Molly Quinn
Quinn at Tribeca Festival 2021
Born
Molly Caitlyn Quinn

(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 30)[1]
Texarkana, Texas, U.S.
Other namesMolly C. Quinn
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Molly Caitlyn Quinn[2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Her roles include Alexis Castle, daughter of the title character on ABC's Castle, and the voice of Bloom, one of the main characters in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club.

Life and career

Molly Quinn was born in Texarkana, Texas.[3][4] She began taking weekly acting lessons from director and producer Martin Beck after performing in a community production of The Nutcracker at age six. In the sixth grade, she auditioned at the Young Actors Studio, and after six months of "intensive [acting] training", signed with the Osbrink agency and Management 360.[5]

From 2009 to 2016, she starred in the ABC mystery drama series Castle as Alexis Castle, the lead character's daughter. She also played the character Sally Campbell in one episode.[6][7]

From 2011 to 2015, Quinn performed the lead role of Bloom in Nickelodeon's revival of the animated series Winx Club. At first, Quinn tried a "cartoony" voice for her character. Nickelodeon advised her to use her real voice instead, saying, "No, we want voices of real girls this time around."[8] Quinn also voiced Bloom in the re-records of the first and second films based on the series.

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. In 2021, she starred in the horror movie Agnes.[9]

Filmography

Molly Quinn in 2012
Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Teen with Pinups [10]
2009 My One and Only Paula [10]
Disney's A Christmas Carol Belinda Cratchit Voice role[10]
2012 The First Time Erica
Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Princess Bloom Nickelodeon English version
2013 Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Princess Bloom Nickelodeon English version
Hansel & Gretel Get Baked Gretel Jaeger Also associate producer
Superman: Unbound Supergirl / Kara[11] Voice role
We're the Millers Melissa Fitzgerald
2015 Welcome to Happiness Lillian
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Howard's Date
Last Rampage Marisa
2018 Newly Single Valerie
2019 Doctor Sleep Mrs. Grady
2021 Agnes Mary
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Ravager
TBA The Life of Chuck Post-production
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2009–2016 Castle Alexis Castle Main role
2010 Avalon High Jenny Disney Channel original movie[10]
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Eunice Voice role; 2 episodes
2011–2014 Winx Club Princess Bloom, Lockette Main voice role (seasons 3–6)
2019 The Fix Lindsay Meyer 2 episodes
The InBetween Andrea Squire Episode: "Let Me in Your Window"
2021–2023 The Rookie Ashley 2 episodes
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Jenny Episode: "The Masque of the Red Death"
Other work
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The 3rd Birthday Eve Brea Video game[12]
City of Fallen Angels Narrator Audiobook version[13]
2012–2015 Thrilling Adventure Hour Pemily Stallwark Podcast; 12 episodes
2013 Release the Panic Cameo Music video[14]
2014–2019 Welcome to Night Vale Fey / Intern Molly / Melony Podcast; 8 episodes
2015 Princess Rap Battle Hermione Granger YouTube video series, 1 episode
2018 Artifact Jolixia the Card Faun Video game
2022 Unlicensed Molly Hatch Podcast; 12 episodes

Awards

Year Association Category Work Result
2009 Monaco International Film Festival Best Newcomer, Short Film[15] The Sacrifice Won

References

  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for Oct. 8: Bella Thorne, Chevy Chase". UPI. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (August 4, 2011). ""@AADaddarion1985: @MollyQuinn93 ur last name is Celtic/Irish? So u'r of an Irish descent, right?:)" Absolutely, Molly Caitlyn Quinn" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Brand, Aaron (March 9, 2009). "Local teen lands role on new ABC series". Texarkana Gazette. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Molly Quinn: Alexis Castle on ABC's "Castle"". ABCmedianet. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "Alexis Castle: Played by Molly Quinn". Castle. ABC.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Season 4 Episode 14 “The Blue Butterfly”
  7. ^ https://mashable.com/article/flanaverse-whos-who
  8. ^ Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (August 12, 2012). "We came n w/ our "cartoon" voices & Nick was ... 'No, we want voices of real girls this time around.'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ https://www.talkhouse.com/best-of-2021-molly-c-quinn-on-the-white-lotus/
  10. ^ a b c d "Molly Quinn: Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Sands, Rich (January 7, 2013). "First Look: Matt Bomer Gets Animated for Superman: Unbound". TV Guide.
  12. ^ Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (April 12, 2011). "Just found out that the video game I dubbed is out. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1860322/ it is called Third Birthday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Staskiewicz, Keith (April 3, 2011). "Mortal Instruments: Behind-the-scenes of the City of Fallen Angels audiobook". Entertainment Weekly. Books: Shelf Life. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  14. ^ Red (February 12, 2013). Release The Panic. RedVevo (Provident Label Group). Archived from the original on December 20, 2021 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "2009 Award Winners". Angel Film Awards Archives. Monaco International Film Festival.

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