
Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor and producer. She is known for her work in several television dramas, earning such accolades as two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, which led Vulture to name her the "Queen of Peak TV". Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing Zoey Bartlet, the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, in the NBC political drama series The West Wing (1999–2006). Wider recognition came for playing Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for playing a detective in the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake (2013), and she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series for producing and starring in the Hulu dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale (2017–present). In film, Moss has appeared in Girl, Interrupted (1999), Virgin (2003), Get Him to the Greek (2010), The One I Love (2014), Listen Up Philip (2014), Queen of Earth (2015), The Square (2017), The Seagull (2018), Her Smell (2018), Us (2019), and The Invisible Man (2020). Her theatre work includes Broadway productions of David Mamet's Speed the Plow and Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles. For the latter, she received a nomination 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elisabeth Moss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 24, 1982 (44)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor and producer, also director
- 71 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
What are Elisabeth Moss' films like?
Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 38
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 10 · Dark 18
Grounded 28 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4
Gentle 10 · Charged 17 · Intense 15
Steady 16 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 9
Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 3
Casual 18 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 15
A split, not a type: Resolved 20 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 7
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 14 of 32 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Holly in Frosty Returns (1993)
- Allyas Greta in Imaginary Crimes (1994)
- Allyas Ronni Beckwith in Separate Lives (1995)
- Heroas Anna in Escape to Witch Mountain (1995)
- Heroas Kelly O'Conner in Spirit (2001)
- Heroas Emma Callan in The Attic (2007)
- Heroas Peggy Olson in Mad Men (2007)
- Shapeshifteras Hyde in New Orleans, Mon Amour (2008)
- Allyas Jackie Drake in Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
- Heroas Arisia in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
- Allyas Grace in Darling Companion (2012)
- Heroas Robin Griffin in Top of the Lake (2013)
- Shadowas Sophie (Other Sophie) in The One I Love (2014)
- Allyas Ashley Kane in Listen Up Philip (2014)
- Shadowas Catherine in Queen of Earth (2015)
- Allyas Phyliss Wepner in Chuck (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Doris Lamb in The Free World (2016)
- Allyas Angie Wood in Mad to Be Normal (2017)
- Shapeshifteras Anne in The Square (2017)
- Heroas June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
- Heroas Becky Something in Her Smell (2018)
- Shadowas Becky Something in Her Smell (2018)
- Allyas Masha in The Seagull (2018)
- Heroas Claire Walsh in The Kitchen (2019)
- Tricksteras Shirley Jackson in Shirley (2020)
- Heroas Cecilia Kass in The Invisible Man (2020)
- Mentoras Shirley Jackson in Shirley (2020)
- Heroas Kirby in Shining Girls (2022)
- Threshold guardianas Gail in Next Goal Wins (2023)
- Heroas Imogen Salter in The Veil (2024)
- Heroas Samantha Lake in Shell (2024)
- Shadowas Mary in Imperfect Women (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet26
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous11
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Elisabeth Moss' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) · actor · free
- Animaniacs (1993) · actor · free
- The One I Love (2014) · actor · free
- Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995) · actor · free
- Truth (2015) · actor · free
- Freakazoid! (1995) · actor · free
- The Missing (2003) · actor · free
- Listen Up Philip (2014) · actor · free
- Imaginary Crimes (1994) · actor · free
- Shirley (2020) · actor, producer · free
- Mad to Be Normal (2017) · actor · free
- Fear Itself (2008) · actor · free
- +10 more
- The Square (2017) · actor · free
- Gypsy (1993) · actor · free
- Saturday Night Live (1975) · actor · free
- Chuck (2016) · actor · free
- Medium (2005) · actor · free
- Listen Up Philip (2014) · actor · free
- Imaginary Crimes (1994) · actor · free
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) · actor · free
- Mad to Be Normal (2017) · actor · free
- Fear Itself (2008) · actor · free
- Her Smell (2018) · actor, producer · free
- Day Zero (2007) · actor · free
- +3 more
- The Invisible Man (2020) · actor · free
- The Square (2017) · actor
- Gypsy (1993) · actor
- The One I Love (2014) · actor
- The Practice (1997) · actor
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) · actor · free
- Saturday Night Live (1975) · actor
- Once Upon a Forest (1993) · actor
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) · actor
- Mad to Be Normal (2017) · actor
- Fear Itself (2008) · actor
- Sundance Now, show their 5 titles on Sundance Now
- Howdy, show their 4 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Elisabeth Moss' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
100 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Testaments(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Imperfect Women(2026)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Shell(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Veil(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Next Goal Wins(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Shining Girls(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Hive(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The French Dispatch(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Shirley(2020)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Invisible Man(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Light from Light(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Light of My Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Kitchen(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Her Smell(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Us(2019)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Old Man & the Gun(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
On the Nature of Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Ballet Now(2018)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Seagull(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Square(2017)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Chuck(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Tokyo Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Mad to Be Normal(2017)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Free World(2016)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
High-Rise(2015)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Meadowland(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Truth(2015)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Queen of Earth(2015)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Listen Up Philip(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The One I Love(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Top of the Lake(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
On the Road(2012)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Darling Companion(2012)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Get Him to the Greek(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
A Buddy Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Eater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Fear Itself(2008)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
New Orleans, Mon Amour(2008)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
El Camino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Honored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Mad Men(2007)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Day Zero(2007)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
They Never Found Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Attic(2007)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Ghost Whisperer(2005)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Invasion(2005)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Bittersweet Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Medium(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Missing(2003)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Heart of America(2002)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
West of Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Spirit(2001)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Earthly Possessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Girl, Interrupted(1999)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Anywhere But Here(1999)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Mumford(1999)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Joyriders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Angelmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

A Thousand Acres(1997)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Practice(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Freakazoid!(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Separate Lives(1995)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Last Supper(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Imaginary Crimes(1994)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Gypsy(1993)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Animaniacs(1993)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Forest(1993)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Recycle Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Frosty Returns(1993)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Picket Fences(1992)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Midnight's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Suburban Commando(1991)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Lucky Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Bar Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
A Letter from Rose Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Amber Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

American Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Last Night at the Lobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Mrs. March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
She Will Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Smacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Invisible Man 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 91 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office
Us (2019)

Highest rated
Mad Men (2007)

Most popular right now
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Film career
Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1991Screen debut· Suburban Commando
- 2006First top-billed film· The Attic
- 2007Screen Actors Guild Award win· Mad Men
- 2013Golden Globe win· Top of the Lake
- 2017Career best· The Handmaid's Tale
- 2017Primetime Emmy win· The Handmaid's Tale
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- 2020Career best· The Invisible Man
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
2 Primetime Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 44 major nominations, 2004–2023.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Elisabeth Moss' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 49; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th22
- 25th to 49th17
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
32 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser32
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed26
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Elisabeth Moss' work okay for kids?
Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Elisabeth Moss work with?
People who share at least 2 of Elisabeth Moss' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lindsey McManus shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Alex Ross PerryShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Ross Perry

- Daina ReidShared titles: The Veil (2024), Shining Girls (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Daina Reid

Actors
- Corey StollShared titles: Imperfect Women (2026), The Seagull (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Corey Stoll

- James PurefoyShared titles: The Veil (2024), High-Rise (2015)See all 2 shared titles with James Purefoy

- Jim GaffiganShared titles: Light from Light (2019), Chuck (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Gaffigan

- Bruce GreenwoodShared titles: Truth (2015), Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Greenwood

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Keegan DeWittShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Keegan DeWitt

- Robert GreeneShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Greene

- Sean Price WilliamsShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Price Williams

- Nicholas MonsourShared titles: Next Goal Wins (2023), Us (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Monsour

Producers
- Lindsey McManusShared titles: Imperfect Women (2026), Shell (2024), The Veil (2024), Hive (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Lindsey McManus
- Adam PiotrowiczShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Piotrowicz

- Christos V. KonstantakopoulosShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

- Anthony BrandonisioShared titles: Shell (2024), The Seagull (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Brandonisio
Mixed roles
- Jamie BellShared titles: Shell (2024), Shining Girls (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Bell

- Max MinghellaShared titles: Shell (2024), The Handmaid's Tale (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Max Minghella

- Craig ButtaShared titles: Her Smell (2018), Queen of Earth (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Butta



