Molly Conlin (born 23 February 2001) is a former English actress, known for her role as

Dotty Cotton Kirsty "Dotty" Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Molly Conlin from 2008 to 2010 and Milly Zero from 2019 to 2022. She was introduced on 26 December 2008 as the daughter of established c ...

on the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''.

Personal life

Conlin was born in

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where she lives with her mother and her brother, Jack. In 2008 Conlin signed up at the Sylvia Young agency, Marylebone.

Career

''EastEnders''

In 2008, Nick Cotton ( John Altman) returned to '' EastEnders''. joined by Conlin, in the role of

. Conlin was seven at the time. Speaking of her casting, Conlin said, "I'm really excited about it because I have always wanted to be in ''EastEnders''." Conlin was considered too old for the part of Tiffany Dean which she previously auditioned for but she succeeded in impressing the producers, who offered her the role of Dotty instead. The part of Tiffany went to

Maisie Smith Maisie Louise Collender Smith (born 9 July 2001) is an English actress and singer. She appeared in the feature film ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2008) and played the regular role of Tiffany Butcher in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 20 ...

. Originally eleven years old, they changed Dotty's age to seven to accommodate Conlin's casting. Introduced as a guest character by Santer, she made her first appearance on 26 December 2008. She started to appear more frequently, becoming a recurring character, until Dotty later left on 23 February 2010.

Filmography

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