---
name: "Carrie-Anne Moss"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carrie-anne-moss"
fi1m_id: "carrie-anne-moss"
imdb_id: "nm0005251"
tmdb_id: 530
wikidata_id: "Q206890"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 August 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-22T02:42:32.946553+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carrie-Anne Moss

## Identity

Carrie-Anne Moss

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carrie-anne-moss
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carrie-anne-moss
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005251
- **TMDB ID:** 530
- **Wikidata ID:** Q206890
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie-Anne_Moss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206890, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/530

Actor. Born 21 August 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 August 1967, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Carrie Anne Moss, Carrie-Ann Moss, Carrie Ann Moss
- **Frequently works with:** [Keanu Reeves](https://film.one/person/keanu-reeves.md), [Lana Wachowski](https://film.one/person/lana-wachowski.md), [Hugo Weaving](https://film.one/person/hugo-weaving.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [Laurence Fishburne](https://film.one/person/laurence-fishburne.md), [Lilly Wachowski](https://film.one/person/lilly-wachowski.md), [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://film.one/person/jada-pinkett-smith.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 64 (4), 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 67 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Science Fiction 4, Adventure 3, Thriller 3, Drama 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,976m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie-Anne_Moss, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206890, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/530

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Matrix*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md) (88), [*The Matrix Reloaded*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md) (60), [*The Matrix Revolutions*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md) (46)
- **Disney+:** [*Memento*](https://film.one/film/memento.md) (88)
- **Hulu:** [*Chocolat*](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Carrie-Anne Moss

> Carrie-Anne Moss makes demanding action look controlled and elaborate styling feel natural. We rate her most for the warmth she brings to Trinity in *The Matrix*, giving us someone to care about amid the explanations.

Trinity's clothes in *The Matrix* (1999) are theatrical; Carrie-Anne Moss seems entirely at ease in them. Her composure makes Kym Barrett's costumes feel natural, and her precise physical work gives Trinity an authority that needs little explanation. We were moved by the warmth between Moss and Keanu Reeves, because their connection gives us people to care about amid the Wachowskis' explanations. The screenplay could spend more time with them and less on telling us how its world works.

Owen Paterson's severe production design makes the setting oppressive. The severity suits the film's concern with control, though Barrett's costumes offer a welcome relief from so much seriousness. She allows the film some pleasure in its own theatricality, while the chemistry with Reeves keeps the human stakes clear. Moss has described *The Matrix* simply: "I understood it from a feeling place; it was a love story."

*The Matrix* was her breakthrough; *Memento* (2000) followed with a different use for her abilities. As Natalie in Christopher Nolan's thriller, she brings emotional complexity to a supporting part. Science fiction and thrillers recur throughout her work, and physically demanding roles ask for the stamina and accuracy she supplied as Trinity. We would be sorry if that became all a casting director saw in her. Her toughness is more interesting when a part also allows her to be vulnerable.

Television gave her another prominent stretch as Jeri Hogarth in *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015). She returned to Trinity in *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021), a reminder of how firmly that role has stayed with her. Her later projects include *The Acolyte* (2024) and *FUBAR* (2025), continuing the prominent stretch of screen work that began in the mid-2010s. We recommend *The Matrix* for the warmth Moss and Reeves bring to it, with the warning that its explanations are not always so appealing.

## Biography

Carrie-Anne Moss is a Canadian actress. Born on 21 August 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia, she began her career with modelling work in Japan and Spain before securing early television roles including in *Dark Justice*.

She rose to prominence playing Trinity in *The Matrix* (1999) and reprised the role in the sequels *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003) and *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021). Other notable film roles include Natalie in *Memento* (2000), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and appearances in *Chocolat* (2000), *Disturbia* (2007) and *Pompeii* (2014). She portrayed Jeri Hogarth in the Netflix Marvel series *Jessica Jones*, *Daredevil* and *Iron Fist*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, matrix.fandom.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021), Fi1m 66, as Trinity / Tiffany — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-resurrections.md)
- *Humans* (2015), Fi1m 74, as Dr. Athena Morrow — [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), Fi1m 60, as Trinity — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md)
- *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), Fi1m 46, as Trinity — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md)
- *Chocolat* (2000), Fi1m 60, as Caroline Clairmont — [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *Memento* (2000), Fi1m 88, as Natalie — [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Trinity — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *YAGA* (2026), series, as Katherine · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/yaga.md)
- *Die Alone* (2024), as Mae
- *The Acolyte* (2024), series, as Master Indara
- *Accidental Texan* (2024), as Faye
- *FUBAR* (2023), series, as Greta Nelso
- *The Matrix Resurrections* (2021), as Trinity / Tiffany — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-resurrections.md)
- *Power for Pollinators* (2020), as Narrator
- *Wisting* (2019), series, as FBI Special Agent Maggie Griffin, FBI Special Agent Maggie Griffin (voice)
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, as Rebecca Pruitt
- *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, as Jeryn "Jeri" Hogarth
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), series, as Jeryn "Jeri" Hogarth
- *Brain on Fire* (2017), as Rhona Nack
- *The Bye Bye Man* (2017), as Det. Shaw
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, as Jeryn 'Jeri' Hogarth
- *Frankenstein* (2015), as Elizabeth Frankenstein
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Humans* (2015), series, as Dr. Athena Morrow — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Jeri Hogarth — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Elephant Song* (2015), as Olivia
- *Man Seeking Woman* (2015), series, as Joan Dillon
- *Pirate's Passage* (2015), as Kerstin Hawkins (voice)
- *Pompeii* (2014), as Aurelia
- *The Clockwork Girl* (2014), as Admiral Wells (voice) · Associate Producer
- *Treading Water* (2013), as Catherine
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Amanda Andrews, Amanda Andrews (voice)
- *Compulsion* (2013), as Saffron
- *Knife Fight* (2013), as Penelope Nelson
- *Silent Hill: Revelation 3D* (2012), as Claudia Wolf
- *Vegas* (2012), series, as Katherine O'Connell
- *Unthinkable* (2010), as Agent Helen Brody
- *Love Hurts* (2009), as Amanda Bingham
- *Fireflies in the Garden* (2008), as Kelly Hanson
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Gertrude Verbanski — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Normal* (2007), as Catherine
- *Disturbia* (2007), as Julie
- *Snow Cake* (2006), as Maggie
- *Fido* (2006), as Helen Robinson
- *Mini's First Time* (2006), as Diane Droggs Tennan
- *The Chumscrubber* (2005), as Jerri Falls
- *Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix* (2004), as Trinity
- *Suspect Zero* (2004), as Fran Kulok
- *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), as Trinity — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md)
- *Kid's Story* (2003), as Trinity (voice)
- *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), as Trinity — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md)
- *The Animatrix* (2003), as Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
- *A Detective Story* (2003), as Trinity (voice)
- *The Animatrix* (2003), series, as Trinity (voice)
- *Chocolat* (2000), as Caroline Clairmont — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *Red Planet* (2000), as Cmdr. Kate Bowman
- *Memento* (2000), as Natalie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/memento.md)
- *The Crew* (2000), as Detective Olivia Neal
- *New Blood* (1999), as Leigh
- *The Matrix* (1999), as Trinity — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)
- *The Secret Life of Algernon* (1997), as Madge Clerisy
- *Lethal Tender* (1997), as Melissa Wilkins
- *FX: The Series* (1996), series, as Lucinda Scott
- *FX - Final Illusion* (1996), as Lucinda Scott (archive footage)
- *Sabotage* (1996), as Louise Castle
- *364 Girls A Year* (1996), as Sharnella Blackstone
- *Nowhere Man* (1995), series, as Karin Stoltz
- *Terrified* (1995), as Tracy
- *The Soft Kill* (1994), as Jane Tanner
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Irene Zuko
- *Flashfire* (1994), as Meredith Neal
- *Models Inc.* (1994), series, as Carrie Spencer
- *Viper* (1994), series, as Stacy Taylor
- *Doorways* (1993), as Laura
- *Matrix* (1993), series, as Liz Teel
- *Forever Knight* (1992), series, Actor
- *Nightmare Cafe* (1992), series, as Amanda
- *Dark Justice* (1991), series, Actor
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Woman Driving the Jeep
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Lookalike
- *Pretty/Handsome*, series, as Elizabeth Fitzpayne
- *Doorways*, series, as Laura
- *Face*, as Mrs. Foster
- *Claire*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-432b53bfede6.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Carrie-Anne_Moss_07_TIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![This photo includes Actors Carrie-Anne Moss and Krysten Ritter, EVP of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb, Creator of Jessica Jones Brian Michael Bendis, Series Creato (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-f225986f0de7.jpg) This photo includes Actors Carrie-Anne Moss and Krysten Ritter, EVP of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb, Creator of Jessica Jones Brian Michael Bendis, Series Creato (2016) — (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Krysten_Ritter%2C_Jeph_Loeb%2C_Michael_Bendis_and_Melissa_Rosenberg_at_the_75th_Annual_Peabody_Awards_for_Marvel%27s_Jessica_Jones.jpg/1280px-Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Krysten_Ritter%2C_Jeph_Loeb%2C_Michael_Bendis_and_Melissa_Rosenberg_at_the_75th_Annual_Peabody_Awards_for_Marvel%27s_Jessica_Jones.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the New York Institute of Technology's aud](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-8ccc29027bc9.jpg) This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the New York Institute of Technology's aud — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_May_2016.jpg/1280px-Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_May_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg, Krysten Ritter and Eric Deggans. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-270f45b0b5fe.jpg) This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg, Krysten Ritter and Eric Deggans. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18 (2016) — (Photo/Jana Lynn French/ Peabody, jjlynnf@gmail.com in New York City, New York on Wednesday, May 18, 2016), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg%2C_Krysten_Ritter_and_Eric_Deggans_on-stage_at_Peabody%27s_%22Marvel%27s_Jessica_Jones%22_Night.jpg/1280px-Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg%2C_Krysten_Ritter_and_Eric_Deggans_on-stage_at_Peabody%27s_%22Marvel%27s_Jessica_Jones%22_Night.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-2e77902a57cd.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-56f557c7e114.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-fbc133e9909c.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB
- ![This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg and Krysten Ritter. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the ](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-07b08bdd726a.jpg) This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg and Krysten Ritter. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the  — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg_and_Krysten_Ritter%2C_May_18%2C_2016.jpg/1280px-Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg_and_Krysten_Ritter%2C_May_18%2C_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg and Krysten Ritter. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the ](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-7a598e66adda.jpg) This photo includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Melissa Rosenberg and Krysten Ritter. Peabody's "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Night was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the  — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg_and_Krysten_Ritter%2C_May_2016.jpg/1280px-Carrie-Anne_Moss%2C_Melissa_Rosenberg_and_Krysten_Ritter%2C_May_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-19e181348f70.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-e23b1a1e0994.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB
- ![Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/media/person/88202/gallery-121198940280.jpg) Carrie-Anne Moss — Image via TMDB

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