Molly Quinn

Molly Quinn

An eighteen-year-old redheaded female is wearing a beige shirt with her ponytail draped over he right shoulder; she is smiling into the camera.

Quinn at the Coronet Theatre for the Thrilling Adventure Hour, May 2012
Born Molly Caitlyn Quinn
October 8, 1993
Texarkana, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present

Molly Caitlyn Quinn[1] (born October 8, 1993)[2] is an American actress whose works have included theatre, film, and television. Since March 2009, she has played Alexis Castle, the daughter of the title character, on ABC's Castle.

Life and career

Quinn was born in Texarkana, Texas.[2][3] She began taking weekly acting lessons from retired director and producer Martin Beck after performing in her community's performance of The Nutcracker at age six. In the sixth grade, she auditioned at the Young Actors Studio where she performed for the program's director, Linda Seto, and representatives from the Osbrink Talent Agency. After six months of "intensive [acting] training", Quinn signed a contract with the Osbrink agency. Subsequently, she signed with Management 360.[4] In March 2014, Quinn appeared as the voice of the sentient computer 'Fey', in the episode "Numbers" of the podcast series Welcome to Night Vale.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Teen with Pinups [5]
2009 My One and Only Paula [5]
2009 A Christmas Carol Belinda Cratchit [5]
2009 The Sacrifice Esmee Johnson Short film
2010 Avalon High Jenny [5]
2010 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Princess Bloom Nickelodeon English dub (2012)
2012 The First Time Erica
2013 Hansel & Gretel Get Baked Gretel Also associate producer
2013 Superman: Unbound Kara/Supergirl[6] Voice
2013 We're the Millers Melissa Fitzgerald
2013 Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Princess Bloom Nickelodeon English dub

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–present Castle Alexis Castle Main role
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Eunice (voice) 2 episodes
2011–present Winx Club Princess Bloom[4] English-language overdub for Nickelodeon

Other work

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The 3rd Birthday Eve Brea Video game[7]
2011 City of Fallen Angels Narrator Audiobook version[8]
2013 Release the Panic Cameo Music video[9]
2014–15 Welcome to Night Vale Fey / Intern Molly / Melanie Podcast; 4 episodes

Accolades

Year Association Category Work Result
2009 Monaco International Film Festival Best Newcomer, Short Film The Sacrifice Won

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quinn, Molly (August 4, 2011). "“@AADaddarion1985: @MollyQuinn93 ur last name...". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Molly Quinn: Alexis Castle on ABC's "Castle"". ABC Medianet. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ Brand, Aaron (March 9, 2009). "Local teen lands role on new ABC series". Texarkana Gazette. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Alexis Castle: Played by Molly Quinn". ABC.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Molly Quinn: Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  6. ↑ Sands, Rich (January 7, 2013). "First Look: Matt Bomer Gets Animated for Superman: Unbound". TV Guide. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ Quinn, Molly (April 12, 2011). "Just found out...". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ Staskiewicz, Keith (April 3, 2011). "'Mortal Instruments': Behind-the-scenes of the 'City of Fallen Angels' audiobook". Entertainment Weekly. Shelf Life. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtmfVLnkOEA

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