Irene Molloy
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Irene Theresa Molloy 13 December 1978 Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Years active | 1996–Present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | irenemolloy.com |
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Irene Molloy (born 1978 as Irene Theresa Molloy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her main role as Hunter Fallow/Becky Johnson in The WB's short-lived but critically acclaimed comedy series Grosse Pointe from 2000 to 2001. She has also starred in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals, television series and movies. Molloy was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
Molloy, born December 13, 1978 in Doylestown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American actress and singer/songwriter. Born to a computer analyst and a neo-natal nurse, she is the eldest of five sisters. She's of Irish and Filipino roots. Molloy has appeared and sung, belting out show tunes in several community theatres, church basements and hymns on Sundays, like a lot of little kids in Philly's northern suburbs, before she has starred in Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals, television series and movies. A 1996 graduate of Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania. After graduating, she moved to New York City in 1996 and started working as a waitress there. But after catching the ear of Andrew Lloyd Webber, she left theatre and wedding singing behind to take her chances in showbiz.
From her hometown of Philadelphia, Irene Molloy is creating a buzz with her live performances. By 18, she had been a soloist on some pretty famous stages including Philadelphia's Academy of Music and London's Palladium. A graduate of Musicians' Institute in Los Angeles, she has already performed her original music in venues such as L.A.'s Genghis Cohen and NYC's Acme Underground. Molloy started a music career with classical training and performances on Broadway but says in a recent interview that with her original music it felt right to connect with the audience in a more intimate way. She first started as a theatre artist starring as Swallow in the 1996's play Whistle Down the Wind and as Sarah McEwen in the 1999's play The Civil War at the age of 23. She also played the leading role Juliet in the famous play Romeo & Juliet in 1999. Caused of the mixed reviews of the play at its time, Molloy didn't make it on the Broadway. After moving to Hollywood in 1999, she then gained her first television role in the 1999's gay-themed movie Story of a Bad Boy.
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