Molly Parker

Acting

Molly Parker

Born
(age 54)
Birthplace
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Credits
103 titles

Biography

Molly Parker (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama Kissed (1996). She subsequently starred in the television thriller Intensity (1997) before landing her first major American film role in the drama Waking the Dead (2000). She gained further notice for her role as a Las Vegas escort in the drama The Center of the World (2001), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.

In the early 2000s, Parker had lead roles in several films, including Max (2002), Pure (2002), and Nine Lives (2005). Beginning in 2004, she starred as Alma Garret on the HBO Western series Deadwood, appearing in all three seasons. She subsequently appeared in the post-apocalyptic thriller The Road (2009), and the independent drama Trigger (2010). In 2011, she appeared as a recurring guest star in the sixth season of Dexter, before being cast as politician Jacqueline Sharp on the Netflix series House of Cards in 2014. The role earned Parker a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Her subsequent film roles include the drama American Pastoral (2016) and two Netflix-produced features: the crime drama Small Crimes, and the Stephen King adaptation 1922 (both 2017). She also starred in Errol Morris's docudrama miniseries Wormwood. From 2018 to 2021, she starred as Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space, a Netflix-produced remake of the 1965 TV series.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 102

YearTitleRole
2025 Doc TV Dr. Amy Larsen (40 ep)
2024 You Gotta Believe Film Kathy Kelly
2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Film Mary Darling
2023 Essex County TV Anne (5 ep)
2023 Accused TV Laura Broder (1 ep)
2021 Jockey Film Ruth Wilkes
2020 Pieces of a Woman Film Eva Woodward
2020 Words on Bathroom Walls Film Beth
2019 Deadwood: The Movie Film Alma Ellsworth
2018 Madeline's Madeline Film Evangeline
2018 Lost in Space TV Maureen Robinson (28 ep)
2018 Magic Bullet Film Rachel
2017 Wormwood TV Alice Olson (6 ep)
2017 1922 Film Arlette James
2017 Wormwood Film Alice Olson
2017 Small Crimes Film Charlotte Boyd
2016 American Pastoral Film Sheila Smith
2016 Goliath TV Callie Senate (8 ep)
2016 2149: The Aftermath Film Lillian
2016 Weirdos Film Laurie
2016 The 9th Life of Louis Drax Film Dalton
2015 Heritage Minutes: Nursing Sisters Film Narrator (voice)
2014 Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs Film Janine Jeffs
2013 Pete's Christmas Film Pamela
2013 Hold Fast Film Aunt Ellen
2013 The Playroom Film Donna Cantwell
2013 Motive TV Chloe Myton (1 ep)
2013 House of Cards TV Jackie Sharp (32 ep)
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Film Pauline Hemingway
2012 The Firm TV Abby McDeere (22 ep)
2011 Gone Film Amy Kettering
2011 That's What I Am Film Sherri Nichol
2011 Oliver Sherman Film Irene Page
2010 Trigger Film Kat
2010 Shattered TV Ella Sullivan (6 ep)
2010 Human Target TV Rebecca Brooks (1 ep)
2010 The Quinn-tuplets Film Rebecca Quinn-Adatto
2009 The Road Film Friendly Woman
2009 Party Down TV Melinda Weintraub (1 ep)
2008 Swingtown TV Susan Miller (13 ep)
2006 Rear Projection: Molly Parker Film
2006 Dexter TV Lisa Marshall (4 ep)
2006 The Wicker Man Film Sister Rose / Sister Thorn
2006 Hollywoodland Film Laurie Simo
2006 Who Loves the Sun Film Maggie Claire
2005 Nine Lives Film Lisa
2005 Break a Leg Film Kate
2004 The Good Shepherd Film Madeline Finney
2004 Deadwood TV Alma Garret (36 ep)
2004 Iron Jawed Angels Film Emily Leighton
2003 Marion Bridge Film Agnes
2003 Odd Job Jack TV Alberta Malone (voice) (1 ep)
2002 Undying Love Film Narrator
2002 Men with Brooms Film Amy Foley
2002 Pure Film Mel
2002 Max Film Nina Rothman
2002 Looking for Leonard Film Monica
2001 Rare Birds Film Alice
2001 Last Wedding Film Sarah
2001 Suspicious River Film Leila Murray

Crew credits 2

YearTitleJob
2017 Bird Film Director, Writer
2002 Looking for Leonard Film Executive Producer
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