Rachel Brosnahan (born December 15, 1990)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Unborn (2009) and Beautiful Creatures (2013) and for portraying the lead character Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the 2017 Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role as Rachel Posner in the Netflix original series House of Cards,[2] and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Musical or Comedy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.[3]