Rachel Brosnahan
Biography
Rachel Brosnahan is an American actress who was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Highland Park, Illinois. While still in high school she landed her first movie part, Lisa in the 2009 horror film The Unborn, and in 2009 she also appeared on stage in Up at Steppenwolf Theatre. Her breakthrough came as Rachel Posner in the Netflix political drama House of Cards, a role that brought a Primetime Emmy nomination. From 2017 to 2023 she played Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, winning a Primetime Emmy in 2018 and two Golden Globes in 2018 and 2019. Her films include The Courier (2020), I'm Your Woman (2020), Dead for a Dollar (2022), The Amateur (2025) and Superman (2025), in which she plays Lois Lane. Her Broadway debut came in 2013 with The Big Knife; she later played Desdemona in Othello and starred in The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, earning a Drama League nomination.
36years old
Turns 37 on July 12in 271 days
- Born Milwaukee
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 16 years2009 to 2025
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First role
Brosnahan got her first movie role while she was still in high school. She played Lisa in The Unborn, a horror film produced by Michael Bay.
Early training
Brosnahan was 16 when she enrolled in a class taught by Carole Dibo, who runs Wilmette's Actors Training Center. Dibo later became her manager.
Rachel Brosnahan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Rachel Brosnahan shares two films with Kyle Gallner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kyle Gallner's page
Willem Dafoe's page
J.K. Simmons's page
John Goodman's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
David Strathairn's page
All films by James Gunn
All films by Peter Berg
James HawesDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by James Hawes
Box office
What Rachel Brosnahan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
10 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 12 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$619M53.7% of the total
- 2$172M14.9% of the total
- 3$96M8.3% of the total
- 4$77M6.6% of the total
- 5$60M5.2% of the total
- 6$52M4.5% of the total
- 7$51M4.4% of the total
- 8$26M2.3% of the total
$1.5 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2017 to 2018, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2018 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
| 2017 | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.