Rachel Brosnahan

 Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan was born on the 12th of July on the 12th of July, 1990. She stars as aspiring stand-up comedian Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-present) in which she won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in an Comedy Series in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2018 and 2019.She was also a regular part in the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards (2013-2015) as Rachel Posner, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as well as a leading role in the WGN drama series Manhattan (2014-2015).She made her debut film appearance in the film horror The Unborn (2009), and has also appeared in films including Beautiful Creatures (2013), Louder Than Bombs (2015), The Finest Hours (2016), Patriots Day (2016), The Courier (2020) and I'm Your Woman (2020).Brosnahan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Carol and Earl Brosnahan, who worked in children's publishing. Her mother is British and her father is American and is of Irish origin. Brosnahan was born in Highland Park, Illinois at the age of four. She has a younger brother, and a sister. Brosnahan is the niece of Kate Spade (nee Brosnahan), a fashion designer who passed away in 2009. Brosnahan also has a younger brother and sister. She has said that she was "happily immersed" in Jewish tradition due to the Jewish community of Highland Park, Illinois