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Carrie-Anne Moss
Moss at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Carrie-Anne Moss

(1967-08-21) August 21, 1967 (age 56)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
SpouseSteven Roy (1999–present)
ChildrenOwen, Jaden & Frances

Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role of Trinity in The Matrix trilogy. She has had other notable roles in Memento, Chocolat, Fido, and Unthinkable.

Life and career

Carrie-Anne Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia to parents Melvyn and Barbara Moss. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss's mother reportedly named her after The Hollies' 1967 hit song, "Carrie Anne", which had been released in May that year. Moss lived with her mother in Vancouver as a child.[1] At the age of 11, she joined the Vancouver children's musical theatre and later went on to tour Europe with the Magee Secondary School Choir in her senior year.

While in Spain, she landed a role in the drama series Dark Justice, her first television appearance. She moved from Barcelona to Los Angeles, California with the series in 1992. She enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena upon her return. She starred in Fox's short-lived prime time soap opera Models Inc., a spin-off of Melrose Place, as a model.

Her breakthrough role came when she was chosen to play Trinity in the 1999 box office success The Matrix. She reprised the role in two sequels, as well as providing voiceovers for video game and animated spin-offs of the film. Coincidentally, she had previously co-starred in an unrelated made-in-Canada television series also entitled Matrix.[2]

Following the release of The Matrix, Moss starred opposite Burt Reynolds and Richard Dreyfuss in the Disney mobster comedy The Crew for producers Barry Sonnenfeld and Barry Josephson. She then starred with Val Kilmer in Red Planet for Warner Bros. She next appeared in Miramax's Oscar-nominated film Chocolat. She then starred with Guy Pearce in the thriller Memento for which Moss earned an Independent Spirit Award for her performance. She voiced the character Aria in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. She is the lead role in the Lifetime Television pilot written by Michael Sardo called Normal.

Personal life

Moss married fellow actor Steven Roy in 1999. They have two sons, Owen, (born September 2003),[3] and Jaden (born November 2005), and a daughter, Frances Beatrice (born in June 2009). Actress Maria Bello is the godmother of Moss's older son.[4]

Filmography

Film

List of film credits
Year Title Role
1994 The Soft Kill Jane Tanner
Flashfire Meredith Neal
1995 Terrified Tracy also known as Evil Never Sleeps and Toughguy
1996 Sabotage Louise Castle
1997 Lethal Tender Melissa Wilkins
The Secret Life of Algernon Madge Clerisy
1999 The Matrix Trinity Empire Award for Best Newcomer (tied with Damien O'Donnell)
Golden State for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Newcomer
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress
New Blood Leigh
2000 Chocolat Caroline Clairmont Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Red Planet Cmdr. Kate Bowman
Memento Natalie Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Crew Detective Olivia Neal
2003 The Matrix Reloaded Trinity
The Matrix Revolutions Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure
The Animatrix Voice only
2004 Suspect Zero Fran Kulok
2005 The Chumscrubber Jerri Falls
Sledge: The Untold Story Herself/Girlfriend in movie
2006 Fido Helen Robinson Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film
Snow Cake Maggie Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Mini's First Time Diane Droggs Tennan
2007 Disturbia Julie Brecht
Normal Catherine
2008 Fireflies in the Garden Kelly Hanson
2009 Love Hurts Amanda Bingham
2010 Unthinkable Agent Helen Brody
2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Claudia Wolf Antagonist
Knife Fight Penelope

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Dark Justice Tara McDonald
1992 Forever Knight Monica Howard 1992
1993 Matrix Liz Teel 1993
Doorways Laura Unaired TV pilot
Silk Stalkings Lisa/Lanax Bannon
1994 Models Inc. Carrie Spencer
Baywatch Gwen Brown/Mattie Brown
1995 Nowhere Man Karin Stoltz 1995
1996 F/X: The Series Lucinda Scott (1996–1997)
Due South Irene Zuko Episode "Juliet is Bleeding"
Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
2007 Suspect Lt. Chivers TV pilot
2008 Pretty/Handsome Elizabeth Fitzpayne TV pilot
2011 Normal Ann Brown TV pilot
2011–2012 Chuck Gertrude Verbanski Recurring character (4 episodes)
2012 Vegas Katherine O'Connell

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Enter the Matrix Trinity FMV game, motion capture, and voice
2010 Mass Effect 2 Aria T'Loak voice
2012 Mass Effect 3 Aria T'Loak voice[5]

References

  1. ^ "Carrie-Anne Moss – Profile, Latest News and Related Articles". Eonline.com. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ^ "New 'Matrix'-Inspired One Sheet for 'Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  3. ^ "Baby Boom". People magazine. 60 (20). November 17, 2003. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  4. ^ Celebrity Index[dead link]
  5. ^ Mass Effect 3 Voice Cast Revealed

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