Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Mossis a Canadian actress, best known for her role of Trinity in The Matrix trilogy of films beginning with the sci-fi action film The Matrix, her breakthrough film. She has starred in the neo-noir-psychological thriller film Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan, the sci-fi thriller Red Planet, and the romantic drama Chocolat, the indie drama Snow Cake, the Hitchcockian mystery horror-thriller film Disturbiaand the controversial suspense thriller Unthinkable. Moss stars as Jeri Hogarth in the Netflix series Jessica Jones and...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth21 August 1967
CountryCanada
My husband jokes that I'll invite people over for dinner and he won't know who they are or where I met them. But in my work world, I've never really been tempted to tell too much of my story.
People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.
After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.
I tend to play strong characters and people just assume that I would want to play romantic comedies, which I would love to do, but there are other women that do it so great and they maybe couldn't do what I do, play the kind of characters that I play.
I just can't stand the sound of my voice sometimes, or how my face looks. There are always a few times at every premiere when I just have to cover my eyes when I'm up there.
I definitely acknowledge that 'The Matrix' and Trinity had an influence on female action-oriented characters in television and in film. I think it's awesome.
To experience life you have to kind of face a lot of fears.
For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing.
Are you gonna fuel your faith or fuel your fear? I'm all about fueling my faith, especially when it's hard to do so.
I was 30 when I did 'The Matrix.' When you turn 30, your life and your world view change. I remember feeling relieved - it was like I was seeing things in a deeper way.
I don't believe in being typecast. If I believed it, it probably would have happened to me. You attract what you make.
Eventually I want to be a full-time mother who works occasionally - and being an actor you have that freedom.
When I did the first 'Matrix,' after it came out, I had a woman come up to me and just thank me for Trinity because she was an action writer. She said she was getting really good opportunities now.
Where it gets clear for me about the privacy issue is with my kids because they didn't choose this kind of life. I'm an incredibly open person, though - I'll tell anyone anything.