Molly Parker is a Canadian actress who began her career in 1991 appearing in television productions. After appearing in several films, including the teen comedy Just One of the Girls (1993), and the television film Serving in Silence (1995), Parker was cast as a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama film Kissed (1996). She subsequently portrayed Chyna Shepherd in the television thriller film Intensity (1997), and appeared in a supporting role in the historical drama film Sunshine (1999).
Parker made her first major American film, Waking the Dead, in 2000, and garnered mainstream recognition for her portrayal of Alma Garret on the HBO series Deadwood, from 2004 to 2006. Throughout the 2000s, Parker also appeared in numerous films, including the drama Nine Lives (2005), the horror film The Wicker Man (2006), and the thriller The Road (2009). Parker guest-starred on the series Dexter in 2011, and subsequently guest-starred in three seasons of the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards between 2014 and 2016. Parker starred in three additional Netflix projects in 2017: the crime film Small Crimes, the Stephen King film adaptation 1922, and Errol Morris's docudrama series Wormwood. Beginning 2018, she began starring as Maureen Robinson in Netflix's Lost in Space.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1993Hate MailMaggieShort film Just One of the GirlsLynneAlso known as Anything for Love 1995 Last of the Dogmen Nurse Wings of Courage Jean's Dance Partner Uncredited Ebbie Fran (both mother and daughter) 1996Hard Core LogoJenifur KissedSandra Larson MathildeShort film; also executive producer 1997BlissConnie 1998Under HeavenCynthia From Morning on I Waited YesterdayLinaShort film 1999WonderlandMolly Anna Miller SunshineHannah Whippler Daisy Ladies RoomJulia 2000Waking the DeadJuliet Beck Suspicious RiverLeila Murray 2001 The War BrideSylvia Florence Last WeddingSarah Rare BirdsAlice 2002Men with BroomsAmy Foley Looking for LeonardMonicaAlso executive producer Marion BridgeAgnes MaxNina Rothman PureMel 2004 The Good ShepherdMadeline Finney 2005Nine LivesLisa Break a LegKate 2006Sister Rose / Sister Thorn HollywoodlandLaurie Simo Who Loves the SunMaggie Claire 2009 The RoadMotherly Woman 2010TriggerKat Oliver ShermanIrene Page 2011That's What I AmSherri Nichol 2012Donna Cantwell 2013Hold FastAunt Ellen 2016DarwinLillian The 9th Life of Louis DraxDalton WeirdosLauraAmerican PastoralDr. Sheila Smith 2017Small CrimesCharlotte Boyd1922Arlette James Birds Writer and director 2018Madeline's MadelineEvangeline Magic Bullet Rachel Short film 2020Words on Bathroom Walls Beth Petrazelli Pieces of a Woman Eva Woodward 2021 Jockey Ruth Wilkies Filmed in 2021, ultimately unreleased 2023 Peter Pan & Wendy Mary Darling 2024 You Gotta Believe Kathy Kelly
Television Year Title Role Notes 1991My Son JohnnyLori SpodaTelevision film Neon RiderDora "Susie" BrodyEpisode: "Parent's Day" 1992KateEpisode: "The Good, the Bad, and Eleanor" Nightmare CafeIvyEpisode: "Fay & Ivy" 1993CourtneyTelevision filmMadisonKarenEpisode: "Tough Cries" 1994One More MountainEliza WilliamsTelevision film Paris or SomewherePeg KennedyTelevision film Neon RiderGloria MillerEpisode: "St. Vincent" 1995Teri SinclairEpisode: "Pilot" Serving in SilenceLynetteTelevision film Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (aka Freefall: Flight 174)Norma SaxTelevision filmSueTelevision film JenniferEpisode: "If These Walls Could Talk" Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth MovieRachel MortonTelevision filmHighlander: The SeriesAlice RamseyEpisode: "The Wrath of Kali" EbbieFrancine "Frannie"Television film Little CriminalsSocial WorkerTelevision film 1996The SwitchmanEpisode: "The Switchman" Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsFrances Phillips2 episodes Poltergeist: The LegacyLiz BarrowEpisode: "Do Not Go Gently" TitanicLulu FoleyTelevision miniseries 1997ContagiousFlt. Att. StephanieTelevision film IntensityChyna ShepherdTelevision film 1998–2000Twitch CityHopeMain role (13 episodes) 2002Six Feet UnderRabbi AriEpisodes: "Back to the Garden", "The Liar and the Whore" 2004Iron Jawed AngelsEmily LeightonTelevision film 2004–2006DeadwoodAlma GarretMain role (35 episodes) 2006Odd Job JackAlberta Malone (voice)Episode: "Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life" 2008SwingtownSusan MillerMain role (13 episodes) 2009Party DownMelinda WeintraubEpisode: "James Rolf High School 20th Reunion" 2010 Boardwalk Empire Mabel Thompson Episode: "Boardwalk Empire"; photo onlyHuman TargetRebecca BrooksEpisode: "The Wife's Tale" ShatteredElla SullivanMain role (6 episodes)Mary MaladyTelevision pilotRebecca Quinn-AdattoTelevision film 2011GoneAmy KetteringTelevision film DexterLisa Marshall4 episodesMeet JaneJane BilinskiTelevision film 2012Hemingway & Gellhorn Pauline PfeifferTelevision film Abby McDeereMain role (22 episodes) 2013MotiveChloe MytonEpisode: "Public Enemy"Pete's ChristmasDr. Pamela KidderTelevision film 2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren JeffsJanine JeffsTelevision film 2014–2016House of CardsJackie SharpRegular role (25 episodes) 2015Heritage MinutesNarratorVoice role 2016GoliathCallie SenateMain role (8 episodes) 2017WormwoodAlice OlsonMain role (4 episodes) 2018–2021Lost in SpaceMaureen RobinsonMain role (28 episodes) 2019Deadwood: The MovieAlma EllsworthTelevision film 2023AccusedLaura BroderEpisode: "Laura's Story"Essex CountyAnnieMain role (5 episodes)2025–presentDocDr. Amy LarsonMain role; also producer
Theatre Year Title Role Venue 1996 The Passion of Dracula Wilhelmina Murray Arts Club Theatre Company 2015 Harper Regan Harper Regan Bluma Appel Theatre
See also List of awards and nominations received by Molly Parker
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