Molly (name)
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Molly or Mollie is both a given name and a pet-name for Mary or Margaret.
People
- Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, war-time nurse and alleged Confederate spy
- Molly Bee, American country music singer
- Molly Brant, prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution
- Margaret Brown, American survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, socialite, philanthropist, and activist
- Molly Burnett, American actress and singer
- Molly Crabapple, American artist and author
- Molly Dunsworth, Canadian actress
- Molly Engstrom, American ice hockey player
- Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English author
- Molly Hawkey, American actress and photographer
- Molly Haskell, American feminist film critic and author
- Molly Ivins, American columnist, political commentator, humorist and author
- Mollie Katzen (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writer
- Molly Keane, Irish novelist and playwright
- Mollie King (born 1987), British singer with The Saturdays
- Molly Lamont, South African-born British film actress
- Molly Hughes, British author
- Mollie Hunter (1922–2012), Scottish writer
- Molly Johnson, Canadian singer and songwriter
- Mary (Molly) MacCarthy (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"
- Mollie McConnell (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actress
- Molly Meldrum, Australian musician
- Molly Nyman, British composer
- Molly O'Brien (born 1952), Americana, bluegrass, R&B, and folk singer
- Mollie Orshansky (1915–2006), American economist and statistician
- Molly Parker, Canadian actress
- Molly Parkin, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist
- Molly Peacock, American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative nonfiction writer
- Molly Pearson, stage actress of the early 20th century
- Mollie Phillips (1907–1994), British figure skater
- Molly Picon, American actress in Yiddish theatre and film
- Molly Quinn, American actress
- Molly Ringwald, American actress, singer, and dancer
- Molly Sandén, Swedish singer
- Molly Sims, American model and actress
- Molly Shannon, American comic actress
- Mollie Skinner (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
- Molly Smitten-Downes, British singer
- Molly S. White, Texas politician
- Mollie Sneden (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American Revolution
- Mollie Steimer (1897–1980), Russian-American anarchist, trade unionist, anti-war activist and free-speech campaigner
- Mollie Sugden (1922–2009), British actress
- Mememolly (born Molly Templeton in 1989), English Internet personality
- Molly Wood, American executive editor and writer
Fictional characters
In television and film
- Molly Baker, from Sailor Moon
- Molly Dobbs, from Coronation Street
- Molly Flynn-Biggs, from Mike & Molly
- Molly Hooper, from Sherlock
- Molly Lansing, from General Hospital
- Molly O'Brien, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Molly Walker, from Heroes
- Molly (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Molly (Friends)
- Molly (Star-Racers)
- Molly (The Big Comfy Couch)
- Molly (Thomas the Tank Engine)
- Molly (Toy Story)
In books and comics
- Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
- Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William Gibson
- Molly McIntire, protagonist from the American Girl series
- Molly Moon, from the Molly Moon series
- Molly Weasley, from the Harry Potter series
- Molly Bloom, wife of Leopold in James Joyce's Ulysses
- Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego Super Hero Shamrock, Marvel Comic
- Mollie, fictional character from the novel Animal Farm
- Molly Carpenter, from the Dresden Files series.
Animals