Grace Molony
Grace Molony | |
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| Born | Grace Georgina Hilary Molony 1995/1996 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Alma mater | LAMDA |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Grace Georgina Hilary Molony (born 1995/1996) is an English actress. She is known for her theatre work and her role in the Hulu series The Great (2020–2023).[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Molony was born in the South London Borough of Wandsworth and grew up in Teddington.[2] She attended the Tiffin Girls' School.[3] She joined the youth theatre at the Rose Theatre Kingston and went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2017.[4] Molony is a patron of Dragon Drama, a local youth drama group.[5]
Career[edit]
A month before graduating from LAMDA in 2017, Molony was cast in The Country Girls at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, marking Molony's professional stage debut. For her performance, Molony won Best Actress in a Play at The Stage Debut Awards. The following year, she made her West End debut as the titular character of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan at the Vaudeville Theatre[6] and her feature film debut portraying Dorothy Stafford in Mary Queen of Scots.
In 2019, Molony had roles in The Watsons at the Minerva Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory as well as The Glass Piano at the Coronet Theatre.[7][8] For her performance in the former, Molony was nominated for Emerging Talent Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. In 2020, she appeared in the film adaptation of Artemis Fowl and began playing Queen Agnes of Sweden in the Hulu historical comedy-drama The Great. A recurring role for the first two seasons, she was promoted to the main cast for the third and final season.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Law of Moments | Lucy | Short film |
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots | Dorothy Stafford | |
| 2020 | Porcelain | Belle | Short film |
| Artemis Fowl | Jasmine Sapwood | ||
| Bacon | Ruth | Short film | |
| TBA | We Live in Time | Nurse | |
| Mourning Sickness |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018, 2020 | Doctors | Charley Webb / Becky Allison | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Father Brown | Hannah Baxley | Episode: "The Queen Bee" |
| 2020–2023 | The Great | Queen Agnes of Sweden | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) Main role (season 3) |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Country Girls | Kate | Minerva Theatre, Chichester |
| 2018 | Lady Windermere's Fan | Lady Windermere | Vaudeville Theatre, London |
| 2019 | The Watsons | Emma Watson | Minerva Theatre, Chichester / Menier Chocolate Factory, London |
| The Glass Piano | Alexandra | Coronet Theatre, London | |
| 2023–2024 | The Enfield Haunting | Margaret Hodgson | Ambassadors Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Stage Debut Awards | Best Actress in a Play | The Country Girls | Won | [10][11] |
| 2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | The Watsons | Nominated | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Rising Stars: Grace Molony". The Media Eye. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Believe it: Victor Meldrew's alter ego praises amateur actors". Your Local Guardian. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Grace Molony: Rising star of the Rose Theatre". Your Local Guardian. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Alumni news: November edition". LAMDA. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Brown, Ellie (5 November 2021). "Teddington children's drama group to perform at Rose Theatre this summer". Teddington Nub News. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Wolf, Matt (6 February 2018). "Lady Windermere's Fan Star Grace Molony on Her Big Debut, Getting Used to Corsets & Working with an AbFab Legend". Broadway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Walker-Cook, Anthony (30 September 2019). "Interview: Grace Molony Talks THE WATSONS at Menier Chocolate Factory". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "NEWS: Stage Debut Awards winner Grace Molony stars in The Glass Piano premiere, Full cast announced". My Theatre Mates. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Collington, Faefyx (13 May 2023). "The Great Cast, Character & Cameo Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ McIntosh, Steven (2017-09-18). "Meet theatre's hottest new stars". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Watch now: Debut Awards best actress winner Grace Molony". The Stage. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.(subscription required)
- ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". Evening Standard. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
External links[edit]
- Grace Molony at IMDb
- Grace Molony at Curtis Brown