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Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan

Department: Acting

Biography

Rachel Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 2018 and 2019.On television, she was Emmy-nominated for the political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2015) and acted in the drama series Manhattan (2014–2015). Brosnahan made her film debut in the horror film The Unborn (2009) and has acted in Beautiful Creatures (2013), Louder Than Bombs (2015), The Finest Hours (2016), Patriots Day (2016), Spies in Disguise (2019), The Courier (2020), and I'm Your Woman (2020). On stage, she made her Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of the Clifford Odets play The Big Knife. She played Desdemona in the 2016 off-Broadway production of Othello and returned to Broadway in the 2023 revival of the Lorraine Hansberry play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel Brosnahan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Helen & Teacher

Helen & Teacher

Dylan Mulvaney's Day 365 Live!

Dylan Mulvaney's Day 365 Live!

2023

Fifteen Years Later

Fifteen Years Later

2018

Yearly Departed

Yearly Departed

2021

The Amateur

The Amateur

2025

Superman

Superman

2025

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2013

Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

2011

A New York Heartbeat

A New York Heartbeat

2013

Nor'easter

Nor'easter

2012

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

2016

I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone)

I'm Obsessed With You (But You've Got to Leave Me Alone)

2014

Burn Country

Burn Country

2016

Louder Than Bombs

Louder Than Bombs

2015

Care

Care

2013

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

2016

Boomtown

Boomtown

2017

Lear Rex

Lear Rex

Change in the Air

Change in the Air

2018

Basically

Basically

2014

The Truth About Average Guys

The Truth About Average Guys

2009

James White

James White

2015

The Unborn

The Unborn

2009

Munchausen

Munchausen

2013

The Smut Locker

The Smut Locker

2014

The Courier

The Courier

2020

Paris to Pittsburgh

Paris to Pittsburgh

2018

Spies in Disguise

Spies in Disguise

2019

I'm Your Woman

I'm Your Woman

2020

Yearly Departed

Yearly Departed

2020

Adrift

Adrift

2012

Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar

2022

Saturn Return

Saturn Return

Man of Tomorrow

Man of Tomorrow

2027

Othello

Othello

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

2013

Conan

Conan

2010

50 States of Fright

50 States of Fright

2020

House of Cards

House of Cards

2013

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl

2007

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

Manhattan

Manhattan

2014

The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers

2015

House of Cards

House of Cards

2013

Ziwe

Ziwe

2021

Crisis in Six Scenes

Crisis in Six Scenes

2016

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Project Runway

Project Runway

2004

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

In Treatment

In Treatment

2008

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Elena of Avalor

Elena of Avalor

2016

The View

The View

1997

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

2019

50 States of Fright

50 States of Fright

2020

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015