Ten fun facts about Carrie-Anne Moss

Fact 1
Carrie-Anne joined the children’s musical theatre in Vancouver when she was 11.

Fact 2
Later, when she was in Magee Secondary School, she joined the choir and toured Europe with them in her senior year.

Fact 3
Carrie-Anne’s first television role was in Dark Justice. She was offered the role while she was in Spain and, in 1992, followed the series from Barcelona to Los Angeles.

Fact 4
In Los Angeles, she enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the city of Pasadena.

Fact 5
When Fox aired a spin-off of the show Melrose Place entitled Models Inc., she landed a role as a model.

Fact 6
In 1999, she received her breakthrough role in The Matrix, where she played Trinity.

Fact 7
Carrie-Anne later reprised her role as Trinity in the 2 sequels to The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matric Revolutions, both released in 2003.

Fact 8
In 2000, she starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss and Burt Reynolds in The Crew. She also starred in the 2000 Warner Bros film Red Planet, alongside Val Kilmer.

Fact 9
Carrie-Anne then appeared in Chocolat, a Miramax film that was later nominated for an Oscar.

Fact 10
She starred in Memento, a thriller directed by Christopher Nolan and also starring Guy Pearce. She received an Independent Spirit Award for her part in the film.