Random Things You Didn't Know About Elisabeth Moss (11 items)

(#9) She's A Cat Lady

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Moss has two cats named Ethel and Lucy. During a phone interview, she once told a journalist, "I was actually just thinking that it was sad that I was on my phone right now, because [my cats] are doing something really cute and I wanted to take their picture."
Her Instagram features photos of her beloved felines. "I’ve become the cat lady that I always knew I would," she told Sharp.
(#3) Some Say Her Activism Is Contradictory To Her Scientologist Beliefs

Through her work on The Handmaid's Tale, a dystopian drama with major social and political commentary, Moss has become an unlikely activist.
"I'm a staunch believer in women's rights," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't really give a sh*t about anybody who isn't."
Some have criticized Moss's advocacy efforts, however, since they feel her activist views contradict her faith. The Handmaid's Tale takes place in a secret, oppressive society - these adjectives also reportedly describe Scientology. Since Moss no longer comments on her religion, it's difficult to gauge if this public opinion has affected her.
(#11) She Throws Herself Into Her Acting Roles

Costars have lauded Moss's professionalism and performances, though she's not a method actor. Mark Duplass, her costar in The One I Love, commented, "She's joking around casually and then you yell, 'Action!' - and her heartbeat goes to 150 beats per minute."
During the filming of the movie, the crew had to reposition the body mic on Moss's chest because it was only picking up the sound of her rapid heartbeat. This goes to show Moss truly embodies her roles.
(#2) She Is A Dyed-In-The-Wool Scientologist

Born into a Scientologist family, Moss grew up in the church and remains an active member. In interviews, she has politely, but firmly refused to discuss her religion. In an earlier interview, however, she sang the praises of the controversial faith:

I feel it has given me a sanity and a stability that I am not sure that I would have necessarily had. It has taught me so much about the importance of communication. In my line of work, I am often in very stressful situations, in which you would often get totally nervous or clam up - you know, going on stage in front of 2,000 people.

It's an applied philosophy. And L. Ron Hubbard definitely believed, and as Scientologists we believe, that the arts inject the spirit of life into our culture.
(#10) She's A Homebody

There's a reason you don't see Moss splashed across the covers of tabloids or drunkenly partying out on the town. She doesn't do those things now, nor did she do them when she was a rising starlet. This was intentional, as Moss admits her hermit-like ways.
"I have a weird sequestering thing that happened," she said, citing the cloistering effects of a childhood spent studying ballet. "[Nowadays] I don't go to classes. I hate hiking. I don't go to flea markets. I would like to do that stuff, but I just don't do that stuff."
(#1) She Called Her Brief Marriage To Fred Armisen 'Traumatic'

Moss met SNL comedian Fred Armisen in 2008; they got engaged four months later, and married in October 2009. By June 2010, they separated; two months later, Moss filed for divorce.
It was a whirlwind courtship-marriage-split, and according to both Moss and Armisen, a terrible experience. Moss has called their union and subsequent breakup "extremely traumatic and awful and horrible." In an interview with Howard Stern, Armisen confessed to being a "terrible husband."
Of her ex, Moss once said, "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.'"