Biography: Elisabeth Moss has been acting since she was a child. her most well known early role is as Zoey Bartlet in the Alan Sorkin drama "West Wing".
From 2007 Moss played Peggy Olson in "Mad Men" for which she was nominated for five Emmy awards.
In 2013 Moss won a Golden Globe award for her role in Jane Campion's mini series "Top of the Lake"
From 2017 Moss has starred in "The Handmaid's Tale" based on the novel by Margaret Atwood opposite Joseph Fiennes. She won her first Emmy for a Leading Actress in a Drama Role for the part.
Born: July 24, 1982
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Age: 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Historical Events
- 2007-07-19 TV drama "Mad Men" starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, and Vincent Kartheiser, debuts on cable network AMC
- 2017-04-26 "The Handmaid's Tale" debuts on Hulu starring Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski, based on the book by Margaret Atwood
- 2017-09-18 69th Emmy Awards: hosted by Stephen Colbert, "The Handmaid's Tale", Elisabeth Moss, Sterling K. Brown, Julia Dreyfus, Donald Glover win
- 2018-01-07 75th Golden Globes: "Ladybird", "The Handmaid's Tale", Elisabeth Moss, Sterling K. Brown among the winners, Oprah Winfrey accepts Lifetime award with powerful speech