Molly Bernard

Molly Kate Bernard (born April 10, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lauren Heller on the television series Younger. Bernard earned an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama.

Life and career

Molly Kate Bernard was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States. She began her career in 2000 in the comedy drama Pay It Forward beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. After completing school, she returned to the screen by interpreting the leading part in a short film named Wrestling with the Past realized by Jason Leinwand. In 2013, she played Wendy during the seventh episode of the fifth season of the television series Royal Pains beside Mark Feuerstein and Paulo Costanzo. The same year, she obtained a recurring role in the television series Alpha House where she played Angie Sullivan until 2014. In 2015, she played a recurring role in the television series Younger where she portrayed Lauren Heller, a publicist, beside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff. For the second season, she was promoted to series regular. In 2015, she had a small role as Samantha in the Nancy Meyers comedy The Intern, beside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Molly has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale University/Yale School of Drama.

Personal life

Molly Bernard is the granddaughter of actor Joseph Bernard who co-founded the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Hollywood where celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, and Uma Thurman studied. She attended the Las Vegas Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

• Official website
• Molly Bernard at the Internet Movie Database