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What if I told you that Carrie-Anne Moss plays a major role in Matrix, a project that deals with an alternate reality? You would probably assume that I’m talking about the 1999 film The Matrix, but believe it or not, Moss starred in two different projects that used that name.

In 1993 Moss starred in a Canadian fantasy series titled Matrix, which dealt with a purgatory realm and reincarnation. The series ran for 13 episodes before being cancelled. Years later, Moss read for the part of Trinity in The Matrix, and she was amused at the coincidence.

“There are these things in life where it’s such a crazy coincidence,” Moss says during a panel at Space Con 2025. “I did this series called Matrix, which is about alternative realities as well. I didn’t really understand what they were talking about. Then The Matrix came around and I was like, 'Oh, that’s interesting.' Of course, I never imagined that I was going to get the role of Trinity, because I just assumed it would go to a big movie star. I mean, what’s the likelihood that an actor would do two things called The Matrix? It’s crazy.”

Moss beat out Jada Pinkett Smith, Rosie Perez, and Salma Hayek for the role of Trinity. Not only was she perfect for the role, but the Wachowskis couldn't get over the serendipity that she's already starred in Matrix (the TV series).

“I got a gift from one of the directors after the first Matrix. It is this really cool piece of art that I have in my basement. It’s got pictures of sort of the journey of Trinity, and on the back, both of them wrote something to me personal. One of them wrote that when they saw on my resume that I had done a show called Matrix, it made them go, ‘Huh.’ So, you never know those little things. That somehow gave it a little beep, like a little frequency.”

If that’s not a sign we’re living in the Matrix, then I don’t know what is.

Here's how to watch the Matrix movies in order.