Elizabeth Moss looks back on the trajectory of her Hollywood career, including an early time on set in 1999 when she got the chance to star alongside heavy hitters Winona Ryder And Angelina Jolie.
The veil Star, 41, recently sat down for a chat SiriusXM’s Let’s talk to Kelly Ripa off camera and thought about shooting celebrated psychodrama Girl interrupted.
“There were two types of camps. There was the Winona Ryder camp and the Angelina Jolie camp,” Moss said of the behind-the-scenes dynamic between the young cast — which also included Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Jillian Armenante, Jared Leto and Angela Bettis.
According to Moss, the breakup happened “off camera, but based on what was seen on camera,” referring to the on-screen rivalry between Ryder and Jolie’s characters.
“I was in the Winona Ryder camp and the Angelina Jolie camp was really cool. Those were the really cool girls,” Moss continued. “I was so intimidated by the Angelina Jolie camp. I didn’t think I could ever be in this camp. It was so cool. It was all the cool girls.”
“I’ve spoken to Angelina since then and she’s lovely, but at the time it was just incredibly intimidating,” Moss continued, adding that she didn’t mention that memory to Jolie when they met again.
“I never brought it up and I’m sure she had no idea what I was talking about anyway,” Moss said. “But I just wasn’t – I definitely wasn’t cool enough to be in their camp.”
In the film, set in the late 1960s, Ryder plays Susanna Kaysen, an 18-year-old girl who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a nervous breakdown. The film follows Susanna and her tumultuous relationships with her fellow patients, including Jolie’s sociopathic Lisa Rowe and Moss’ Polly “Torch” Clark – a schizophrenic young woman who suffered severe facial burns in a house fire as a child.
Moss’ appearance on Ripa’s podcast comes amid some big developments in her life, both personal and professional.
Personal: Moss recently announced that she is pregnant with her first child. The actress announced the exciting news – and showed off her baby bump – while sitting Jimmy Kimmel already in January. However, Moss refrained from revealing any details about her pregnancy – including her due date.
The mad Men Star has kept her personal life incredibly private in recent years. She was previously married to a comedian Fred Armisen for a year before they split in 2011.
When it comes to the professional front, Moss got The Handmaid’s Tale Fans thrilled in February as she revealed during a Television Critics Association panel that the series is preparing to begin filming a new season soon.
“We’re preparing right now and will start this summer,” shared Moss, who plays June Osborne in the acclaimed Hulu series – What has not aired any new episodes since October 2022.
That same day, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich echoed Moss’ comments and cemented a premiere date window, which was revealing deadline“The Handmaid’s Tale will go into production this summer, [it] Premiering in 2025.”
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