
Molly Hagan
Biography
Molly Hagan is an American actress born on August 3, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She developed an early passion for acting and performed in school plays, including a notable role as Glinda the Good Witch in a school production of "The Wizard of Oz." Hagan attended Northwestern University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in speech in 1983. After college, she appeared in regional theater productions in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Chicago before moving into film and television work.
Her acting career began in the mid-1980s with roles in films such as "Code of Silence" (1985) and "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1987). She gained further experience through various television roles, including parts in "The Golden Girls," "Herman's Head" (where she played the character Angel from 1991 to 1994), and the TV movie "Dallas: The Early Years," where she portrayed a young Miss Ellie Ewing. Hagan has also had guest roles on numerous popular shows including "Seinfeld," "Friends," "Charmed," "Grey's Anatomy," and more.
Hagan’s film credits include roles in "Election" (1999), "The Dentist" (1996), and "Sully" (2016). She continued to secure roles well into the 2010s and 2020s with appearances on series like "Unfabulous," "iZombie," "Jane the Virgin," "Walker," and others. Beyond acting, she has worked as a writer, producer, and casting director. Molly Hagan remains active in the industry, recognized for her versatility and enduring presence on both television and film
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Acting History
2025
Disfluency as Professor Parker
2021Walker as Abeline Walker
2020All My Life as Hope Marie Carter
2019Truth Be Told as Susan Carver
2019A Nasty Piece of Work as Kiwi
2019Boris and the Bomb as Dani
2019When We Dance as Emilia
2019No Good Nick as Dorothy
2018Long Lost Daughter as Cathy Rhodes
2017Law & Order True Crime as Joan Vandermolen
2017The Orville as Drenala Kitan
2017The Keeping Hours as Daniels
2017Big Little Lies as Dr. Moriarty
2017Legion as Laura Mercer
2016This Is Us as Grace
2016Sully as Doreen Welsh
2016Navy Seals vs. Zombies as CIA Agent Stacy Thomas
2015A Teacher's Obsession as Candace
2015We Are Your Friends as Francine
2015iZombie as Eva Moore
2015Better Call Saul as Judge Lindsay Arch
2014Jane the Virgin as Patricia Cordero
2014Stalker as Nancy Dalton
2014How to Get Away with Murder as Nancy Montoya
2014The Last Light as Meryl
2014Petals on the Wind as Miss Calhoun
2014Not Safe for Work as Janine
2014Ask Me Anything as Caroline Kampenfelt
2014BFFs as Rebecca
2014True Detective as Mrs. Harris
2013Beneath as Judith Marsh
2013Masters of Sex as Sybil
2013Instant Mom as Unis Ebnetter
2013Liv and Maddie as Mrs. Wakefield
2013Rectify as Florine
2013Miss Dial as Potato Shredder Caller
2012Perception as Professor
2012TalhotBlond as Beth Brooks
2012Longmire as Sylvia Mallory
2011Red State as Janet Keenan
2011Switched at Birth as Tammy Brenawicz
2011Cinema Verite as Kay
2011Just Peck as Ms. Sears
2010Love Shack as Debbie Vanderspiegl
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Peggy Winant
2009Princess Protection Program as The Director
2009Castle as Daisy May
2008The Lucky Ones as Pat Cheaver
2008The Mentalist as Elizabeth Hennings
2008Henry Poole Is Here as Pediatrician
2008Fear Itself as Elena Edlund
2008The Babysitter as Mrs Jones
2008Eli Stone as Moira Foote
2007Private Practice as Karen Adams
2007Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever as Teresa (voice)
2007Murder 101: College Can be Murder as Hilda Lake
2005Ghost Whisperer as Penny Jones
2005Bones as Elsbeth King
2005The Closer as Kathy Reichter
2005Grey's Anatomy as Jackie
2005Numb3rs as Fingerprint Technician
2005Medium as ER Doctor
2004Unfabulous as Sue Singer
2003Cold Case as Lois Rabinski
2003NCIS as Audrey Vetter
2002They Shoot Divas, Don't They? as Diane
2002Monk as Ms. Lennington
2002Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch as Coach Crenshaw
2002Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity as Kelly Harris
2001The Agency as Caroline Magnuson
2001Emeril
2001Air Bud: World Pup as Coach Crenshaw
2001Six Feet Under as Rachel
2000Strong Medicine as Grace Duke
2000The Invisible Man as Dr. Day
2000Miracle in Lane 2 as Sheila Yoder
2000Playing Mona Lisa as Janine Goldstein
1999Election as Diane McAllister
1999Providence as Mrs. Trish Calloway
1998Ringmaster as Connie Zorzak
1998Becker as Sara
1998Charmed as Karen Young
1998Oh Baby
1996Early Edition as Treasury Agent Carolyn Burns
1996Life's Work as Dee Dee Lucas
1996Sometimes They Come Back... Again as Officer Violet Searcey
1996The Dentist as Jessica
1996The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Trudy Wise
1995French Exit as Alice
1995JAG as Melinda Davy
1995JAG as Navy Captain
1994Friends as Sarah
1994Touched by an Angel as Karen Schultz
1994ER as Meredith Smart - Couples Therapist
1994Chicago Hope
1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle as Laurel Crown
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Paige Jennings
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Eris
1992Love & War
1991Herman's Head
1990Dream On as Eve
1990Last Flight Out as Pam
1989The Nutt House as Sally Lonnaneck
1989Seinfeld as Sister Roberta
1988Shootdown as Elizabeth Moore
1988The New Adventures of Davy Crockett
1988Fresh Horses as Ellen
1988Justin Case as Jennifer Spalding
1987ALF’s Special Christmas as Denise
1987Some Kind of Wonderful as Shayne
1986ALF as Denise
1986Dallas: The Early Years as Ellie Southworth Ewing
1985The Golden Girls as Caroline
1985Code of Silence as Diana Luna
1984Murder, She Wrote as Dana Ballard
1984Murder, She Wrote as Amelia Farnum
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1982Hotel
1979Knots Landing as Meredith - Researcher
1971Columbo as Ruth Jernigan
1971Columbo as Victoria Chase








