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Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is recognized for portraying Lois Lane in the DC Universe (DCU), a role she first played in the film Superman (2025). She rose to fame for her performance as Midge Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous 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 screen, she was Emmy-nominated for the political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2015) and acted in the drama series Manhattan (2014–2015) and the comedy miniseries series Crisis in Six Scenes (2016). Brosnahan made her film debut in the horror film The Unborn (2009), and had starred in The Courier (2020), I'm Your Woman (2020), and The Amateur (2025). 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, which also starred Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo. Brosnahan returned to Broadway playing a wife in a turbulent marriage in the 2023 revival of the Lorraine Hansberry play The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window for which she was nominated for the Drama League Distinguished Performance Award.

Infobox

Born
(1990-07-12) July 12, 1990 (age 35)Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education
New York University (BFA)
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2007–present
Spouse
mw- Jason Ralph (m. 2016)
Relatives
Kate Spade (aunt)Andy Spade (uncle) David Spade (uncle-in-law)

Tables

Key · Acting credits
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
· Acting credits › Film
2009
Role(s)
Lisa
The Truth About Average Guys
Role(s)
Molly
2011
Role(s)
Alice
2012
Role(s)
Abby Green
Adrift
Role(s)
Alex
Notes
Short film
2013
Role(s)
Genevieve Duchannes
Care
Role(s)
Drea
Notes
Short film
A New York Heartbeat
Role(s)
Tamara
Role(s)
Girl
Notes
Short film
2014
Basically
Role(s)
Shandy
Role(s)
Nell Fitzpatrick
The Smut Locker
Role(s)
Jamie White
Notes
Short film
2015
Role(s)
Ellen
Role(s)
Erin
2016
Role(s)
Bea Hansen
Role(s)
Sandra
Role(s)
Jessica Kensky
2017
Boomtown
Role(s)
Jamie
2018
Fifteen Years Later
Role(s)
Amy
Notes
Short film
Role(s)
Wren
2019
Role(s)
Wendy Beckett
Notes
Voice role
2020
Role(s)
Emily Donovan
Role(s)
Jean
Notes
Also produced
2022
Role(s)
Rachel Kidd
2025
Role(s)
Sarah Heller
Role(s)
Lois Lane
TBA
Role(s)
Lear Rex †
Notes
Regan
Year
Work
Role
Notes
2009
The Unborn
Lisa
The Truth About Average Guys
Molly
2011
Coming Up Roses
Alice
2012
Nor'easter
Abby Green
Adrift
Alex
Short film
2013
Beautiful Creatures
Genevieve Duchannes
Care
Drea
Short film
A New York Heartbeat
Tamara
Munchausen
Girl
Short film
2014
Basically
Shandy
I'm Obsessed with You
Nell Fitzpatrick
The Smut Locker
Jamie White
Short film
2015
James White
Ellen
Louder Than Bombs
Erin
2016
The Finest Hours
Bea Hansen
Burn Country
Sandra
Patriots Day
Jessica Kensky
2017
Boomtown
Jamie
2018
Fifteen Years Later
Amy
Short film
Change in the Air
Wren
2019
Spies in Disguise
Wendy Beckett
Voice role
2020
The Courier
Emily Donovan
I'm Your Woman
Jean
Also produced
2022
Dead for a Dollar
Rachel Kidd
2025
The Amateur
Sarah Heller
Superman
Lois Lane
TBA
Lear Rex †
Regan
Post-production
· Acting credits › Television
2010
Role(s)
Samantha
Notes
Episode: "We're All Adults"
Role(s)
Girl
Notes
Episode: "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"
Role(s)
Caitlin Fenton
Notes
Episode: "Poisoned Pill"
Role(s)
Eating Disorder Girl
Notes
Episode: "Jesse: Week Six"
2011
Role(s)
Melanie Garland
Notes
Episode: "Countermeasures"
2013
Role(s)
Brian Weston
Notes
Episode: "The Face of Change"
Role(s)
Little Allie
Notes
Episode: "Bora Bora Bora"
2014
Role(s)
Patty Howe
Notes
Episode: "Incoming Tide"
Role(s)
Jolene Parker / Lucy Brooks
Notes
6 episodes
Role(s)
Delilah Buchanan
Notes
5 episodes
2014–2015
Role(s)
Manhattan
Notes
Abby Isaacs
2015
Role(s)
Yael
Notes
2 episodes
2016
Role(s)
Ellie
Notes
Main cast (4 episodes)
2017–2023
Role(s)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Notes
Miriam "Midge" Maisel
2019
Role(s)
Herself (host)
Notes
Episode: "Rachel Brosnahan/Greta Van Fleet"
2019–2020
Role(s)
Elena of Avalor
Notes
Princess Chloe (voice)
2020
Role(s)
Heather
Notes
3 episodes
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Television special
2020–2021
Role(s)
Yearly Departed
Notes
Herself
2021
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Allyship"
TBA
Role(s)
Presumed Innocent
Notes
Leila Reynolds
Year
Work
Role
Notes
2010
Mercy
Samantha
Episode: "We're All Adults"
Gossip Girl
Girl
Episode: "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"
The Good Wife
Caitlin Fenton
Episode: "Poisoned Pill"
In Treatment
Eating Disorder Girl
Episode: "Jesse: Week Six"
2011
CSI: Miami
Melanie Garland
Episode: "Countermeasures"
2013
Grey's Anatomy
Brian Weston
Episode: "The Face of Change"
Orange Is the New Black
Little Allie
Episode: "Bora Bora Bora"
2013–2015
House of Cards
Rachel Posner
Main cast (19 episodes)
2014
Olive Kitteridge
Patty Howe
Episode: "Incoming Tide"
The Blacklist
Jolene Parker / Lucy Brooks
6 episodes
Black Box
Delilah Buchanan
5 episodes
2014–2015
Manhattan
Abby Isaacs
Main cast (23 episodes)
2015
The Dovekeepers
Yael
2 episodes
2016
Crisis in Six Scenes
Ellie
Main cast (4 episodes)
2017–2023
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Miriam "Midge" Maisel
Main cast (43 episodes)
2019
Saturday Night Live
Herself (host)
Episode: "Rachel Brosnahan/Greta Van Fleet"
2019–2020
Elena of Avalor
Princess Chloe (voice)
3 episodes
2020
50 States of Fright
Heather
3 episodes
Saturday Night Seder
Herself
Television special
2020–2021
Yearly Departed
Herself
2 episodes
2021
Ziwe
Herself
Episode: "Allyship"
TBA
Presumed Innocent
Leila Reynolds
Main role (season 2); also Executive producer
· Acting credits › Theatre
2009
Up
Role(s)
Maria
Notes
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2013
Role(s)
Dixie Evans
Notes
Roundabout Theatre Company
2016
Role(s)
Desdemona
Notes
New York Theatre Workshop
2023
Role(s)
Iris Parodus Brustein
Notes
Brooklyn Academy of Music
2024
Role(s)
Producer (one night only)
Year
Title
Role
Venue
Ref.
2009
Up
Maria
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2013
The Big Knife
Dixie Evans
Roundabout Theatre Company
2016
Othello
Desdemona
New York Theatre Workshop
2023
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Iris Parodus Brustein
Brooklyn Academy of Music
James Earl Jones Theatre
2024
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Producer (one night only)
· Awards and nominations
2018
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Notes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
2019
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
2020
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Notes
Won
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
2022
Role(s)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
2023
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Distinguished Performance
Notes
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
2024
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Notes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Role(s)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Notes
Nominated
Year
Association
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2015
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
House of Cards
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated
2018
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Won
Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Won
2019
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Won
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2020
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Won
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2022
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2023
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Drama League Award
Distinguished Performance
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Nominated
2024
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated

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