Molly Parker Filmography

Born:: July 17, 1972 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Canadian actress Molly Parker has developed a reputation as a gifted and versatile performer, thanks in part to her willingness to take on challenging, offbeat, and sometimes controversial roles. Born in 1972 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia (a town just outside Vancouver), Parker studied dance...Read More

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Swingtown [TV Series]

Actors: Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla, Miriam Shor

Synopsis: Created by Mike Kelley (Big Love, Rome) and produced by Robert Del Valle and Alan Poul (Six Feet Under), Swingtown is a dramatized--and highly fanciful--overview of the moral, social and political upheavals of the pre-PC, pre-AIDs 1970s. The series began on the eve of the July 4, 1976 Read More

2008
Hollywoodland

Actors: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins

Synopsis: The mysterious and unexpected death of an iconic Hollywood star may be just the tip of an iceberg of scandal in this show biz drama based on a true story. George Reeves (played by Ben Affleck) was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in Gone With The Wind and appeared on screen with the Read More

9/8/06
The Wicker Man

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy

Synopsis: A young child has gone missing and it's up to a haunted but determined policeman to travel to the remote island community where she was last seen and solve the lingering mystery of her disappearance in director Neil LaBute's updated reworking of Anthony Shaffer's 1973 cult horror classic. Upon Read More

9/1/06
Deadwood: Season 03

Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawkes, Paula Malcomson, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Powers Boothe, Jeffrey Jones

2006
Who Loves the Sun

Actors: Lukas Haas, Molly Parker, Adam Scott, R.H. Thomson, Wendy Crewson

Synopsis: When the former best friend of a now-successful writer suddenly appears following an extended absence, the confrontation that follows will alter their views of the past and forever transform the future in a simmering tale of lost friendship from director Matt Bissonette. It's been five long years Read More

2006
Nine Lives

Actors: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane

Synopsis: Filmmaker Rodrigo García takes an unusual look into the lives of nine different women in this episodic drama. Each of the film's nine sequences has been staged as a single shot, using the Steadicam system to allow the camera to follow the action fluidly and without cuts. In these short episodes Read More

10/14/05
Pure

Actors: Molly Parker, David Wenham, Harry Eden, Geraldine McEwan, Keira Knightley

Synopsis: After forays into period war drama (Regeneration) and globe-trotting bohemia (Hideous Kinky), Scottish director Gillies MacKinnon returns to social realist melodrama with this tale of a ten-year-old desperately trying to parent his heroin-addicted mother. Pure revolves around Paul (Harry Eden), a Read More

6/17/05
Deadwood: Season 02

Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, John Hawkes, Robin Weigert

2005
Iron Jawed Angels

Actors: Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, Anjelica Huston, Molly Parker

Synopsis: German filmmaker Katja von Garnier directs the HBO original movie Iron Jawed Angels, inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American feminist who risked her life to fight for women's citizenship and the right to vote. She founded the separatist Read More

2004
Last Wedding

Actors: Ben Ratner, Frida Betrani, Tom Scholte, Nancy Sivak, Vincent Gale

Synopsis: Canadian indie auteur Bruce Sweeney spins this wry look at the relationship of three Vancouver couples. After dating for a mere six months, Noah (Benjamin Ratner) and Zipporah (Frida Betrani) shock family and friends by announcing that they are getting married. No one is particularly thrilled Read More

1/1/04
Deadwood [TV Series]

Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker

Synopsis: Forget Gunsmoke and Bonanza. The HBO series Deadwood was as close to the "real thing" as any Western fan was ever going to see on television -- and in its pursuit of reality, the series was not afraid of smashing icons or skewering sacred cows. Could anything less be expected of executive producer David Milch Read More

2004
Deadwood: Pilot

Synopsis: On the night that Sheriff Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) and his friend and business partner, Sol Star (John Hawkes), plan to leave Montana for Deadwood, with plans to open a hardware store, Bullock is faced with a dilemma. He's got Clell Watson (James Parks), a horse thief due to be hanged the Read More

2004
Deadwood: Mr. Wu

Synopsis: Seth (Timothy Olyphant) is not happy in his new post as health commissioner. He proposes a town dump and infirmary to the mayor, E.B. (William Sanderson), whose lack of interest sends Seth to make his case to the media, in the form of A.W. Merrick (Jeffrey Jones). Seth is also looking into Read More

2004
The Confessor

Actors: Christian Slater, Molly Parker, Stephen Rea, Gordon Pinsent

Synopsis: A priest caught in the middle of a deadly murder investigation must risk his life to prove the innocence of a fellow clergyman in a tense, religious-themed thriller directed by Lewin Webb and starring Christian Slater. Daniel Clemens (Slater) is a fallen priest who has lost his faith. Now a loyal Read More

2004
Deadwood: Season 01

Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawkes, Paula Malcomson, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Ray McKinnon, Larry Cedar, Jeffrey Jones

Synopsis: "Welcome to Deadwood...a hell of a place to make your fortune." These are the words that serve as greeting for saddle-weary former lawman Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) as he rides into the illegal Dakota Territory settlement of Deadwood, a scant few weeks after Custer's defeat at the Little Big Read More

2004
Marion Bridge

Actors: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Marguerite McNeil

Synopsis: Thee adult sisters are forced to face the scars of their past as they wait at their mother's deathbed in this drama written by noted Canadian actor Daniel MacIvor. Agnes (Molly Parker) grew up in Sydney, a small town in Nova Scotia; hoping to get away from memories of an unhappy childhood, Agnes Read More

4/11/03
Break a Leg

Actors: John Cassini, Molly Parker, Rene Rivera, Jennifer Beals, Kevin Corrigan

Synopsis: A talented character actor with an undeniable presence on the screen but an uncanny track record of losing roles to more marketable "name" actors decides to take matters into his own hands after losing out on one too many roles in director Monika Mitchell's blood-soaked showbiz satire. Max Matteo Read More

2003
Undying Love: True Stories of Courage and Faith

Actors: David Rybowski, Zenia Rybowski, Bluma Klodawski, David Newman, Anna Newman

Synopsis: Considering the utter destruction wrought on the European Jewish population by Nazi Germany, the fact that any meaningful and transcendent love stories amongst Holocaust survivors could be found and retold is a tribute to the Jewish people's resiliency and nobility. With Undying Love: True Stories Read More

2003
Max

Synopsis: In the wake of his rise to power, Adolf Hitler became known as perhaps the most villainous and destructive political leader of the 20th century. But what was he like before he formed the Nazi party? Screenwriter and director Menno Meyjes explores that question in this drama, a work of fiction Read More

12/27/02
Rare Birds

Actors: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Cathy Jones, Vicky Hynes

Synopsis: Iceland-born Canadian filmmaker Sturla Gunnarsson spins this offbeat comedy about fine food and feathered friends. The owner of a failing gourmet eatery in a small Newfoundland town, Dave Purcell (William Hurt) is about to throw in the towel. As he raids his wine cellar and nurses his sorrows, his Read More

2/1/02
Men with Brooms

Actors: Paul Gross

Synopsis: Paul Gross acts as writer, director, and star for this sports comedy about a Canadian curling team. When Chris Cutter (Gross) left his hometown of Long Bay, Ontario, he threw his team's curling stones into the lake and left his bride, Julie (Michelle Nolden), standing at the altar. Ten years Read More

2002
The Center of the World

Actors: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Carla Gugino, Balthazar Getty

Synopsis: In this digitally shot feature from acclaimed director Wayne Wang) (The Joy Luck Club), the boundaries of sexual relations are put to the test by two individuals. Richard (Peter Sarsgaard) is a dot-com entrepreneur who, despite earning millions of dollars, feels little connection to the outside Read More

4/20/01
The War Bride

Actors: Anna Friel, Brenda Fricker, Aden Young, Loren Dean, Julie Cox

Synopsis: Anna Friel and Aden Young star in this romantic drama set against the backdrop of World War II, and following a wide-eyed London girl who falls for a Canadian soldier. The year is 1943, and as war wages across Europe, vivacious young Lily becomes smitten with rugged Canadian Charlie. The couple Read More

2001
Wonderland

Actors: Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart, John Simm

Synopsis: The members of a British working-class family see their lives starting to come apart as the Nation prepares to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day (named for an anarchist who tried to blow up Parliament) in Michael Winterbottom's drama Wonderland. Eileen (Kika Markham) and Bill (Jack Shepherd) are a married Read More

7/28/00
The Five Senses

Actors: Mary-Louise Parker, Philippe Volter, Gabrielle Rose, Daniel MacIvor, Nadia Litz

Synopsis: Five characters serve as metaphors for the five senses in this drama about human relationships from Canadian filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa. Ruth (Gabrielle Rose) works as a massage therapist; one day while giving a rubdown to Anna (Molly Parker), Ruth's teenage daughter Rachel (Nadia Litz) takes Anna's Read More

7/14/00
Sunshine

Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker

Synopsis: The fortunes of a family of Hungarian Jews are followed over the course of nearly 150 years in this epic historical drama, with leading man Ralph Fiennes playing three different roles. The story begins in the late 18th century, as Aaron and Josefa Sonnenschein (the name means "Sunshine" in German) Read More

6/9/00
Waking the Dead

Actors: Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Molly Parker, Janet McTeer, Paul Hipp

Synopsis: A man finds his melancholy turning to madness in this thriller. Young lawyer Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup) has just thrown his hat in the ring for an upcoming congressional election. He has also been haunted by the memory of his girlfriend Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), who recently died in a car Read More

3/24/00
Suspicious River

Actors: Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, Joel Bissonnette, Deanna Milligan

Synopsis: In this disturbing psychological drama, Molly Parker plays Leila, a receptionist at a rundown hotel who pads her paycheck by turning tricks with the hotel's customers. When she meets Gary (Callum Keith Rennie), a brutish psycho, Leila endures his physical abuse with troubling insouciance Read More

2000
Twitch City: Season 02

Actors: Don McKellar, Daniel MacIvor, Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark McKinney

2000
The Intruder

Actors: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Powell, Nastassja Kinski, Molly Parker, John Hannah

Synopsis: Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in this 1990s updating of George Cukor's Gaslight (1944). In an unnamed North American city, young Frenchwoman Catherine (Gainsbourg) stumbles into a police station and confesses to murdering her husband's ex-wife Stella. The cops remain unconvinced, as according to Read More

1999
Ladies Room

Actors: John Malkovich, Lorraine Bracco, Greta Scacchi, Veronica Ferres, Molly Parker

Synopsis: John Malkovich and Lorraine Bracco star in this offbeat drama set in women's restrooms. The first half of the film tells of three actresses forced to prepare for their performance in the same bathroom because their dressing rooms are flooded. Veteran actress Gemma (Bracco) is stunned by the anger Read More

1999
Twitch City: Season 01

Actors: Don McKellar, Daniel MacIvor, Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, Bruce McCulloch

1998
In the Shadows

Actors: Joely Richardson, Aden Young, Molly Parker, Kevin Phillip, Krisha Fairchild

Synopsis: Meg Richman made her feature directorial debut with this modernization of Henry James' Wings of the Dove, set in Seattle where musician Cynthia (Molly Parker) breaks up with drug-addict Buck (Aden Young). After Cynthia answers an ad for a live-in caretaker, she meets Eleanor Dunston (Joely Richardson Read More

1998
Intensity

Actors: John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Piper Laurie, Blu Mankuma

Synopsis: Based on a book by Dean Koontz, who also served as one of the executive producers, this Canadian telefilm directed by Yves Simoneau (Mother's Boys) concerns a young psychology student named Chyna Shepherd. She's played by Molly Parker (who was so wonderful in the 1996 cult film Kissed) as a Read More

1997
Kissed

Actors: Jay Brazeau, Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge

Synopsis: In this strikingly original independent drama from Canada, a young woman finds that her obsession with death is challenged when she falls in love with a handsome medical student. Sandra Larson (Molly Parker) was fascinated with the dead from an early age; as a girl, she and her best friend would Read More

1/1/96
Ebbie

Synopsis: When Tori Spelling starred in the Dickens-inspired 2003 TV movie A Carol Christmas, more than a few viewers with long memories could not help but point out the similarities between Spelling's film and the 1995 made-for-cable Susan Lucci vehicle Ebbie--beginning with the fact that both films were Read More

1995
Last of the Dogmen

Actors: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith

Synopsis: A mountain man goes on a routine manhunt and finds himself embroiled in solving a supernatural mystery in this fantasy/adventure. The tale is set in the wilds of Montana. Lewis Gates is a heavy-drinking tracker who is called to sober up and hit the backcountry to find three murderous fugitives Read More

1995
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Actors: Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes, Wendy Makkena, Susan Barnes

Synopsis: Glenn Close won the "Outstanding Lead Actress" Emmy for her performance in this made-for-television drama about the rights of homosexuals in the military. Close stars as Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, an Army medical officer with an eye on a promotion who is suddenly tossed into discharge Read More

1995
Just One of the Girls

Actors: Corey Haim

Synopsis: Corey Haim, the crown prince of direct-to-video films, stars in Just One of the Girls. Haim plays a teen-aged musician who is constantly being bullied. To escape his tormentors, he disguises himself as a girl. Surprise of surprises, Haim finds that he really enjoys his new identity, and decides to Read More

1993
My Son, Johnny

Actors: Michele Lee, Corin Nemec, Rick Schroder, Rip Torn, Mariangela Pino

Synopsis: Michele Lee plays the outwardly cheerful mother of two very different young sons. Rick Schroder, the oldest, is mom's favorite; Corin Nemic, the youngest, is his brother's literal whipping boy. Despite the most damning evidence, Ms. Lee refuses to let herself believe that Schroder is a sadistic Read More

1991

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