| Carrie-Anne Moss | |
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Moss at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Carrie-Anne Moss August 21, 1967 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Steven Roy (1999–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role of Trinity in The Matrix trilogy. Other notable roles includes Memento, Chocolat, Fido and Unthinkable.
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Carrie-Anne Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia to parents Melvyn and Barbara Moss. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss' mother reportedly named her for The Hollies' 1967 hit song, "Carrie Anne". 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 primetime 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 voice-overs 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. She is the lead role in the Lifetime Television pilot written by Michael Sardo called Normal.
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 (born in June 2009). Moss has never revealed the name of her daughter. Actress Maria Bello is the godmother of Moss's older son.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 Award for Best Actress 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 |
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| The Crew | Detective Olivia Neal | ||
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Trinity | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Trinity | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure | |
| The Animatrix | Trinity | 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 | |
| TBA | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Claudia Wolf |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Dark Justice | Tara McDonald | |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Monica Howard | 1992 |
| 1993 | Matrix | Liz Teel | 1993 |
| Doorways | Laura | Unaired TV pilot | |
| Silk Stalkings | Lisa/Lana 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 "Julien is Bleeding" Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series |
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| 2007 | Suspect | Lt. Chivers | TV pilot |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Elizabeth Fitzpayne | TV pilot |
| 2011 | Normal | Ann Brown | TV pilot |
| Chuck | Gertrude Verbanski | Recurring character |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Trinity | FMV game, motion capture, and voice |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Aria T'Loak | voice |