28 Facts About Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol was born on November 8,1972 and is an American actress.

Gretchen Mol is known for her role as Gillian Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Gretchen Mol went to high school with Broadway actor Peter Lockyer, with whom she performed in school musicals and plays.

Gretchen Mol's brother, Jim Mol, is a director and editor in the film industry.

Gretchen Mol attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and graduated from the William Esper Studio.

Gretchen Mol took a job for a while as an usher at Angelika Film Center in New York.

Gretchen Mol had followed her brother there when he was in NYU film school.

Gretchen Mol's acting career began in summer stock theatre in Vermont where she played a variety of roles, including Godspell and 110 in the Shade.

Gretchen Mol played Jenny in Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things on stage in both London and New York in 2001, in a role she reprised in the film version, released in 2003.

The New York Times critic Ben Brantley, in his review of the play, wrote, "[Gretchen Mol] gives by far the most persuasive performance as the unworldly Jenny, and you wind up feeling for her disproportionately, only because she seems to be entirely there, in the present tense".

In 2004, Gretchen Mol spent a year singing and dancing as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago.

Gretchen Mol made her film debut in Spike Lee's 1996 film, Girl 6.

Gretchen Mol had a small role in Donnie Brasco, but by now, she was being typecast as "the girlfriend", which she attempted to change by taking a role opposite Jude Law in Music from Another Room, a romantic comedy.

Gretchen Mol played the female lead role in the 1999 film The Thirteenth Floor.

Gretchen Mol played the victim of a con artist in the 2003 short film Heavy Put-Away, based on the Terry Southern story.

When released in February 2009, the film was harshly criticized by New York Times critic Stephen Holden, though he said that Gretchen Mol's part was "quite well acted".

Gretchen Mol appeared in Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed film Manchester by the Sea in 2016.

Gretchen Mol had a small role of Maggie Tilton in the 1996 miniseries Dead Man's Walk, based on the Larry McMurtry novel.

Gretchen Mol was among the three lead actresses in David E Kelley's 2002 series girls club, though it ended after its second episode due to underwhelming ratings.

Gretchen Mol appeared in two TV remakes of classic films: Picnic, in the role of Madge Owens, and The Magnificent Ambersons as Lucy Morgan.

Gretchen Mol had a minor role in Calm at Sunset in 1996.

Gretchen Mol played Norah in The Memory Keeper's Daughter which aired on The Lifetime Channel in the US in April 2008.

Gretchen Mol played NYPD Officer Annie Norris in the ABC series Life on Mars, the US remake of the British show of the same name.

Gretchen Mol had a recurring role on HBO's Boardwalk Empire as Gillian Darmody, a showgirl at the Beaux Arts and mother and incestuous lover to gangster Jimmy Darmody.

Gretchen Mol married film director Tod Williams on June 1,2004.

In February 2011, Gretchen Mol gave birth to their second child, a daughter.

Since becoming a mother, Gretchen Mol has only taken jobs close to her home in New York City.

Gretchen Mol became involved with PMD after one of her cousins died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.