Carrie- Anne Moss - Biography

Last Editor: gluna				Carrie- Anne Moss Biography -   Name : Carrie- Anne Moss Birth Date : 21 August, 1967 Birth Place : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Height : 5' 8½ Nationality : Canadian Profession : Actor Best known as : PVC-clad Trinity in the movie, The Matrix

Carrie- Anne Moss Trivia -

Attended high school with Gil Bellows. Her husband, 'Steve Roy (II)' , is an actor. Was a character in a television show also named "Matrix" (1993). Has starred with each of the three main actors from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) in separate films: Hugo Weaving in The Matrix (1999), Guy Pearce in Memento (2000) and Terence Stamp in Red Planet (2000). Recommended Joe Pantoliano for Memento (2000) Was named after The Hollies' 1967 song "Carrie Anne", which was on the charts when she was born. Resides in Toronto and Vancouver when she isn't working. Gave birth to her first child, a son, in September 2003. Appeared in three movies with Joe Pantoliano within the space of two years: The Matrix (1999), New Blood (1999) and Memento (2000).

Carrie- Anne Moss Detailed Biography -

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 21, 1967, Moss decided that she wanted to be an actress at an early age. The youngest of two children raised by a single mother, she grew up taking acting classes. At the age of 11, she had joined and starred in school theather, and later studied at Magee, an exclusive secondary college. At the age of 20, she left Canada to pursue a career as a model. She landed assignment in Toronto, Japan and Spain, shot her first of several international magazine covers. She then studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, landing her first acting job in Barcelona, Spain as Tara McDonald in 'Dark Justic (1991), upon her return to North America, she moved to L.A. and was cast on the Aaron Spelling series Models Inc. After making her film debut in 1996's Sabotage, Moss continued to do TV work and appeared in fairly obscure films. Carrie got her big break and rose to international stardom, playing the latex-clad cyber warrior Trinity in the Wachowski brothers' The Matrix. After this Moss was soon in great demand. In 2000 alone, she could be seen in no less than four films, including the action comedy The Crew, Red Planet, and as a bartender with questionable motives in director Christopher Nolan's unconventional breakthrough, Memento. She still enjoys the stage, appearing at the recent production of 'Outward Bound' at the Hudson Theater in Los Angeles.