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name: "Rachel Brosnahan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rachel-brosnahan"
fi1m_id: "rachel-brosnahan"
imdb_id: "nm3014031"
tmdb_id: 993774
wikidata_id: "Q15937109"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 July 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T15:44:28.118876+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."
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# Rachel Brosnahan

## Identity

Rachel Brosnahan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rachel-brosnahan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rachel-brosnahan
- **IMDb ID:** nm3014031
- **TMDB ID:** 993774
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15937109
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Brosnahan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15937109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3014031/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/993774

Actor. Born 12 July 1990 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 July 1990, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** 레이철 브로스너핸, Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan, Ρέιτσελ Ελίζαμπεθ Μπρόσναχαν,  レイチェル・ブロスナハン, رايتشل بروسنهان
- **Golden Globes:** 2 Golden Globes (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $741m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Brosnahan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15937109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3014031/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/993774

## Coming up

- *Man of Tomorrow* (2027-07-07), as Lois Lane

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md) (76), [*The Courier*](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md) (67), [*The Amateur*](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md) (54)
- **HBO Max:** [*Superman*](https://film.one/film/superman.md) (66)

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

## Fi1m on Rachel Brosnahan

> Rachel Brosnahan talks faster than almost anyone on screen and never lets the speed hide the person doing it. In *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* that voice carried a series for five seasons; in *Superman* it gets one scene, and it is the best in the film.

Early in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Midge Maisel's husband walks out, and she goes downtown to the club where he used to perform other people's material, gets up drunk, and is better at it than he ever was. It is the moment the whole series stands on, and Brosnahan does not play it as a triumph. What she puts on Midge's face is relief, as if she has finally found the room where all that speed is wanted. We were surprised by how much we wanted her to be good, and the surprise was her doing: in the scenes before it she had already shown us, without a line to say so, what the tidy life had cost.

The trick is that the talking never covers for the person. Amy Sherman-Palladino, who made her name with *Gilmore Girls*, writes dialogue at a pace that turns most actors into delivery systems, and much of the *Maisel* cast ends up sounding alike. Brosnahan does not. Midge is vain, tactless, rich and certain, and Brosnahan plays every one of those things straight, never asking to be liked and never winking at us over the character's head. Across five seasons, alongside Alex Borstein and under Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, that was the show's one dependable asset. By the end it was also its problem. We knew the rhythm of every line before it arrived, and the rhythm was hers.

It took a while to get there. She spent her university years in guest parts on *Gossip Girl*, *Grey's Anatomy* and *CSI: Miami*, then a small role that grew into a recurring one as Rachel Posner in *House of Cards* (2013–15), and a period part as Abby Isaacs in *Manhattan* (2014). Those were dramatic jobs, and nothing in them announced a comic. Then Sherman-Palladino handed her a microphone.

*Superman* (2025) is the test of whether the voice travels, and the answer is partly. James Gunn's Lois Lane is quicker than David Corenswet's Superman and knows it, and the film's best written scene is the two of them on a sofa in her flat, arguing about what he did and why. Nobody flies. Nothing blows up. Brosnahan is at her best there, pressing and interrupting and refusing the easy answer, and then the film goes back to adding characters and crises until the last act is mostly noise, and there is less for her to do in the rest of it than that scene suggests there could be.

*The Amateur* (2025) puts her in a thriller, as Sarah, and we will see. On present evidence she is best served by a writer who trusts a room with two people in it and lets one of them talk. Sherman-Palladino gave her five seasons of that. Gunn gave her one scene. Somebody should give her a whole film.

## Biography

Rachel Brosnahan is an American actress. She was born on 12 July 1990 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and trained at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2012.

She is known for her role as Miriam 'Midge' Maisel in the series *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Earlier television work includes a recurring role in *House of Cards* (2013–2015). Her film credits include *Beautiful Creatures* (2013), *The Finest Hours* (2016) and *Patriots Day* (2016). She plays Lois Lane in *Superman* (2025).

Brosnahan made her Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of *The Big Knife* and appeared in the 2016 off-Broadway production of *Othello*.

*Sources: dc.com, cbsnews.com, britannica.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Superman* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Lois Lane — [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *The Amateur* (2025), Fi1m 54, as Sarah — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *The Courier* (2020), Fi1m 67, as Emily Donovan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Miriam 'Midge' Maisel — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Olive Kitteridge* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Patty Howe — [page](https://film.one/tv/olive-kitteridge.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Man of Tomorrow* (2027), as Lois Lane
- *Superman* (2025), as Lois Lane — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *The Amateur* (2025), as Sarah — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *Dead for a Dollar* (2022), as Rachel Kidd
- *Yearly Departed* (2021), Producer
- *Yearly Departed* (2020), Executive Producer
- *I'm Your Woman* (2020), as Jean · Producer
- *50 States of Fright* (2020), series, as Heather
- *The Courier* (2020), as Emily Donovan — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-courier.md)
- *Spies in Disguise* (2019), as Wendy (voice)
- *Paris to Pittsburgh* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *Change in the Air* (2018), as Wren Miller
- *Fifteen Years Later* (2018), as Amy
- *Boomtown* (2017), as Jamie
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, as Miriam 'Midge' Maisel — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Patriots Day* (2016), as Jessica Kensky
- *Crisis in Six Scenes* (2016), series, as Ellie
- *Elena of Avalor* (2016), series, as Princess Chloe (voice)
- *Burn Country* (2016), as Sandra
- *The Finest Hours* (2016), as Bea Hansen
- *James White* (2015), as Ellen
- *Louder Than Bombs* (2015), as Erin
- *The Dovekeepers* (2015), series, as Yael
- *I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone)* (2014), as Nell Fitzpatrick
- *Olive Kitteridge* (2014), series, as Patty Howe — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/olive-kitteridge.md)
- *Manhattan* (2014), series, as Abby Isaacs
- *Basically* (2014), as Shandy Pickles
- *The Smut Locker* (2014), as Jamie White
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Jolene — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Munchausen* (2013), as Girl
- *A New York Heartbeat* (2013), as Tamara
- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), series, as Little Allie — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *Care* (2013), as Drea
- *Beautiful Creatures* (2013), as Genevieve Duchannes
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Rachel Posner, Call Girl
- *Nor'easter* (2012), as Abby Green
- *Adrift* (2012), as Alex
- *Coming Up Roses* (2011), as Alice
- *The Truth About Average Guys* (2009), as Molly
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Caitlin Fenton — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *The Unborn* (2009), as Lisa
- *In Treatment* (2008), series, as Eating Disorder Girl
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, as Girl
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Brian Weston — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Melanie Garland
- *Untitled Kate Spade Documentary*, Director, Producer
- *Lear Rex*, as Regan
- *Othello*, as Desdemona
- *Helen & Teacher*, as Anne Sullivan
- *Prism*, series, Executive Producer
- *Saturn Return*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![A picture of the main cast of the marvelous mrs. Maisel (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-2191b7ed32be.jpg) A picture of the main cast of the marvelous mrs. Maisel (2018) — Peabody Awards, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Cast_of_Marvelous_Mrs._Maisel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-496ae692e853.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Rachel_Brosnahan_%282024%29.jpg/1280px-Rachel_Brosnahan_%282024%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Beautiful Creatures, Manhattan, and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. NYC Dec '16. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-1fe0a882e178.jpg) Star of Beautiful Creatures, Manhattan, and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. NYC Dec '16. (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Rachel_Brosnahan_%2831223568862%29.jpg/1280px-Rachel_Brosnahan_%2831223568862%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![American actress Rachel Brosnahan at the premiere of Superman in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-05f7b58ebd31.png) American actress Rachel Brosnahan at the premiere of Superman in 2025 — User:Patrick Cristiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Rachel_Brosnahan_2025.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-71c0413552d8.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-cbe39b07e922.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-27b1dea352fb.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB
- ![Actress Rachel Brosnahan at the TCA/CTAM press tour event and the special panel event at the Paley Center on July 9, 2014](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-1457e1bf033e.jpg) Actress Rachel Brosnahan at the TCA/CTAM press tour event and the special panel event at the Paley Center on July 9, 2014 — Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Rachel_Brosnahan_July_9%2C_2014.jpg/1280px-Rachel_Brosnahan_July_9%2C_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-f45d2ffe72c8.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-3f06ec7f83bf.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Brosnahan](https://film.one/media/person/8254/gallery-790492098035.jpg) Rachel Brosnahan — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 2018: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*
- 2017: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (won), for *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2018: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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