Elisabeth Moss is an American actor.
She was born on July 24, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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).
She earned wider recognition for playing Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), and subsequently won the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Detective Robin Griffin in the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake (2013).
Moss has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Are Elisabeth Moss parents Scientologists?
Yes, she was raised a Scientologist.
Elisabeth Moss’s father Ron Moss manages jazz musicians and is a lifelong member of the Church of Scientology.
Elisabeth Moss’s mother, Linda Moss is a musician, who plays blues and jazz professionally.
Elisabeth Moss’s Ron Moss is British while her mother Linda Moss is of part Swedish descent.