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)[1] is an American actress, photographer, and comedian. She portrayed Lacey Wilcox in the horror comedy Brain Blockers (2007), Molly in the drama Higher Ground (2011), and voiced Orro Oxslayer in the fantasy video game Guild Wars 2 (2012). In 2016, she became known for editing herself into episodes of The Bachelor, which she made into a web series titled Molly on The Bachelor.

Early life

Molly Driscoll Hawkey was born in Westchester County, New York, the youngest of five children born to Penelope "Penny" (née Sharp), an advertising agency executive who wrote the famous Coca-Cola commercial "Hey Kid, Catch!",[2] and William Stevenson "Bill" Hawkey, a landscaper.[3] Her parents now own and operate Sundial Farm in Ossining, New York, where she was raised.[4] Hawkey has four full siblings: Adam, Robin, Renn (of the band Deadsy), and Timothy, and two half-siblings from her father's first marriage: William and Elisabeth.[5]

Hawkey attended the Hackley School, from which she graduated in 1996,[6] and went on to study at Cornell University.[7]

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.[8] She next appeared in the small role of Molly in the religious drama film Higher Ground, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[9] 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,[7] Finding Carter,[10] and Mom.[11]

She voiced Orro Oxslayer in the 2012 fantasy video game Guild Wars 2. In 2013, Hawkey created the web series Holy Singles in which she starred 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.[7] In 2015, she began appearing 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.[12] Both series were distributed online by Funny or Die.[13]

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."[14] The series, titled Molly on The Bachelor, was distributed online by Funny or Die.[15]

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.[16] Hawkey then had a cameo role as an interviewer in the comedy film The Tiger Hunter (2016). She next starred as Carla Wendos, a parody of keyboardist Wendy Carlos, in the Adult Swim infomercial Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth.[17]

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.[18] She served as still photographer for the film Higher Ground.[19]

Personal life

Hawkey has resided in Los Angeles, California since 2003.[20] Through her brother Renn's marriage, she is the sister-in-law of Academy Award-nominated actress Vera Farmiga. Hawkey is a member of the Los Angeles-based basketball team the Pistol Shrimps, alongside actresses Aubrey Plaza and Angela Trimbur.[21] She plays in the position of power forward.[22]

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
2016 Vape Shelly Short film

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 Adult Swim special
2016 Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack Herself 2 episodes; also writer and executive producer

Other credits

Video games

Year Title Role
2012 Guild Wars 2 Orro Oxslayer

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"
2015–16 F'd Molly 14 episodes; also producer
2016 Molly on The Bachelor Herself 18 episodes
2016 Wait Crimes Calm Church Woman Episode: "Tips for Salvation"

References

  1. ↑ "Personal Details for Molly Driscoll Hawkey". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Getschow, George (February 1, 2013). "What the Iliad, the Odyssey and 'Mean Joe' Have in Common". Coca-Cola Company.
  3. ↑ "Penelope J. Hawkey". Prabook.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Fenella (August 22, 2011). "Sundial Farm Takes Gardening to New Heights". Armonk Daily Voice.
  5. ↑ Hawkey, Penny (January 23, 2002). "Greetings from the New York branch". Genealogy.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Molly Hawkey Class of 1996 – Hackley School". Classmates.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Rose, Almie (December 2, 2013). "The Mad Men Interviews: Molly Hawkey". Apocalypstick.com.
  8. ↑ "Brain Blockers Cast". Rivers of Blood Productions.
  9. ↑ Dodes, Rachel (August 19, 2011). "Saving It By Directing It". The Wall Street Journal.
  10. ↑ "Finding Carter – Full Cast and Credits – 2014". Hollywood.com.
  11. ↑ Adams, Bradley (March 10, 2014). "Mom – Episode 1.20 – Clumsy Monkeys and a Titled Uterus – Press Release". SpoilerTV.
  12. ↑ "Molly Hawkey". Internet Movie Database.
  13. ↑ "Molly Hawkey Videos, Molly Hawkey Pictures, Molly Hawkey Articles". Funny or Die.
  14. ↑ Velez, Ali (January 20, 2016). "This Hilarious Woman Is Inserting Herself Into "The Bachelor" And It Is Glorious". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Rose, Rebecca (January 20, 2016). "This Comedian Inserting Herself Into The Bachelor Deserves All of the Roses". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Pistol Shrimps – 2016 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ Minsker, Evan (May 3, 2016). "Adult Swim Parodies Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis, Wendy Carlos: Watch". Pitchfork.
  18. ↑ "Hawkey Photos Headshots". HawkeyPhotos.com.
  19. ↑ Hassler, Linda (June 1, 2011). "Vera Farmiga Finds Higher Ground With Her New Film". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Tinder Profiles, Real-Life "Mad Men" and The Pistol Shrimps". Don't Come to L.A. April 2, 2015.
  21. ↑ Lebron, Steven (September 26, 2014). "Meet the Pistol Shrimps, the Hottest Pickup Basketball Team in America". GQ. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Molly Hawkey: #33 Power Forward". The Basketball Tournament.

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