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Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan

Actor and producer · Born July 12, 1990 (36) · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Golden Globes · 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 1 other major award body

Rachel Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 2018 and 2019.On television, she was Emmy-nominated for the political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2015) and acted in the drama series Manhattan (2014–2015). Brosnahan made her film debut in the horror film The Unborn (2009) and has acted in Beautiful Creatures (2013), Louder Than Bombs (2015), The Finest Hours (2016), Patriots Day (2016), Spies in Disguise (2019), The Courier (2020), and I'm Your Woman (2020). On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of the Clifford Odets play The Big Knife. She played Desdemona in the 2016 off-Broadway production of Othello and returned to Broadway in the 2023 revival of the Lorraine Hansberry play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Brosnahan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 12, 1990 (36)
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28

What are Rachel Brosnahan's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Society
26%
Survival
20%
Morality
19%
Self
15%
Bonds
12%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Herald
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Dread
5
Absurd
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Rachel Brosnahan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rachel Brosnahan's 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

52 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Man of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Lois Lane

  • Superman(2025)

    as Lois Lane

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Amateur(2025)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dead for a Dollar(2022)

    as Rachel Kidd

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Yearly Departed(2021)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Yearly Departed(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I'm Your Woman(2020)

    Producer · as Jean

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 50 States of Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Heather

  • The Courier(2020)

    as Emily Donovan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    as Wendy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Paris to Pittsburgh(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Change in the Air(2018)

    as Wren Miller

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fifteen Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Amy

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as Nellie Bly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Boomtown(2017)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)

    Show 43 episodes · as Miriam 'Midge' Maisel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    as Jessica Kensky

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Crisis in Six Scenes(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ellie

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Elena of Avalor(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Chloe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Burn Country(2016)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Finest Hours(2016)

    as Bea Hansen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • James White(2015)

    as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Louder Than Bombs(2015)

    as Erin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Dovekeepers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yael

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nell Fitzpatrick

  • Olive Kitteridge(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Patty Howe

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 23 episodes · as Abby Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Basically (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Shandy Pickles

  • The Smut Locker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jamie White

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jolene

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Munchausen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Girl

  • A New York Heartbeat(2013)

    as Tamara

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Little Allie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Drea

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Genevieve Duchannes

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 29 episodes · as Call Girl · as Rachel Posner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Nor'easter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Abby Green

  • Adrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Alex

  • Coming Up Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Alice

  • The Truth About Average Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Molly

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Caitlin Fenton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Unborn(2009)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • In Treatment(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Eating Disorder Girl

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Weston

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie Garland

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Helen & Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Anne Sullivan

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Regan

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Desdemona

  • Prism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Saturn Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Kate Spade Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 45 of them dated from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Superman (2025)

$619M worldwide

Highest rated

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Superman (2025)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
20022025

Peak 2025 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 52: 47 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 52: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 52: 3 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s30 · acting2020s8 · 6 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 15 roles
0919

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

a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 21 major nominations, 2015–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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 Rachel Brosnahan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, producer

Yearly Departed (2020)

88th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. 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 Rachel Brosnahan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles33–70 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–54 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles29–69 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles21–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles21–65 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Rachel Brosnahan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachel Brosnahan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Linda Mendoza shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers