Molly Conlin

Molly Conlin
Born Molly Conlin
8 March 2001
Essex, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001-present

Molly Conlin is an English child actress, best known for her role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Dotty Cotton.

Personal life

Conlin was born in Essex where she lives with her mother and her brother, Jack.[1] In 2008, it was reported that Conlin had been signed up at the Sylvia Young agency, Marylebone, for the past four years.[2]

Career

EastEnders

Main article: Dotty Cotton

On 2 October 2008 it was reported that Nick Cotton, played by John Altman would return to EastEnders in Christmas 2008.[3] After spending time in Walsall, Nick would return with an eight-year-old daughter, Dotty.[4] The part of Dotty was cast to Conlin, who was 7 at the time.[2] Speaking of her casting, Conlin said, "I'm really excited about it because I have always wanted to be in EastEnders."[2] Conlin was considered too old for the part of Tiffany Dean which she a previously auditioned for but she succeeded in impressing the producers, who offered her the role of Dotty instead.[2] The part of Tiffany went to Maisie Smith.[5] Dotty was originally eleven years old, but on Conlin's casting, they changed her age to seven.[2] Introduced as a guest character by Santer[6] she made her first appearance on 26 December 2008.[7] She started to appear more frequently, becoming a recurring character, until Dotty later left on 23 February 2010.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Little Miss Jocelyn Major role 1 Episode
2007 The Omid Djalili Show Girl in hospital 1 Episode
2008 Thank God You're Here Minor role 1 Episode
2008-10 EastEnders Dotty Cotton 49 episodes
2011 Annabel's Kitchen Herself 1 Episode
2012 Horrible Histories Little Girl in Mellified Man Advert One episode

TV commercials

Title
Ragu pasta sauce
Heinz beans
Bold 2 in 1

References

  1. "Dotty Cotton played by Molly Conlin". EastEnders. BBC Online. 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Halstead: Molly, 7, lands a role in TV's East Enders". Daily Gazette. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. Green, Kris (2 October 2008). "Nick Cotton returns to EastEnders". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. Richard Mears (director, producer), Mark Cossey (executive producer) (2008-12-30). "EastEnders Revealed: Nick Cotton Returns". EastEnders Revealed. Episode 55. BBC. BBC1.
  5. Jefferies, Mark (18 March 2008). "Bianca Jackson and her kids move back to EastEnders". The Mirror (London: Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. Wardrop, Murray (2 December 2008). "Eastenders villain 'Nasty Nick' returns to Albert Square". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  7. Green, Kris (26 December 2008). "Roxy is devastated to find baby Amy missing". Digital Spy (London: Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  8. Green, Kris (23 February 2010). "Zainab gives birth to a baby boy". Digital Spy (London: Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 2 April 2011.

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