<P> Elisabeth Singleton Moss ( born July 24 , 1982 ) is an American actor . She is known for her roles as Zoey Bartlet , the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet , on the NBC television series The West Wing ( 1999 -- 2006 ) ; Peggy Olson , secretary - turned - copywriter , on the AMC series Mad Men ( 2007 -- 2015 ) , which earned her six Emmy Awards nominations and a Golden Globe nomination ; Det . Robin Griffin in the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake ( 2013 , 2017 ) , which won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film ; and Offred on the Hulu series The Handmaid 's Tale , for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as a producer . </P>
actress who links the west wing top of the lake and the handmaids tale
Elisabeth Singleton Moss