Jenny Mollen

Biography

Jenny Mollen is an American actress and writer. Born in Phoenix, she studied theater and graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, and she performed in local theater as a child before working at the Old Globe in San Diego, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Idyllwild Arts Academy. On television she played Nina Ash on Angel from 2003 to 2004, and she also appeared on Viva Laughlin, Crash and Girls. Her screen credits include the comedy film Amateur Night (2016), and in 2009 she wrote the short film Kidnapping Caitlynn. Mollen has published two essay collections, I Like You Just The Way I Am (2014) and Live Fast Die Hot (2016), both of which reached the New York Times Best Seller list, and she has written for publications such as Cosmopolitan and Parents.

47years old

Turns 48 on May 30in 233 days

Born May 30, 1979Phoenix
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as Jenny Mollen Biggs, Jenny Biggs and Jenny Ann Mollen Biggs

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 19 years2004 to 2023

Genres

Comedy86%, 6 films
Sci-Fi29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film
Drama14%, 1 film
Family14%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Mollen wrote a short film in 2009 called Kidnapping Caitlynn, which starred Jason Biggs, Julie Benz and herself, and was directed by Katherine Cunningham Eves.
Behind the camera
Mollen's follow-up, Live Fast Die Hot, came out in June 2016 and reached number 8 in Humor on the New York Times Best Seller list. That August, Warner Bros. bought the film rights, with Anne Hathaway to star and Mollen to write and executive produce.
Behind the camera
Mollen's collection of comedic essays, I Like You Just the Way I Am, was signed with St. Martin's Press in January 2013. In June 2014, the book debuted at number 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Print & E-Book Nonfiction.

Jenny Mollen movies on Netflix

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong2023IMDb rating 4.9as Himself
Amateur Night2016IMDb rating 5.2as Anne Carter
Extracted2012IMDb rating 6.4as Abbey
L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6as Rita the Receptionist
Cattle Call2006IMDb rating 3.7as Marina Dell
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave2005IMDb rating 3.3as Jenny
D.E.B.S.2004IMDb rating 5.5as German D.E.B.

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Extracted2012 Drama, Sci-Fias Abbey
IMDb rating 6.413K votes
Amateur Night2016 Comedyas Anne Carter
IMDb rating 5.26.9K votes
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave2005as Jenny
IMDb rating 3.35.1K votes
Cattle Call2006as Marina Dell
IMDb rating 3.71.4K votes
D.E.B.S.2004as German D.E.B.
IMDb rating 5.520K votes
L!fe Happens2011as Rita the Receptionist
IMDb rating 5.68.3K votes
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong2023as Himself
IMDb rating 4.9117 votes

Worked with

Jenny Mollen shares three films with Jason Biggs, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jason Biggs

Geoff Stults

Richard Riehle

Seymour Cassel

Diedrich Bader

Peter Coyote

Angela RobinsonDirector, 1 film Nir PaniryDirector, 1 film

Kat CoiroDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jason Biggs3 films together, 2011 to 2023
Jason Biggs's page
- Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong2023IMDb rating 4.9Mollen as HimselfBiggs as Himself
- Amateur Night2016IMDb rating 5.2Mollen as Anne CarterBiggs as Guy Carter
- L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6Mollen as Rita the ReceptionistBiggs as Sergei
Geoff Stults2 films together, 2004 to 2011
Geoff Stults's page
- L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6Mollen as Rita the ReceptionistStults as Nicholas
- D.E.B.S.2004IMDb rating 5.5Mollen as German D.E.B.Stults as Bobby
Richard Riehle1 film together, 2012
Richard Riehle's page
- Extracted2012IMDb rating 6.4Mollen as AbbeyRiehle as Father Riley
Seymour Cassel1 film together, 2011
Seymour Cassel's page
- L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6Mollen as Rita the ReceptionistCassel as Pop Pop
Diedrich Bader1 film together, 2006
Diedrich Bader's page
- Cattle Call2006IMDb rating 3.7Mollen as Marina DellBader as Glenn Dale
Peter Coyote1 film together, 2005
Peter Coyote's page
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave2005IMDb rating 3.3Mollen as JennyCoyote as Uncle Charles
Angela RobinsonDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Angela Robinson
- D.E.B.S.2004IMDb rating 5.5Mollen as German D.E.B.
Nir PaniryDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Nir Paniry
- Extracted2012IMDb rating 6.4Mollen as Abbey
Kat CoiroDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Kat Coiro
- L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6Mollen as Rita the Receptionist

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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