Elisabeth Moss Confirms She Gave Birth as She Gushes Over Bringing Baby to ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Set

Elisabeth Moss confirmed the birth of her first child while detailing her baby’s time on The Handmaid’s Tale set for the show’s final season.

“The only thing I would say about that is I feel so fortunate to be able to do that,” Moss, 42, told reporters at 2025 PaleyFest LA on Thursday, March 27, when asked about having her child at work, via People. “That’s it. Period.”

The actress explained, “So many parents cannot. So that’s what we always say. Any of us who had the privilege of being able to bring our kids or see our kids at work, we would every single time be like, ‘Aren’t we lucky to get to do that?’”

Moss announced her pregnancy in January 2024 during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when she was already visibly with child. “Are you pregnant or just an incredibly committed method actor?” Jimmy Kimmel joked at the time.

Moss, who plays June on The Handmaid’s Tale, replied, “A little bit of both.” (The Hulu series inspired by Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel is focused on women being assigned to men to bear children and fix the low fertility rates.)

The Mad Men alum called herself “incredibly lucky” throughout her pregnancy, noting, “It’s been going really well.”

Moss didn’t share her due date or whether she was in a relationship at the time. In fact, she’s remained quiet about her love life since her split from Fred Armisen in 2010. The exes finalized their divorce in May 2011 after less than two years of marriage.

The breakup didn’t deter Moss’ dream of wanting to have children. “I do want to be a mother,” she told Marie Claire UK in May 2018. “I like the idea of passing on what my mother passed on to me.”

Prior to welcoming her baby, Moss revealed that she planned to bring the little one to set. “I think it’ll be lovely,” she told Business Insider in May 2024. “I think it’ll be a whole new added perspective to life. I’m sure I’ll be bringing that to June and to the show.”

She pointed out that the cast is “used to having lots of babies and lots of moms and dads on set,” calling the Hulu show a “very baby and kid-friendly set.”

“I don’t think it’s going to be a huge adjustment for us,” Moss concluded.