Irene Molloy is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles on television series ''

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''. She has also appeared in

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and Off-Broadway musicals, television series and movies.

Formative years

Born near

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, Irene Molloy is a daughter of Edward Molloy, a computer analyst for

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, and Linda Molloy, a hospital neonatal nurse. She resided with her family in Chalfont, Pennsylvania during the 1990s, and was cast in a lead role in the 1996

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musical, '' Whistle Down the Wind'' while still a senior at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster. She had been performing with the Rainbow Connection in Philadelphia during this same period of her life. After graduating from Archbishop Wood in June 1996, she relocated to

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Career

A member of the Broadway cast of The Civil War, she received an

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nomination for outstanding featured actress for her performance in that role. In 1999, she sang '' Phantom of the Operas "Remember Me" at an event honoring director

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" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 30, 1999, p. F5 (subscription required). After relocating to

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, California, she was cast in the film, ''Story of a Bad Boy''. Between 2000 and 2004, she starred in two comedy series. The first was as Hunter Fallow/Becky Johnson in ''

'' which ran between 2000 and 2001. After the show ended, she gained a role as main character Wendy McKay in the TV series ''

'', which aired for two seasons from 2002 to 2004. After moving back to Philadelphia, she focused on writing music.

Theatre

Awards

* Helen Hayes Award (recipient) * Outer Critics Circle Awards (outstanding featured actress nominee)

References

External links

Irene Molloy Official
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, Irene Living people American women singers American television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women Actresses from Pennsylvania