Gretchen Mol Biography
Gretchen Mol is an American actress and former model best known for her portrayal in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. She has also appeared in other films, including The Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Celebrity, Rounders, Sweet and Lowdown, The Thirteenth Floor, 3:10 to Yuma, and Manchester by the Sea. Mol was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 2005.
How old is Gretchen Mol? – Age
She is 51 years old as of November 8, 2023. She was born in 1972 in Deep River, Connecticut, United States.
Gretchen Mol Family – Education
Mol was born in Deep River, Connecticut, where her mother, Janet (née Morgan), is an artist and educator, and her father teaches at RHAM High School. She attended high school alongside Broadway actor Peter Lockyer, with whom she participated in school musicals and plays. Her brother, Jim Mol, is a director and editor in the movie industry. Mol received her degree from the William Esper Studio and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She accepted a work at the Angelika Film Center in New York for a period as an usher. When her brother was attending NYU’s film school, she had followed him there.
Gretchen Mol Wife – Children
On June 1, 2004, she wed director of films Tod Williams. In September 2007, a son was born into the family. Mol gave birth to a girl, their second child, in February 2011. Mol has only taken jobs near her New York City home since having a mother.
Gretchen Mol Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Gretchen Mol Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).
Gretchen Mol Boardwalk Empire
She stars as Gillian Darmody in the second, third and fourth seasons. She previously guest starred in the first season. Gillian Darmody is a former Cafe Beaux-Arts showgirl, prostitute, and The Artemis Club brothel madame from Atlantic City. She is the mother of Jimmy Darmody, who was born six weeks before her 13th birthday after she was raped by then-town boss Commodore Louis Kaestner. Gillian is also the grandma of Tommy Darmody, Jimmy’s younger son. She is portrayed by Madeline Rose Yen as a 12-year-old orphan in 1897.
After returning to Atlantic City, Jimmy resumes his life with his mentor, girlfriend, and son, but avoids his mother for a month. Jimmy arrives to see Gillian at the Cafe Beaux-Arts after participating in the Hammonton hijacking and purchases a necklace for her. She is happy to have her son back, but when Nucky demands a portion of the proceeds, Jimmy is compelled to sneak into the Beaux-Arts dressing room and steal the necklace back. Gillian sees Jimmy has a problem and begs Nucky to assist him, unknowing of his involvement. Soon after, Jimmy leaves town again, and Gillian gives Angela the opportunity to raise Tommy on her behalf while she pursues her creative career, believing that Jimmy may never return. Angela refuses.
Gretchen Mol Nightflyers
She appeared as the role of Agatha Matheson on Nightflyers. Dr. Agatha Matheson is one of the main characters in the Syfy television series Nightflyers. Matheson is a psychiatrist who focuses in working with L-1 telepaths. While in secret, she is an L-3 telepath who uses medication to suppress and conceal her telepathic powers from the rest of the crew. However, when they approach closer to Volkryn, she develops L-2 telepathy. She is likewise terrified of space travel, but she overcomes her concerns to protect Thale, an L-1 in her care. Matheson is aware that the crew distrusts and resents him.
Gretchen Mol Life on Mars
She appeared as Annie Norris on the American version of Life on Mars. Annie “No-Nuts” Norris was part of the Policewoman’s Bureau. Like most female police officers of her time, she was considered as a helper rather than an equal in the “man’s world” of the 125th Precinct. In actuality, she was Colonel Norris, the commander of the astronauts sent to Mars as part of the Aries Project.
Her intuitive technique appeals to Sam, who tells her he believes he is from the future. She initially does not trust him, but as the series unfolds, she comes to recognize that Sam is definitely from the future. She tells Sam that when she first joined the 1-2-5, she had a desire of becoming a detective, but she lost sight of it after working as a helper for a while. She eventually develops affections for Sam and establishes herself as a formidable presence in the 1-2-5. In the series finale, Lt. Gene Hunt promotes her from policewoman to detective after she helped solve numerous murders in 1973.
In actuality, she is Colonel Annie Norris, the leader of the astronaut team aboard the Hyde 1-2-5 starship, which is in route to Mars as part of the United States’ Aries project.
Gretchen Mol Movies
♦ 2022 – Palm Trees and Power Lines
♦ 2021 – False Positive
♦ 2019 – Arara
♦ 2016 – Manchester by the Sea
♦ 2016 – A Family Man
♦ 2015 – True Story
♦ 2015 – Anesthesia
♦ 2014 – Laggies
♦ 2008 – An American Affair
♦ 2008 – Tenure
♦ 2007 – The Ten
♦ 2007 – Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot
♦ 2007 – 3:10 to Yuma
♦ 2006 – Puccini for Beginners
♦ 2005 – The Notorious Bettie Page
Gretchen Mol TV Shows
♦ 2022 – American Gigolo
♦ 2020 – The Twilight Zone
♦ 2020–2023 – Perry Mason
♦ 2018 – Nightflyers
♦ 2018 – Yellowstone
♦ 2018 – Seven Seconds
♦ 2016 – Chance
♦ 2015 – Mozart in the Jungle
♦ 2010–2014 – Boardwalk Empire
♦ 2008 – The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
♦ 2008–2009 – Life on Mars
♦ 2007 – The Valley of Light
♦ 2002 – The Magnificent Ambersons
♦ 2002 – Girls Club