Molly Price

Molly Price
Born Molly Evan Price
(1966-12-15) December 15, 1966
North Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1991–present
Spouse(s) Derek Kelly (2001-present)
Children Jake Kelly (b. 2003)

Molly Evan Price (born December 15, 1966) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama series Third Watch (1999-2005). Price also has appeared in a recurring and guest starring roles in many other television dramas and co-starred in a number of films, include Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Chasing Sleep (2000), and Not Fade Away (2012).

Personal life

Price was born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1984.[1][2] She is a graduate of Rutgers University. She is married to New York City Fire Department firefighter Derek Kelly.[3] Their son Jake was born in November 2003.

Career

Price has made her television debut appearing in an episode of NBC drama Law & Order in 1991. She later had three more guest shots in Law & Order, playing different characters. From 1995 to 1996, she was regular cast member in the short-lived CBS sitcom Bless This House starring Andrew Dice Clay and Cathy Moriarty.[4] In film, she had supporting roles in Jersey Girl (1992) starring Jami Gertz and Dylan McDermott , Kiss Me, Guido (1997), Pushing Tin (1999), Woody Allen"s Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Random Hearts (1999), and Chasing Sleep (2000) opposite Jeff Daniels.[5]

In 1999, Price was cast as Police Officer (and later, Detective) Faith Yokas in the NBC crime drama series Third Watch,[6] which she starred in from 1999 to 2005. Her husband was a recurring guest star on Third Watch as an FDNY firefighter, and she described her experiences as a firefighter's wife during the show's special 9/11 episode, entitled "In Their Own Words." She also appeared in two episodes of Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw's friend Susan Sharon in 1999 and 2002. After Third Watch, she starred in the short-lived NBC 2007 version of the 1970s series Bionic Woman playing Ruth Treadwell.[7]

Price has appeared in a number of television dramas playing guest starring roles, include Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Without a Trace as agent Samantha Spade's sister, ER, The Mentalist, Private Practice, Nip/Tuck, Body of Proof, Person of Interest, Shameless, Elementary, The Good Wife, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. From 2014 to 2015, she had a recurring role in the Cinemax drama The Knick as Effie Barrow. In 2015, she co-starred in the short-lived Showtime comedy-drama Happyish. In film, Price played Uma Thurman's mother in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007), and well as co-starred in What Goes Up (2009), How Do You Know (2010), The Good Doctor (2011), and Not Fade Away (2012). In 2017, she set to appear in the FX drama Feud as Robert Aldrich’s wife Harriet Foster.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Rosenfeld, Megan. "Lady in Blue; Molly Price Is No Glamour Girl, but Her 'Third Watch' Cop Is Turning Some Heads", The Washington Post, January 2, 2001. Accessed February 26, 2011. "Price was born and raised in North Plainfield N.J. and she sounds like it."
  2. ↑ Morella, Nicole. "Attacks hit home - and heart - for `Third Watch' actress", Courier News (New Jersey), September 23, 2002. Accessed February 26, 2011. "The television star grew up in North Plainfield where her mother still lives. Price graduated from North Plainfield High School and enrolled at Rutgers."
  3. ↑ Foundation, The National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s. "The National Law Enforcement & Firefighters Children's Foundation to Host 14th Annual Thanksgiving Parade Breakfast for Families of First Responders; Local Dignitaries to Deliver Remarks". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ↑ "The 'Dice' Is Back, And So Is The Act". The New York Times. 15 May 1996. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Molly Price". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Molly Price". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  7. ↑ Bionic Woman - NBC.com, retrieved 2016-08-31
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (1 November 2016). "Molly Price Joins Ryan Murphy's FX Anthology Series 'Feud'". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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