Molly Bernard

Molly Bernard
Born Molly Kate Bernard
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Relatives Joseph Bernard (grandfather)

Molly Kate Bernard is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lauren Heller on the television series Younger.

Life and career

Molly Kate Bernard was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. She began her career in 2000 in the comedy drama Pay It Forward beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. After a many years' break, she returned to the screen by interpreting the leading part in a short film named Wrestling with the Past realized by Jason Leinwand. In 2013, she played Wendy during the seventh episode of the fifth season of the television series Royal Pains beside Mark Feuerstein and Paulo Costanzo. The same year, she obtained a recurring role in the television series Alpha House where she played Angie Sullivan until 2014. In 2015, she played a recurring role in the television series Younger where she portrayed Lauren Heller, a publicist, beside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff. For the second season, she became main cast. In 2015, she had a small role, that of Samantha, in the Nancy Meyers comedy The Intern, beside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Molly has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale University/Yale School of Drama.

Personal life

Molly Bernard is the granddaughter of Joseph Bernard, also actor, who taught Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Hollywood where celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman studied.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Pay It Forward Molly Mimi Leder's film
2006 Wrestling with the Past Girl Scout Jason Leinwand's short film
2015 The Intern Samantha Nancy Meyers's film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Royal Pains Wendy "Chock Full O' Nuts" (Season 5, Episode 7)
2013–14 Alpha House Angie Sullivan Recurring
2015–present Younger Lauren Heller Series regular

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