Molly Brown is an American actress best known for her roles as Debra Morgan in the Showtime crime drama mystery series Dexter: Original Sin (2024–2025) and as Leslie Ackhurst in the Paramount+ series Evil (2022–2024).
Early life and education Molly Brown was born on July 1, 1994, in Cedar Rapids. In 2011 during high school, Brown attended Stagedoor Manor in Loch Sheldrake, New York, and was one of 140 students who sang and danced in the opening number of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Career Brown has held many minor television roles appearing in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, High Maintenance and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
In 2020, Brown landed a role in Netflix mystery drama film Lost Girls as Missy. In 2021, Brown was cast as Emily Good in comedy drama The Good House alongside Sigourney Weaver.
Brown has recurring roles starring as Elizabeth Prince in Showtime drama series Billions and as Leslie Ackhurst in Paramount+ series Evil.
In 2024, Brown starred in the Dexter prequel Dexter: Original Sin playing the role of a young Debra Morgan.
Personal life Brown is the granddaughter of notable Iowa attorney Tom Riley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She came out as a lesbian in an Instagram post in 2019.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes2016 Conviction Emily Price 1 episode2018 Gone Emily 1 episode2018 A Crime to Remember Barbara Mackle 1 episode2018 High Maintenance Maddy 1 episode2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jenni Hanson 1 episode2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Leah 1 episode2020 Chicago Med Molly Myers 1 episode2021 FBI: International Ella Clancy 1 episode2021–2022 Billions Elizabeth Prince 2 episodes2023 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Voiceover 1 episode2022–2024 Evil Leslie Ackhurst 7 episodes2024–2025 Dexter: Original Sin Debra Morgan Main role2025Grey's Anatomy Maisie Lawrence 1 episode
Film Year Title Role2020 Lost Girls Missy2021 The Good House Emily Good2022 Senior Year Young Martha Reiser2024 Bloody Axe Wound Sam Crane2025MoochDina
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