She's The Moss ! Elisabeth's Dramatic Tale

The star is at the top of her game.

- Helen Bownass

She might be one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood right now, but when it comes to choosing her next role, there’s one person Elisabeth Moss listens to more than anyone else – her mum!

The Los Angeles-born actress, who won accolades as corporate climber Peggy Olson in Mad Men, is now tipped to finally win an Emmy for her latest role in the dystopian TV drama The Handmaid’s Tale, now showing on Lightbox.

It’s a role many actresses would not have thought twice about, but Elisabeth says she took six weeks to make up her mind if she wanted it. “That’s because if I say yes, I’m in 100%,” tells the actress. “When it came down to making a decision, I emailed them saying, ‘When I decide, you’ll have my answer, but for now, I’m talking to my mum.’”