Acting · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · Born August 3, 1961
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
MovieDisfluency
2025
as Professor Parker
TVWalker
2021
as Abeline Walker
MovieAll My Life
2020
as Hope Marie Carter
MovieA Nasty Piece of Work
2019
as Kiwi
TVTruth Be Told
2019
as Susan Carver
MovieBoris and the Bomb
2019
as Dani
MovieWhen We Dance
2019
as Emilia
TVDark/Web
2019
as Victoria Brennan
TVNo Good Nick
2019
as Dorothy
MovieLong Lost Daughter
2018
as Cathy Rhodes
TVReverie
2018
as Tirzah Hagan
TVLaw & Order True Crime
2017
as Joan Vandermolen
TVThe Orville
2017
as Drenala Kitan
MovieThe Keeping Hours
2017
as Daniels
TVBig Little Lies
2017
as Dr. Moriarty
TVLegion
2017
as Laura Mercer
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Grace
MovieSully
2016
as Doreen Welsh
MovieNavy Seals vs. Zombies
2016
as CIA Agent Stacy Thomas
MovieA Teacher's Obsession
2015
as Candace
MovieWe Are Your Friends
2015
as Francine
TViZombie
2015
as Eva Moore
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Judge Lindsay Arch
TVJane the Virgin
2014
as Patricia Cordero
TVStalker
2014
as Nancy Dalton
TVHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Nancy Montoya
MovieThe Last Light
2014
as Meryl
MoviePetals on the Wind
2014
as Miss Calhoun
MovieNot Safe for Work
2014
as Janine
MovieAsk Me Anything
2014
as Caroline Kampenfelt
MovieBFFs
2014
as Rebecca
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Mrs. Harris
MovieBeneath
2013
as Judith Marsh
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Sybil
TVInstant Mom
2013
as Unis Ebnetter
TVLiv and Maddie
2013
as Mrs. Wakefield
TVRectify
2013
as Florine
MovieMiss Dial
2013
as Potato Shredder Caller
TVPerception
2012
as Professor
MovieTalhotBlond
2012
as Beth Brooks
TVLongmire
2012
as Sylvia Mallory
MovieRed State
2011
as Janet Keenan
TVSwitched at Birth
2011
as Tammy Brenawicz
MovieCinema Verite
2011
as Kay
MovieJust Peck
2011
as Ms. Sears
MovieLove Shack
2010
as Debbie Vanderspiegl
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Peggy Winant
MoviePrincess Protection Program
2009
as The Director
TVCastle
2009
as Daisy May
MovieThe Lucky Ones
2008
as Pat Cheaver
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Elizabeth Hennings
MovieHenry Poole Is Here
2008
as Pediatrician
MovieSkin and Bones
2008
as Elena Edlund
TVFear Itself
2008
as Elena Edlund
MovieThe Babysitter
2008
as Mrs Jones
TVEli Stone
2008
as Moira Foote
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Karen Adams
MovieHolly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007
as Teresa (voice)
MovieMurder 101: College Can be Murder
2007
as Hilda Lake
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Penny Jones
TVBones
2005
as Elsbeth King
TVThe Closer
2005
as Kathy Reichter
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Jackie
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Fingerprint Technician
TVMedium
2005
as ER Doctor
TVUnfabulous
2004
as Sue Singer
TVCold Case
2003
as Lois Rabinski
TVNCIS
2003
as Audrey Vetter
MovieThey Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002
as Diane
TVMonk
2002
as Ms. Lennington
MovieAir Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
2002
as Coach Crenshaw
MovieDiagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
2002
as Kelly Harris
TVThe Agency
2001
as Caroline Magnuson
TVEmeril
2001
MovieAir Bud: World Pup
2001
as Coach Crenshaw
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Rachel
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Grace Duke
TVThe Invisible Man
2000
as Dr. Day
MovieMiracle in Lane 2
2000
as Sheila Yoder
MoviePlaying Mona Lisa
2000
as Janine Goldstein
MovieElection
1999
as Diane McAllister
TVProvidence
1999
as Mrs. Trish Calloway
MovieRingmaster
1998
as Connie Zorzak
TVBecker
1998
as Sara
TVCharmed
1998
as Karen Young
TVOh Baby
1998
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Treasury Agent Carolyn Burns
TVLife's Work
1996
as Dee Dee Lucas
MovieSometimes They Come Back... Again
1996
as Officer Violet Searcey
MovieThe Dentist
1996
as Jessica
MovieThe Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
as Trudy Wise
MovieFrench Exit
1995
as Alice
TVJAG
1995
as Melinda Davy
TVFriends
1994
as Sarah
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Karen Schultz
TVER
1994
as Meredith Smart - Couples Therapist
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Bettina Wallace
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Laurel Crown
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Paige Jennings
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Eris
TVLove & War
1992
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Ad Executive
TVHerman's Head
1991
TVDream On
1990
as Eve
Last Flight Out
1990
as Pam
TVThe Nutt House
1989
as Sally Lonnaneck
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Sister Roberta
MovieShootdown
1988
as Elizabeth Moore
TVThe New Adventures of Davy Crockett
1988
MovieFresh Horses
1988
as Ellen
MovieJustin Case
1988
as Jennifer Spalding
MovieSome Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Shayne
TVALF
1986
as Denise
MovieDallas: The Early Years
1986
as Ellie Southworth Ewing
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Caroline
MovieCode of Silence
1985
as Diana Luna
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Dana Ballard
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
TVHotel
1982
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Meredith - Researcher
TVColumbo
1971
as Ruth Jernigan
