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Carrie-Anne Moss - Biography |
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Carrie-Anne Moss was born August 21,
1967 in Vancouver, Canada. She was named after the Hollies' hit 1967 song,
"Carrie-Anne." Carrie-Anne is the younger of two chilren and was raised on
the Canadian West Coast by her single mother, Barbara.
Carrie-Anne always wanted to pursue acting, and at age 11 she made her
acting debut in the Vancouver children's musical theater. Her high school
years were spent at Magee Secondary School, where she toured Europe with
the school choir.
After working as a waitress in Vancouver and model in Toronto, Carrie-Anne
became the first member of her family to leave Canada, and set off to
Europe at the age of 20 to pursue modeling. Modeling took her from Europe
to Japan and back, and eventually led to her first break in acting; a role
in the CBS television series Dark Justice in 1991, filmed in Barcelona.
She came to the US when Dark Justice relocated to LA. Moving to the states
proved to be beneficial when Carrie-Anne landed a roll in Outward Bound,
at the Hudson Theater.
In the years following Dark Justice, Carrie-Anne appeared in TV's
Nightmare Café, Forever Knight, and Street Justice, Silk Stalkings, L.A.
Law, The Matrix (which had no relation to the hit movie), and Baywatch.
The small appearances on TV shows finally led to a role on a Spelling
television production, the drama Models Inc.. Following the short-lived
series, Carrie-Anne was still waiting for her big break, especially after
small roles in films like The Soft Kill (in which she had a topless
scene), Terrified, co-starring Heather Graham, Sabotage, Lethal Tender,
and The Secret Life of Algernon.
Finally, after six auditions for a little sci-fi film called The Matrix,
Carrie-Anne proved to the film's directors that she could undergo the
grueling physical work for the film, and was the perfect face and talent
for the role. Once audiences laid eyes on Carrie-Anne as Trinity in The
Matrix, it was clear the world had a new sci-fi cyber woman to fulfill
every moviegoer's fantasy.
Named Best Actress in a Leading Role with a Golden State Award for The
Matrix, Carrie-Anne expanded her film roles in projects like The Crew,
Memento, Red Planet, and the critically-acclaimed Chocolat, all in the
year 2000.
Carrie-Anne went on to complete The Matrix trilogy alongside Keanu Reeves.
Both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions were highly
successful.
Carrie-Anne is currently married to Steven Roy and they have one son. |
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Carrie-Anne Moss - Personal Quotes |
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"After The Matrix (1999), I
cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize
me".
"I won't play another character like her [Trinity], out of respect
to her and out of respect to the film. I wouldn't play a
leather-clad kicking butt girl. It just wouldn't make any sense to
me. It would be like cheating. It wouldn't be right … I'm not sad
that it's over. I completed it. It was a really intense, awesome
experience and I feel I completed it. So I'm happy to be moving on
to other things." |
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Carrie-Anne Moss - Filmography |
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Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
.... Kelly Hanson
Suspect (2007) (TV) .... Lt. Chivers
Disturbia (2007) .... Julie
Fido (2006) .... Helen Robinson
Mini's First Time (2006) .... Diane
Snow Cake (2006) .... Maggie
The Chumscrubber (2005) .... Jerri Falls
Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) .... Girlfriend
Suspect Zero (2004) .... Fran Kulok
... aka Suspect 0 (Philippines: English title)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) .... Trinity
... aka The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX
version (promotional title))
Kid's Story (2003) (voice) .... Trinity
... aka The Animatrix: Kid's Story (USA: series title)
Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG) .... Trinity
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) .... Trinity
... aka The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version
(promotional title))
A Detective Story (2003) (voice) .... Trinity
... aka The Animatrix: A Detective Story (USA: series title)
The Animatrix (2003) (V) (voice) .... Trinity (segments "Kid's
Story" and "A Detective Story")
Chocolat (2000) .... Caroline Clairmont
Red Planet (2000) .... Cmdr. Kate Bowman
Memento (2000) .... Natalie
The Crew (2000/I) .... Detective Olivia Neal
The Matrix (1999) .... Trinity
New Blood (1999) .... Leigh
"Viper" .... Stacy Taylor (1 episode, 1997)
- Triple Cross (1997) TV Episode .... Stacy Taylor
Lethal Tender (1997) (as Carrie Anne Moss) .... Melissa Wilkins
... aka Deadly Currents
The Secret Life of Algernon (1997) .... Madge Clerisy
"F/X: The Series" (1996) TV Series .... Lucinda Scott (unknown
episodes, 1996-1997)
Sabotage (1996) .... Louise Castle
"Spider-Man" .... Additional Voices (2 episodes, 1996)
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3: Attack of the Octobot (1996) TV
Episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2: Make a Wish (1996) TV Episode
(voice) .... Additional Voices
"Due South" .... Irene Zuko (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Direction: Sud (Canada: French title)
- Juliet Is Bleeding (1996) TV Episode .... Irene Zuko
364 Girls a Year (1996)
... aka The Last Bachelor
"Nowhere Man" .... Karin Stoltz (1 episode, 1995)
- Something About Her (1995) TV Episode .... Karin Stoltz
"Models Inc." .... Carrie Spencer (29 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Sometimes a Great Commotion (1995) TV Episode .... Carrie Spencer
- Exposure (1995) TV Episode .... Carrie Spencer
- By Crook or by Hook (1995) TV Episode .... Carrie Spencer
- Adam's Family Values (1995) TV Episode .... Carrie Spencer
- Really Big Problems (1995) TV Episode .... Carrie Spencer
(24 more)
Toughguy (1995) .... Tracy
... aka Evil Never Sleeps (UK: DVD title)
... aka Terrified
"Baywatch" .... Gwen Brown / ... (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Mirror, Mirror (1994) TV Episode .... Gwen Brown/Mattie Brown
The Soft Kill (1994) .... Jane Tanner
"L.A. Law" .... Woman Driving the Jeep (1 episode, 1993)
- Pacific Rimshot (1993) TV Episode .... Woman Driving the Jeep
"Silk Stalkings" .... Lana Bannon / ... (1 episode, 1993)
- The Perfect Alibi (1993) TV Episode .... Lisa/Lana Bannon
"Matrix" .... Liz Teel (13 episodes, 1993)
- The Yellow Chamber (1993) TV Episode .... Liz Teel
- Lapses in Memory (1993) TV Episode .... Liz Teel
- Shadows from the Past (1993) TV Episode .... Liz Teel
- Conviction of His Courage (1993) TV Episode .... Liz Teel
- Love Kills (1993) TV Episode .... Liz Teel
(8 more)
"Street Justice" .... Jennifer (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
- A Sense of Duty (1993) TV Episode .... Jennifer
- Kid Stuff (1991) TV Episode (as Carrie Ann Moss) .... Jennifer
Doorways (1993) (TV)
Flashfire (1993) .... Meredith Neal
... aka August Fires (USA: TV title)
"Forever Knight" .... Monica Howard (1 episode, 1992)
- Feeding the Beast (1992) TV Episode .... Monica Howard
"Nightmare Cafe" .... Amanda (1 episode, 1992)
- Nightmare Cafe (1992) TV Episode .... Amanda
"Dark Justice" .... Tara McDonald / ... (3 episodes, 1991-1993)
- Diplomatic Immunity (1991) TV Episode .... Tara McDonald
- Brother Mine (1991) TV Episode .... Tara McDonald
- Nowhere to Hide (1991) TV Episode .... Tara
"The Hitchhiker" .... Lookalike (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK)
... aka Voyageur, Le (France)
- My Enemy (1989) TV Episode .... Lookalike |
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Carrie-Anne Moss - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Carrie-Anne Moss
YouTube: Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss at Babemania.com
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