Molly Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | North Plainfield,New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Molly Price is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama seriesThird Watch (1999–2005). Price has also appeared in recurring and guest-starring roles in many other television dramas and co-starred in a number of films, includingSweet and Lowdown (1999),Chasing Sleep (2000), andNot Fade Away (2012).
Price was born inNorth Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated fromNorth Plainfield High School in 1984.[1][2] She is a graduate ofRutgers University.[1]
Price made her television debut appearing in a 1991 episode of the NBC dramaLaw & Order. She later had three more guest roles inLaw & Order, playing different characters.
From 1995 to 1996, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived CBS sitcomBless This House, starringAndrew Dice Clay andCathy Moriarty.[3] In film, she had supporting roles inJersey Girl (1992) starringJami Gertz andDylan McDermott,Kiss Me, Guido (1997),[4]Pushing Tin (1999),Woody Allen'sSweet and Lowdown (1999),Random Hearts (1999), andChasing Sleep (2000) oppositeJeff Daniels.[5]
In 1999, Price was cast as Police Officer (and later, Detective)Faith Yokas in the NBC crime drama seriesThird Watch,[citation needed] which she starred in from 1999 to 2005. Her husband was a recurring guest star onThird Watch as anFDNY firefighter, and she described her experiences as a firefighter's wife during the show's special9/11 episode, entitled "In Their Own Words." She also appeared in two episodes ofSex and the City asCarrie Bradshaw's friend Susan Sharon, in 1999 and 2002, and reprised the role in an episode of the rebootAnd Just Like That..., in 2021. AfterThird Watch, Price starred in NBC's short-lived 2007 reboot of the 1970s seriesBionic Woman, playing Ruth Treadwell.[6]
Price has appeared in a number of television dramas playing guest starring roles, includingStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip,Without a Trace as agentSamantha Spade's sister,ER,The Mentalist,Private Practice,Nip/Tuck,Body of Proof,Person of Interest,Shameless,Elementary,The Good Wife,Elsbeth, andLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit. From 2014 to 2015, Price had a recurring role in theCinemax drama seriesThe Knick, as Effie Barrow. In 2015, she co-starred in the short-livedShowtime comedy-dramaHappyish. In film, Price playedUma Thurman's mother inThe Life Before Her Eyes (2007) as well as co-starred inWhat Goes Up (2009),How Do You Know (2010),The Good Doctor (2011), andNot Fade Away (2012). In 2017, she appeared in the FX dramaFeud asRobert Aldrich's wife Harriet Foster.[7] In 2017, she played the criminal defense attorney of Eric O'Bannon (Jamie McShane) in season 3 of theNetflix original drama series,Bloodline.
Price is married toNew York City Fire Departmentfirefighter Derek Kelly.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jersey Girl | Cookie | |
| 1993 | Risk | Nikki | |
| 1997 | Ties to Rachel | Leah | |
| Kiss Me, Guido | Meryl | ||
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Crystal Plotkin | |
| Sweet and Lowdown | Ann | ||
| Random Hearts | Alice Beaufort | ||
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep | Susie | |
| 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Rebecca's Colleague | |
| Just Visiting | Teacher | ||
| 2007 | The Life Before Her Eyes | Diana's Mother | |
| 2009 | What Goes Up | Donna Arbetter | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Coach Sally | |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor | Mrs. Nixon | |
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Antoinette Damiano | |
| 2013 | The Devil You Know | Edie Fontaine | |
| 2014 | God's Pocket | Joanie | |
| 2024 | Babygirl | Mrs. Holbrook | |
| 2025 | The History of Sound | Lionel's Mother | |
| Roofman | Officer Scheimreif |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–2006 | Law & Order | Amy Newhouse / Det. Nancy Jones / Quartermaster Stroud / Allison Ashburn | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | The Counterfeit Contessa | Margo | TV movie |
| Roseanne | Michelle | Episode: "The Parenting Trap" | |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | unknown role | TV movie |
| Bless This House | Phyllis | Series regular (13 episodes) | |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Natalie Webb | Episode: "The Biggest Miracle" |
| 1998 | Saint Maybe | Clara | TV movie |
| 1999 | Trinity | unknown role | Episode: "Having Trouble with the Language" |
| 1999, 2002 | Sex and the City | Susan Sharon | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2005 | Third Watch | Faith Yokas | Series regular (131 episodes) |
| 2002 | ER | Episode: "Brothers and Sisters" | |
| 2005 | Medical Investigation | Episode: "Half Life" | |
| 2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nona Pruitt | Episode: "The Harriet Dinner: Part II" |
| Without a Trace | Emily Reynolds | 2 episodes | |
| Bionic Woman | Ruth Truewell | 9 episodes | |
| 2008 | ER | Mrs. O'Rallon | Episode: "Parental Guidance" |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Dr. Elizabeth Hansen | Episode: "Electro" |
| Lie to Me | Deputy Director Messeler | Episode: "Sacrifice" | |
| The Mentalist | Felicia Guthrie | Episode: "Red Menace" | |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Andrea | Episode: "Another Second Chance" |
| Nip/Tuck | Dahlia Mark | Episode: "Dr. Griffin" | |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Jen Russell | Episode: "All in the Family" |
| Person of Interest | Elizabeth Whitaker | Episode: "Ghosts" | |
| 2012 | Shameless | Dottie Corones | 2 episodes |
| Blue Bloods | Hollie Rivano | Episode: "The Job" | |
| Elementary | Donna Kaplan | Episode: "The Rat Race" | |
| 2013 | Deception | unknown role | 2 episodes |
| The Good Wife | Lena Cesca | Episode: "Everything Is Ending" | |
| White Collar | NYPD Negotiator on rooftop | Episode: "At What Price" | |
| 2014 | Irreversible | Rose | TV movie |
| 2014–2015 | The Knick | Effie Barrow | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Donna Marshall | Episode: "Parole Violations" |
| The Slap | Fiona | 2 episodes | |
| Happyish | Bella | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Mariana Vacarro | Episode: "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)" |
| Madam Secretary | Mimi Jacobs | Episode: "Hijriyyah" | |
| Bates Motel | Detective Chambers | Episode: "Norman" | |
| 2017 | Feud | Harriet Aldrich | 3 episodes |
| The Path | Libby Dukan / Liby Dekaan | 4 episodes | |
| Bloodline | Mia | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | American Crime Story | Escort Agency Manager | Episode: "Ascent" |
| The Good Cop | Captain | 2 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | Queen America | Katie Ellis | 9 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Almost Family | Judge | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | And Just Like That... | Susan Sharon | Episode: "Little Black Dress" |
| 2024–2025 | Elsbeth | Detective Donnelly | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2025 | Will Trent | Didi Polaski | Episode: "The Most Beautiful, Fierce, Smart, Powerful Creature in the Entire World" |
The television star grew up in North Plainfield where her mother still lives. Price graduated from North Plainfield High School and enrolled at Rutgers.