Molly Hawkey

Molly Hawkey
Born Molly Driscoll Hawkey
(1978-08-28) August 28, 1978
Westchester, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Cornell University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • photographer
  • comedian
Years active 2004–present
Relatives

Molly Driscoll Hawkey (born August 28, 1978) is an American actress, photographer, and comedian. She is known for her roles as Lacey Wilcox in the 2007 horror comedy Brain Blockers, and Molly in the 2011 drama film Higher Ground, the latter of which was directed by her sister-in-law Vera Farmiga. In 2012, she voiced the character of Orro Oxslayer in the fantasy video game Guild Wars 2. In 2016, she became known for editing herself into episodes of The Bachelor. That same year, she starred in the documentary The Pistol Shrimps.

Early life

Molly Driscoll Hawkey was born in Westchester County, New York on August 28, 1978,[1] to parents Penelope and William Stevenson Hawkey, Sr.[2] She was raised in Ossining, New York and has six older siblings: William, Elisabeth, Adam, Robin, Renn (a former member of the band Deadsy), and Timothy.[2] Hawkey attended Hackley School, graduating in 1996,[3] and went on to attend Cornell University.[4]

Career

Acting

Hawkey made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2004 short film Hard-bitten. She had a major supporting role as Lacey Wilcox in the horror comedy film Brain Blockers, which was released in March 2007.[5] She next appeared in the small role of Molly in the religious drama film Higher Ground, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[6] The film was directed by her sister-in-law Vera Farmiga and produced by her older brother Renn Hawkey. She has since guest starred on multiple television series, such as Mad Men in the episode "Lady Lazarus",[4] Finding Carter in the pilot episode,[7] and Mom in the episode "Clumsy Monkeys and a Tilted Uterus".[8]

She voiced Orro Oxslayer in the 2012 fantasy video game Guild Wars 2. In 2013, Hawkey created the web series Holy Singles; she also starred in the series as Sevany Martin, an unlucky-in-love girl who hosts weekly Christian Singles Meet-Ups in her back yard. The first episode was wholly improvised by Hawkey.[4] In 2015, she starred in the comedy web series F'd, on which she also serves as producer, and for which she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy at the Los Angeles Web Series Festival.[9] Both series were distributed online by Funny or Die.[10]

In 2016, Hawkey gained publicity when she began editing herself into episodes of the ABC dating reality game show The Bachelor. She told BuzzFeed: "While watching Chris Soules' season of The Bachelor I thought, 'Oh man! I need to cut myself into the next season!' There are so many elements about the show that crack me up, so I knew I would just need to heighten the tropes that amused me most."[11][12] She appears as herself in the documentary The Pistol Shrimps, which follows the women's recreational basketball team of the same name. The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.[13] Hawkey then had a cameo role as an interviewer in the comedy film The Tiger Hunter (2016).

Photography

As a photographer, Hawkey has taken the headshots of actors such as Tim Meadows, Lauren Lapkus, Vera Farmiga, Taissa Farmiga, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jeff Perry.[14] She served as still photographer for the film Higher Ground.[15]

Personal life

Hawkey has resided in Los Angeles, California since 2003.[16] Through her brother Renn's marriage, she is the sister-in-law of Academy Award-nominated actress Vera Farmiga.[6] Hawkey is a member of the Los Angeles-based basketball team the Pistol Shrimps, alongside actresses Aubrey Plaza and Angela Trimbur.[17] She plays in the position of power forward.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Hard-bitten Jogger's Friend Short film
2006 Slideshow Molly Short film
2007 Brain Blockers Lacey Wilcox
2011 Higher Ground Molly
2012 Dominion Street The Beaver Short film
2014 Blood Shed Nurse #2 Uncredited
2014 Get Up! Woman Short film
2016 The Pistol Shrimps Herself Documentary
2016 The Tiger Hunter Interviewer #3

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mad Men Sarah Episode: "Lady Lazarus"
2014 Mom Woman Episode: "Clumsy Monkeys and a Tilted Uterus"
2014 Finding Carter Agent Dawson Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth Carla Wendos Television film

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Consequences Lisa 2 episodes
2013 Ghost Ghirls Janice Episode: "I Believe in Mira-ghouls"
2013 Holy Singles Sevany Martin 6 episodes; also creator
2014 Red Shirts Angry Bar Patron Episode: "Space Criminal Part 1"
2015 F'd Molly 6 episodes; also producer
2016 Wait Crimes Calm Church Woman Episode: "Tips for Salvation"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Guild Wars 2 Orro Oxslayer Voice

References

  1. ↑ "Personal Details for Molly Driscoll Hawkey". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Hawkey, Penny (January 23, 2002). "Greetings from the New York branch". Genealogy.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Molly Hawkey Class of 1996 - Hackley School". Classmates.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Rose, Almie (December 2, 2013). "The Mad Men Interviews: Molly Hawkey". Apocalypstick.com.
  5. ↑ "Brain Blockers Cast". Rivers of Blood Productions.
  6. 1 2 Dodes, Rachel (August 19, 2011). "Saving It By Directing It". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ "Finding Carter - Full Cast and Credits - 2014". Hollywood.com.
  8. ↑ Adams, Bradley (March 10, 2014). "Mom - Episode 1.20 - Clumsy Monkeys and a Titled Uterus - Press Release". SpoilerTV.
  9. ↑ "Molly Hawkey". Internet Movie Database.
  10. ↑ "Molly Hawkey Videos, Molly Hawkey Pictures, Molly Hawkey Articles". Funny or Die.
  11. ↑ Velez, Ali (January 20, 2016). "This Hilarious Woman Is Inserting Herself Into "The Bachelor" And It Is Glorious". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ Rose, Rebecca (January 20, 2016). "This Comedian Inserting Herself Into The Bachelor Deserves All of the Roses". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Pistol Shrimps – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Hawkey Photos Headshots". HawkeyPhotos.com.
  15. ↑ Hassler, Linda (June 1, 2011). "Vera Farmiga Finds Higher Ground With Her New Film". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tinder Profiles, Real-Life "Mad Men" and The Pistol Shrimps". Don't Come to L.A. April 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ Lebron, Steven (September 26, 2014). "Meet the Pistol Shrimps, the Hottest Pickup Basketball Team in America". GQ. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Molly Hawkey: #33 Power Forward". The Basketball Tournament.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.