Molly Beucher

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Molly Beucher
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupations
Known for
Notable credit Thane of East County
Awards2019 Excellence In Producing at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema

Molly Beucher is an American actress, screenwriter, and film producer who starred in the film Thane of East County (2015), wrote and starred in the film Eulogilia (2017) and won Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema's Mary Austin Award for Excellence In Producing the film IRL (2019).

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Personal life

Based out of Los Angeles, [1] Beucher is from Tennessee Valley, graduating from Randolph High School [2] and Northwestern University in 2008. In 2016, She was engaged to Patrick Marsden after he proposed to her in-flight, flying from Dulles International Airport to Sao Paulo. [3] [4]

Over seven days in 2018, Beucher and Georgia Maguire trekked on a 500 mile motocross journey through Morocco, raising $5,000 for Education For All Morocco. They had several setbacks when their vehicles broke down and one incident where Beucher's bike briefly caught on fire. [1] [5]

Career

Beucher worked with Robin Williams on The Crazy Ones shortly before his passing. [2] In 2014, she was cast as the lead actress Jen (Lady Macbeth) in Thane of East County . [6] [7] In 2017, Beucher wrote and starred in Eulogilia, a short film inspired by being tasked with her own grandmother's eulogy, that screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival. [8] She acted in and produced IRL in 2018. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleActorWriterProducerNotes
2013 The Crazy Ones St. Pauli GirlYesNoNoEpisode: "Pilot" [2]
2015 Thane of East County Jen YesNoNo [6] [7]
2017EulogiliaVivian WildeYesYesNo [8]
2019 IRL CarlyYesNoYes [9]
Accolades
FestivalYearAwardTitleResultRef.
Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival2015 Monica Vitti Award for Best Actress Thane of East County Nominated
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2019Mary Austin Award for Excellence In Producing Feature Film IRL Won [9]

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