Who is Elisabeth Moss?
Elisabeth Moss is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the AMC series “Mad Men” (2007), Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale” (2017), and other films like “The One I Love” (2014) and “The Invisible Man” (2020)
Elisabeth Moss’ full name is Elisabeth Singleton Moss. She was born on July 24, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is 40 years old as of November 2022.
Elisabeth Moss’ parents
Elisabeth Moss was born to Ronald Charles Moss (father) and Linda Moss (mother). Both her parents are musicians. According to reports, Ronald and Linda separated when Elisabeth was young. However, it is unclear the kind of relationship Elisabeth has with her father as she never mentions him in her interviews and speeches.
About Elisabeth Moss’ father- Ronald Charles Moss
Ronald Charles Moss, popularly known as Ron Moss is of British descent. He was born on May 20, 1944. He is 78 years old as of November 2022. He manages Jazz musicians and is a lifelong member of the Church of Scientology. He got married to Linda Moss (Elisabeth Moss’ mother) and they have two children together.
About Elisabeth Moss’ mother- Linda Moss
Linda Moss (née Erksom) is of Swedish descent. She is a musician who plays Blues and Jazz professionally. She got married to Ronald Charles Moss (Elisabeth Moss’ father) and they have two children together. Elisabeth refers to her mum as her idol and her number one heroine. She also refers to her as the toughest and strongest woman ever.
Elisabeth Moss’ siblings
Elisabeth Moss was born as the eldest of two children to her parents. According to reports, through her father’s second marriage, Elisabeth inherited two half-siblings. Altogether, she has three siblings. They include Freddie Moss, Julie Moss Seijo, and Derek Charles Moss.
a. Freddie Moss
Freddie Moss is Elisabeth Moss’ half-brother. There is no other information about him.
b. Julie Moss Seijo
Julie Moss Seijo is the older half-sibling of Elisabeth Moss. She is happily married and with two children. Aside from this, no other information is known about her.
c. Derek Moss
Derek Moss is the younger biological brother of Elisabeth Moss. He is an American actor and film director. He has appeared in movies including “Burning An Illusion” (1981) and “Enemy at the Door” (1978). Not much else is known about him.
Elisabeth Moss’ marriage and wedding
As of the time of publishing this article (November 2022), Elisabeth Moss is still divorced and does not have a husband. The “Invisible Man” actress has been married and divorced once. She got married to American actor Fred Armisen in 2009 and filed for divorce in September 2010, after barely a year of their marriage. Their divorce was finalized in 2011. From all indications, it seemed Moss and her ex-husband Fred Armisen had a difficult marraige.
List of Elisabeth Moss’ boyfriends
Aside from getting married to Fred Armisen, Elisabeth Moss has also been linked to a few famous men. Below is a list of the men Elisabeth Moss has dated. The list also includes her ex-husband Fred Armisen.
- Elisabeth Moss got married to Fred Armisen in 2009.
- Elisabeth Moss dated Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw in 2012.
- Elisabeth Moss was rumoured to have dated Tom Hiddleston in 2016.
- Elisabeth Moss was rumoured to have dated Tom Cruise in 2020.
About Elisabeth Moss’ and Fred Armisen’s marriage
Fred Armisen is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and musician. He is also popular for being the ex-husband of Elisabeth Moss. He was born on December 4, 1966, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. He is 55 years old as of November 2022.
Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen met in October 2008 when Elisabeth’s “Mad Men” co-star Jon Hamm hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time. Three months later, the pair revealed they were engaged. They got married in October 2009 in front of friends and family at The Foundry in Long Island City, New York, United States.
It was the second marriage for Fred Armisen and the first for Moss. Despite what started as a fairytale romance, the couple separated in June 2010 and Moss filed for divorce in September. Their divorce was finalized in May 2011. Following their divorce, fans speculated that Elisabeth Moss’ devotion to the Church of Scientology had something to do with her divorce.
Speaking about her divorce, Elisabeth Moss said in a statement:
One of the greatest things I heard someone say about him is he’s so great at doing impersonations”. But the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person. To me, that sums it up.
Following Elisabeth Moss’ statement, Fred Armisen accepted the responsibility for their divorce. While in an interview with Howard Stern in January 2013, he admitted to being a terrible husband.
He said:
I think I was a terrible husband. I think I’m a terrible boyfriend. I want it all fast. I want to be married. The amount of girls I’ve lived with right away and then somewhere around a year or two years. I get freaked out…I feel bad for everyone I’ve gone out with.
While neither of them spoke in detail about what went wrong in their marriage, Elisabeth Moss has described her marriage to Fred Armisen as “extremely traumatic, awful and horrible”.
In an interview with Los Angeles Times in 2014 she said:
I’m glad that it didn’t happen when I was 50. I’m glad I didn’t have kids. And I got that out of the way.
She also explained that she was young and hadn’t realized her immaturity, noting that the separation turned out for the best.
About Elisabeth Moss’ and Adam Arkapaw’s relationship
Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He was born in Bowral, Australia. He is best known for his work on the TV series “Top of the Lake” and “True Detective” for which he has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
After her divorce from ex-husband Fred Armisen, Elisabeth Moss went on to date Adam Arkapaw. The pair were first spotted at the Sydney Film Festival events and the after-parties. During the course of their relationship, Moss never shared in-depth details about her new beau apart from describing him as being able to capture beauty and being very good at bringing light into the world.
Not much is known about their relationship as they reportedly broke up in 2015. In an interview with Marie Claire in 2019, the actress talked about her notion of relationships.
She said:
I learned you just don’t talk about it. Who really gives a s—t whether or not I’m dating anyone? I hate to put that importance on it. I cringe a little.
About Elisabeth Moss’ rumoured relationship with Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is an American actor. He was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, United States. He is 60 years old as of November 2022.
In December 2020, rumours that Elisabeth Moss was engaged to veteran actor Tom Cruise intensified when a magazine ran a cover story about the two actors dating. The cover report included a photo of Cruise with a blonde woman speculated to be Elisabeth Moss. According to reports, the pair had known each other for a long time because they both belong to the Church of Scientology. However, the actress not only debunked the rumours but also stated that the photo of the blonde woman Cruise was with was never her.
She said:
I saw it on the cover of one of the gossip magazines, and I was like, I’ve never had that haircut. It was supposed to be a picture of the two of us and I was like “I’ve never styled my hair like that”. It’s clearly not me.
Elisabeth Moss’ children
As of the time of publishing this article (November 2022), Elisabeth Moss does not have any children yet. The actress has always expressed interest in becoming a mother at some point in her life.
She once stated that she fancied the idea of passing on what her mother taught her. She also acknowledged that she didn’t know if motherhood would be for her, but it has always been on her mind.
