Irene Molloy | |
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| Born | Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Labels | Femme Pop |
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| Website | irenemolloy.com |
Irene Molloy is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles on television seriesAndy Richter Controls the Universe andGrosse Pointe. She has also appeared inBroadway and Off-Broadway musicals, television series and movies.
Born nearPhiladelphia, Irene Molloy is a daughter of Edward Molloy, a computer analyst forAmtrak, and Linda Molloy, a hospital neonatal nurse. She resided with her family inChalfont, Pennsylvania during the 1990s, and was cast in a lead role in the 1996Andrew Lloyd Webber musical,Whistle Down the Wind while still a senior atArchbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster. She had been performing with the Rainbow Connection in Philadelphia during this same period of her life.[1][2] After graduating from Archbishop Wood in June 1996, she relocated toNew York City.[3]
A member of the Broadway cast ofThe Civil War, she received anOuter Critics Circle Awards nomination for outstanding featured actress for her performance in that role. In 1999, she sangPhantom of the Opera's "Remember Me" at an event honoring directorHarold Prince.[4] After relocating toHollywood, California, she was cast in the film,Story of a Bad Boy.
Between 2000 and 2004, she starred in two comedy series. The first was as Hunter Fallow/Becky Johnson inGrosse Pointe which ran between 2000 and 2001. After the show ended, she gained a role as main character Wendy McKay in the TV seriesAndy Richter Controls the Universe, which aired for two seasons from 2002 to 2004.
After moving back to Philadelphia, she focused on writing music.
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| 1996 | Whistle Down the Wind | Swallow | Debut stage role |
| 1999 | The Civil War | Sarah McEwen | |
| Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | ||
| 2007 | 10 Million Miles | Molly |
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