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Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss (1967- )
Canadian actress Carrie-Anne Moss rose to fame after appearing as the character Trinity in the three 'Matrix' movies.
Named after a Song
Born on August 21st, 1967, Carrie-Anne grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was named Carrie-Anne after the catchy 1967 song of the same name, which was made popular by The Hollies.
Models Inc.
Aged 20, Carrie-Anne went to Europe as an aspiring model, but soon began to concentrate on acting. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1988. Carrie-Anne returned to Europe and got her first big break when she appeared as a regular in Spanish TV drama series, 'Dark Justice', in 1991. The first season was originally filmed in Barcelona, but the second was shot in Los Angeles, where Carrie-Anne also appeared in the play, 'Outward Bound', at the Hudson Theater.
Carrie-Anne also appeared in many TV ads, and her acting experience was quite broad by the time she was chosen to appear in 'Models Inc.'. A spin-off of the popular American soap opera, 'Melrose Place', Carrie-Anne used her own modeling experience to play the model Carrie Spencer in the series that was shown in 1994-95. The early to mid-'90s also Carrie-Anne secure parts in some of the most popular TV series of the time, including 'L.A. Law', 'Baywatch', and 'Due South'. Ironically, Carrie-Anne played a character in a Canadian TV series called 'Matrix' in 1993.
Matrix Stardom
Though not a household name when cast as the leather-clad Trinity in the cult 1999 movie, 'The Matrix', Carrie-Anne made the role her own. In love with Neo (played by Keanu Reeves), Trinity was a cool character, and has become one of the great fantasy film heroines of the past twenty years. Carrie-Anne reprised the role of Trinity in 'The Matrix Reloaded' and 'The Matrix Revolutions' in 2003. Other Carrie-Anne film appearances include 'Chocolat', 'Memento', and 'Fido'.
Carrie-Anne Moss married actor/director/writer Steven Roy in 1999, and they have three children - two boys and a girl. Carrie-Anne likes to keep her private life private, especially in regard to giving out information about her children.
Carrie-Anne's Respect for Trinity
A vegan, Carrie-Anne has stated that she would never play another character like Trinity again. She explained that: "I wouldn't play another character like Trinity out of respect to her and respect to the film. I don't want to be the leather-clad, kicking-butt girl with another name."
- Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.
Carrie-Anne Moss Filmography
(most recent films listed first)
Elephant Song (2014)
Pompeii (2014/I)
The Clockwork Girl (voice) (2014)
Compulsion (2013/I)
Treading Water (2012)
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
Knife Fight (2012)
Unthinkable (2011)
Love Hurts (2009/I)
Fireflies In The Garden (2008)
Normal (2007)
Disturbia (2007)
Fido (2006)
Mini's First Time (2006)
Snow Cake (2006)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
Suspect Zero (2004)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Animatrix (voice) (2003)
Chocolat (2000)
Red Planet (2000)
Memento (2000)
The Crew (2000)
New Blood (2000)
The Matrix (1999)
The Secret Life Of Algernon (1997)
Lethal Tender (1997)
Sabotage (1996)
Terrified (1995)
The Soft Kill (1994)
Flashfire (1994)
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