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Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor and producer. The recipient of several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a nomination for a Tony Award, she was named "Queen of Peak TV" by ''Vulture'' in 2017.

Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, in the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006). She earned wider recognition as Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), and subsequently won 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). For producing and starring as June Osborne in the Hulu dystopian drama series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–present), Moss won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She starred in the Apple TV+ series ''Shining Girls'' (2022) and the FX on Hulu series ''The Veil'' (2024).

Moss has also attracted acclaim for her film performances, including supporting roles in ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), ''Get Him to the Greek'' (2010), and ''Us'' (2019), and starring roles in ''The One I Love'' (2014), ''The Square'' (2017), ''The Invisible Man'' (2020), and ''Shirley'' (2020). She has also starred in three films by Alex Ross Perry, including ''Her Smell'' (2018). On stage, she has performed in the Broadway productions of David Mamet's ''Speed the Plow'' (2008) and Wendy Wasserstein's ''The Heidi Chronicles'' (2015). For the latter, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She also appeared in the West End production of Lillian Hellman's ''The Children's Hour'' (2011). Provided by Wikipedia