Rachel Brosnahan is an American actress who is best recognized for her award-winning performance as Miriam “Midge” Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. For her performance in the series, she won an Emmy and two Golden Globe awards. among other accolades. She burst into the acting scene in 2009 while in high school with The Unborn and continued acting throughout her school and college days. She earned her first major acting credits with the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards in 2013 and received her first-ever nomination for acting at the Primetime Emmy Award in 2015. The actress has since starred in a number of TV shows and movies, including I’m Obsessed with You, The Finest Hours, The Blacklist, Patriots Day, Manhattan, Crisis in Six Scenes, The Courier, and Dead for a Dollar.
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Rachel Brosnahan Biography
Rachel Brosnahan was born on July 12, 1990, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brosnahan was raised in Highland Park, Illinois. She is currently 32 years old.
| Birth Name | Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan |
| Nick Name | Rachel |
| Date of Birth | July 12, 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Age | 32 years old |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Residence | New York City, New York, United States |
| Ethnicity | English and Irish |
Family and Education
Rachel’s parents are Carol and Earl Brosnahan. Her father worked in children’s publishing, while her mother was an artist. Brosnahan was raised in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, along with her younger brother and sister.
She attended various schools like Wayne Thomas Elementary School, Northwood Junior High School in Illinois, and Highland Park High School in Illinois. She participated in her school’s theater program and also attended a summer program at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
After graduating from Highland Park High School, She enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned her degree in theatre in 2012. She was actively involved in theatre right from school and continued it throughout her college years and appeared in various student productions like The Big Knife.
Body Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 3½ inches or 161 cm |
| Weight | 52 kg or 115 lbs |
| Body Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Sexuality | Straight |
Personal Life
Rachel Brosnahan is notoriously private about her personal life. But she married her longtime boyfriend and actor Jason Ralph on June 6, 2016. In 2018, news outlets reported that the two were married, but she later confirmed that she married Jason in 2016. They attended the 76th Golden Globe Awards ceremony together in 2019. Ralph is best known for his role in the Syfy series The Magicians.
Career and Net Worth
Rachel developed an interest in the performing arts at a very young age and acted in school and college productions. Her acting career gean while she was still in high school when she landed a role in a short film called The Unborn (2009) directed by Talia Lugacy, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. A year later, she made her television acting debut with a guest role on the TV series Mercy and later had guest roles in TV shows like Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, and In Treatment.
Brosnahan’s breakout role came in 2013 when she was cast in the recurring role in the famous Netflix political drama House of Cards. She played Rachel Posner, a sex worker who wants to lead a better life through her involvement with Congressman Frank Underwood (played by Kevin Spacey). She received critical acclaim for her performance during the first season which made the showrunners have her in subsequent seasons.
She continued to demonstrate her acting skills and became a respected figure in the entertainment industry, known for her ability to tackle a variety of roles in different genres. Her next major success was the Amazon Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She played the titular role in the Amy Sherman-Palladino-created show that follows a 1950s housewife who becomes a stand-up comedian after her husband leaves her. She received praise and accolades for her stellar performance, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
On the heels of her success, she received several roles in both movies and TV shows and continued to build her reputation as one of the finest actors in the industry. In 2019, she starred in the crime drama I’m Your Woman, for which she received positive reviews. She also appeared in the Netflix miniseries Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City and had a supporting role in the comedy film The Courier.
Her other notable acting credits include Manhattan, Elena of Avalor, Dead for a Dollar, The Courier, and a lot more. As of 2024, Rachel Brosnahan’s net worth is estimated to be around $6 million. This is mainly due to her successful acting career, including her lead role in the award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Rachel Brosnahan Facts
She desired to become a director, but she fell in love with acting while studying at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
She is a trained tap dancer and a fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Rachel has a dog named Winston, who often appears on her social media accounts.
She founded the production company called Scrap Paper Productions in 2020.
In 2023, she is set to star in the revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window opposite Oscar Isaac at the Brooklyn Academy of Music