Allabout... ELISABETH MOSS

Elizabeth Singleton Moss was born on July 24, 1982, in Los Angeles to two musicians. The eldest of their two children, she initially intended to be a dancer, studying at New York’s School of American Ballet and with ballerina Suzanne Farrell at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. – but acting roles kept coming her way.

In 1999, Moss began the first television part with which she became closely associated, Zoey Bartlet – youngest of the three daughters of the President and the First Lady (Martin Sheen, Stockard Channing) – on “The West Wing.” In a particularly memorable storyline, Zoey’s kidnapping prompted the chief executive to turn control of the Oval Office over to the Speaker of the House (John Goodman) temporarily.

After making movies including “Girl, Interrupted,” “Mumford” and “The

Missing,” Moss started the role of secretary and later copywriter Peggy Olson on the much-praised, 1960s-set ad-agency drama series “Mad Men.” Earning six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the show during its run, she also made her Broadway debut in David Mamet’s “Speedthe-Plow.” Other plays she has done include “The Children’s Hour” and “The Heidi Chronicles.”

The mystery miniseries “Top of the Lake” brought Moss a Golden Globe Award. Her movies of recent years have included 2020’s “The Invisible Man,” one of the last major films released before many theaters closed due to the coronavirus pandemic; it quickly became an On Demand streaming feature.