Molly Driscoll Hawkey is an American actress, photographer, and comedian. She portrayed Lacey Wilcox in the horror comedyBrain Blockers, Molly in the drama Higher Ground, and voiced Orro Oxslayer in the fantasy video gameGuild Wars 2. In 2016, she became known for editing herself into episodes of The Bachelor, which she made into a web series titled Molly on The Bachelor.
Early life
Hawkey was born and raised in Ossining, New York. She is the youngest of five children born to Penelope "Penny", an advertising executive who wrote the famous Coca-Cola commercial "Hey Kid, Catch!", and William Stevenson "Bill" Hawkey, who also worked in advertising. Her parents now own and operate Sundial Farm, a plant nursery in Ossining. She has four full brothers: Adam, a film compositor and colorist, Robin, a chiropractor, Renn, a musician and film producer, and Timothy, a marketing managing director. Hawkey also has two paternal half-siblings from her father's first marriage: William, a headmaster of The Pennington School, and Elisabeth, a corporate chef. She attended the Hackley School, from which she graduated in 1996, and went on to graduate from Cornell University with a degree in psychology.
Career
Acting
Hawkey made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2004 short filmHard-bitten. She had a major supporting role as Lacey Wilcox in the horror comedy filmBrain Blockers, which was released in March 2007. She next appeared in the small role of Molly in the religious drama filmHigher Ground, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by her sister-in-law Vera Farmiga and produced by her older brother Renn Hawkey. She has since guest starred in multiple television series, such as Mad Men, Finding Carter, and Mom, and in the web series Ghost Ghirls. She voiced Orro Oxslayer in the 2012 fantasy video game Guild Wars 2. In 2013, Hawkey created the web series Holy Singles in which she starred as Sevany Martin, an unlucky-in-love girl who hosts weekly Christian singles meet-ups in her backyard. The first episode was wholly improvised by Hawkey. In 2015, she began appearing in the comedy web series F'd, on which she also serves as producer, and for which she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy at the Los Angeles Web Series Festival. Both series were distributed online by Funny or Die. In 2016, Hawkey gained publicity when she began editing herself into episodes of the ABC dating reality game showThe Bachelor. She told BuzzFeed, "While watching Chris Soules' season of The Bachelor I thought, 'Oh man! I need to cut myself into the next season!' There are so many elements about the show that crack me up, so I knew I would just need to heighten the tropes that amused me most." The series, titled Molly on The Bachelor, was acquired by Funny or Die. She appears as herself in the documentary The Pistol Shrimps, which follows the women's recreational basketball team of the same name in which she is a founding member. The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Hawkey then had a cameo role as an interviewer in the comedy filmThe Tiger Hunter. She next starred as Carla Wendos, a parody of keyboardist Wendy Carlos, in the Adult Swim parody infomercial Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth. Hawkey then played the lead role of Shelly Warren in the short comedy-drama filmVape.
In May 2018, Hawkey started Spermcast, a comedic podcast to help her find a sperm donor. Spermcast is broadcast by network Earios as one of its flagship shows.
Personal life
Hawkey moved to Los Angeles in October 2002. Through her brother Renn's marriage, she is the sister-in-law of Academy Award-nominated actress Vera Farmiga. Hawkey is a member of the Los Angeles recreational basketball team the Pistol Shrimps, alongside actresses Aubrey Plaza, Maria Blasucci, and Angela Trimbur. She plays in the position of power forward. Hawkey is a member of the improvisational comedy troupes The Second City and iO West.
