Carrie-Anne Moss

**Carrie-Anne Moss** (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress. Moss started her career on television, but became famous for her character, Trinity, in _The Matrix_ trilogy.

## Early life

Carrie-Anne Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. Her parents are Barbara and Melvyn Moss. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss' 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. 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.

## Personal life

Moss married American actor Steven Roy in 1999, and they have two sons and a daughter. The family resides in Los Angeles.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994|__|Jane Tanner|||
|1994|_Flashfire_|Meredith Neal|||
|1995|_Terrified_|Tracy|Also known as _Evil Never Sleeps_ and _Toughguy_||
|1996|_Sabotage_|Louise Castle|||
|1997|_Lethal Tender_|Melissa Wilkins|||
|1997|__|Madge Clerisy|||
|1999|__|Trinity|||
|1999|_New Blood_|Leigh|||
|2000|_Chocolat_|Caroline Clairmont|||
|2000|_Red Planet_|Cmdr. Kate Bowman|||
|2000|__|Detective Olivia Neal|||
|2000|_Memento_|Natalie|||
|2003|__|rowspan="3"|Trinity||
|2003|__|Voice only|||
|2003|__||||
|2004|_Suspect Zero_|Fran Kulok|||
|2005|__|Jerri Falls|||
|2005|_Sledge: The Untold Story_|Herself/Girlfriend in movie|||
|2006|_Fido_|Helen Robinson|||
|2006|_Snow Cake_|Maggie|||
|2006|_Mini's First Time_|Diane Drogues-Tennan|||
|2007|_Disturbia_|Julie Brecht|||
|2007|_Normal_|Catherine|||
|2008|_Fireflies in the Garden_|Kelly Hanson|||
|2009|_Love Hurts_|Amanda Bingham|||
|2010|_Unthinkable_|Agent Helen Brody|||
|2012|_Silent Hill: Revelation_|Claudia Wolf|||
|2012|_Knife Fight_|Penelope Nelson|||
|2013|_The Clockwork Girl_|Admiral Wells|Voice||
|2013|_Compulsion_|Saffron|||
|2014|_Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn_|Elena|Voice||
|2014|_Pompeii_|Aurelia|||
|2014|_Elephant Song_|Olivia|||
|2015|_Pirate's Passage_|Kerstin Hawkins|Voice||
|2015|_Unity_|Narrator|Documentary||
|2015|_Frankenstein_|Elizabeth Frankenstein|||
|2016|_Brain on Fire_|Rhona Nack|||
|2017|_The Bye Bye Man_|Detective Shaw|||
|2021|_The Matrix Resurrections_|Trinity|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1991–1993|_Dark Justice_|Tara McDonald|9 episodes||
|1991|_Street Justice_|Jennifer|2 episodes||
|1992|_Forever Knight_|Monica Howard|Episode: "Feeding the Beast"||
|1993|_Matrix_|Liz Teel|13 episodes||
|1993|_Doorways_|Laura|Unaired TV pilot||
|1993|_Silk Stalkings_|Lisa / Lana Bannon|Episode: "The Perfect Alibi"||
|1994–1995|_Models Inc._|Carrie Spencer|28 episodes||
|1994|_Baywatch_|Gwen Brown / Mattie Brown|Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"||
|1995|_Nowhere Man_|Karin Stoltz|Episode: "Something About Her"||
|1996–1997|_F/X: The Series_|Lucinda Scott|17 episodes||
|1996|_Due South_|Irene Zuko|Episode: "Juliet is Bleeding"||
|2007|_Suspect_|Lt. Chivers|TV pilot||
|2008|_Pretty/Handsome_|Elizabeth Fitzpayne|TV pilot||
|2011|_Normal_|Ann Brown|TV pilot||
|2011–2012|_Chuck_|Gertrude Verbanski|4 episodes||
|2012–2013|_Vegas_|Katherine O'Connell|21 episodes||
|2014|_Crossing Lines_|Amanda Andrews|4 episodes||
|2015–present|_Jessica Jones_|rowspan=2|Jeri Hogarth|Main Cast|
|2016|_Daredevil_|Episode: "A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen"|||
|2016-present|_Humans_|Dr Athena Morrow|Main role (second season)||
|2016|_Man Seeking Woman_|Joan Dillon|Episode: "Eel"||
|2017|_Iron Fist_|rowspan=2|Jeri Hogarth|3 episodes|
|2017|_The Defenders_|Episode: "Mean Right Hook"|||

### Video games

|Year|Title|Voice|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|_Enter the Matrix_|Trinity|FMV Motion capture||
|2010|_Mass Effect 2_|rowspan=2|Aria T'Loak|Voice role|
|2012|_Mass Effect 3_|Voice role (also appears in _Omega_)|||
|2022|Horizon Forbidden West|Tilda van der Meer|Voice role||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Nominated work|Award|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997|_Due South_|Gemini Award for Best Guest Actress in a Drama||
|1999|_The Matrix_|Empire Award for Best Newcomer <small>(tied with Damien O'Donnell)</small>||
|1999|_The Matrix_|MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance||
|1999|_The Matrix_|Saturn Award for Best Actress||
|2000|_Chocolat_|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture||
|2000|_Memento_|Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female||
|2000|_Memento_|Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress||
|2003|__|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure||
|2006|_Fido_|Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film||
|2006|_Snow Cake_|Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Carrie-Anne Moss May 2016.jpg
- **caption**: Moss at the 2016 Peabody Awards
- **birth place**: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- **nationality**: Canadian • American
- **spouse**: Steven Roy (1999–present)
- **children**: 3
- **occupation**: Actress
- **height**: 174 cm
- **years active**: 1988–present