Molly Burnett

Last updated

Molly Burnett
Born
Molly Kathleen Burnett

(1988-04-23) April 23, 1988 (age 35)
Denver, Colorado
EducationLittleton High School, Wagner College
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, producer
Years active2007–present

Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) [1] [2] is an American actress, singer and producer. She is best known for portraying the role of Kelly Ann on USA Network's Queen of the South and the role of Melanie Jonas on the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives .

Contents

Burnett was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Younger Actress in A Drama Series category in 2010 and 2012, and one for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2018.

Early life

Burnett is the first born child of Katie and David Burnett, and was raised in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado along with her younger brother Will. While attending Littleton High School, she took on numerous roles at both school and theater companies in the greater Denver area. Her credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream , Noises Off , and the title role in Annie . [2] After graduating with honors from Littleton High School, Burnett enrolled at Wagner College, a private liberal arts school on Staten Island. [1]

Career

In 2008, Burnett landed the role of heroine Melanie Jonas on the daytime serial Days of Our Lives . [1] In 2012, she left daytime television to pursue other roles, landing guest spots on such prime time series as CSI: NY and Major Crimes . She also landed her first movie role, portraying Ashley Bloom in the MTV Original Film Ladies Man: A Made Movie, as well as the role of Justine Gable in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film This Magic Moment. In late 2015, Burnett appeared in the multi-episode role of Nina Moore on CSI: Cyber . Burnett's indie film credits include the roles of Lex in the sci-fi thriller Ctrl+Alt+Del, Lisa in The Wedding Party, and of Southern Belle Kate Stenson in Shattered.[ citation needed ]

Burnett returned to Days of Our Lives for a six-month stint in late 2014. [3] In mid-2016, she temporarily played the role of Maxie Jones on the daytime serial General Hospital . [4] In mid-2018, Burnett once again stepped in for an ailing Kirsten Storms on General Hospital as Maxie Jones. [5] [6] From 2017 to 2021, Burnett played Kelly Ann on USA Network's Queen of the South . In 2022, she began recurring as Detective Grace Muncy, on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , for the show's 24th season, before being promoted to series regular beginning with the season's seventh episode. On May 19, 2023, it was announced that Burnett would be leaving the series after only one season. [7]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Ladies Man: A Made MovieAshley Bloom
2014ParkingSarah
2015HikerBrooke Ferrio
2016Ctrl Alt DeleteLex
2016The Wedding PartyLisa
2017Mommy I Didn't Do ItGail Saverin
2017ShatteredKate Stinson
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Life JosieEpisode: "Serious Control Issues"
2008–2012,
2014–2016		 Days of Our Lives Melanie Layton Kiriakis Jonas Contract role
2009–2014 True Blood Amanda JaneEpisode: "Keep This Party Going"
2010 Good Luck Charlie MadisonEpisode: "Boys Meet Girls"
2011–2012 Venice: The Series SarahWeb series; main role (season 3)
2012 CSI: NY Molly ByrneEpisode: "Slainte"
2012CamerasMollyWeb series; main role
2013 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous DebEpisode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be The Zacthelor"
2013 Major Crimes Kim RileyEpisode: "Jailbait"
2013This Magic MomentJustine Gable Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
2013Addicts AnonymousHaley MeyersWeb series; main role
2013, 2015 Jessie Darla ShannonEpisodes: "GI Jessie", "A Close Shave"
2015 Longmire SarahEpisode: "Four Arrows"
2016, 2018 General Hospital Maxie Jones Temporary replacement: July 5, 2016 – July 29, 2016 [4] [8]
June 1–4, 2018 [5] [6]
2016–2017Relationship StatusLauraEpisodes: "The Good Guy", "The Match", "The Ring Bearer"
2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Nina MooreFour episodes
2017–2021 Queen of the South Kelly Anne Van AwkenRecurring role, 21 episodes
2018The Love in the Attic: A True Story Dolly Oesterreich Television film (Lifetime)
2022 Chicago P.D. Raquel LandryEpisode: Fool's Gold
2022–2023 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Grace MuncyMain cast (season 24)
2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime Detective Grace MuncyEpisode: "With Many Names"
Music videos roles
YearTitleRoleArtist
2018"Give Me Your Hand"HerselfShannon K

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2010 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives Nominated
[9]
2012Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesDays of Our LivesNominated
2018Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Relationship StatusNominated

Related Research Articles

Mary Beth Evans is an American television actress, known for her role as Kayla Brady on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives, and her role as Sierra Estaban on the CBS daytime soap As the World Turns.

Kirsten Storms is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the Zenon trilogy, Emily in Johnny Tsunami, and Bonnie Rockwaller in Kim Possible. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, Storms was cast as the character Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crystal Chappell</span> American actress (b. 1965)

Crystal Elizabeth Chappell is an American actress who played Carly Manning on Days of Our Lives from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on One Life to Live from 1995 to 1997 and Olivia Spencer on Guiding Light from 1999 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eileen Davidson</span> American actress, author and television personality

Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's Days of Our Lives and Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finola Hughes</span> British actress

Finola Hughes is a British actress, best known for her role as Anna Devane on the ABC soap operas General Hospital and All My Children, and her portrayal of Laura in the 1983 film Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamara Braun</span> American actress

Tamara Braun is an American actress known for her work on daytime television. She portrayed the role of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital from 2001–2005 and Reese Williams on All My Children from 2008 to 2009. In 2009, Braun won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ava Vitali on Days of Our Lives. She departed the series in 2008, briefly returning in the role of Taylor Walker during 2011. In 2015, Braun resumed the role of Ava as part of the series' 50th anniversary commemoration, remaining until 2016.

Sarah Joy Brown, sometimes credited simply as Sarah Brown, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Carly Corinthos on the American daytime drama General Hospital from 1996 to 2001. For the role, she won three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she returned to General Hospital in a different role, Claudia Zacchara. She exited General Hospital once again in 2009 and began appearing on The Bold and the Beautiful in the newly created role of Aggie Jones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyler Christopher (actor)</span> American actor (1972–2023)

Tyler Christopher Baker was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Nikolas Cassadine and Connor Bishop (2004–2005) on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.

Stacy Haiduk is an American actress. She starred as Lana Lang in the syndicated superhero series, Superboy (1988–1992) and as Katherine Hitchcock in the NBC science fiction series, seaQuest DSV (1993–1994). Haiduk also had leading roles in the short-lived NBC prime time soap opera, The Round Table (1992) and Fox supernatural horror series, Kindred: The Embraced (1996), and has appeared in a number of feature and made-for-television movies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maxie Jones</span> Fictional character

Maxie Jones is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She is the eldest daughter of supercouple Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings, raised most of her life by Mac Scorpio. The role was first portrayed by Robyn Richards for eleven years, from 1993 to 2004. The role was then recast with Kirsten Storms. In 2011, Storms took an extended medical leave, resulting in the temporary recasting of the character with Jen Lilley. Storms has since returned to the role. In 2009, Storms was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her portrayal of Maxie Jones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonya Eddy</span> American actress (1967–2022)

Sonya Eddy was an American actress. She was best known for playing Epiphany Johnson in the American ABC soap opera General Hospital (2006—2022) for which she won a posthumous Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2023.

Brandon Joseph Barash is an American actor known for playing the role of Johnny Zacchara on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jen Lilley</span> American actress and singer (born 1984)

Jennifer Lilley is an American actress and singer. Lilley played a supporting role in the 2011 film The Artist, temporarily portrayed Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from September 2011 to August 2012, and has played the character of Theresa Donovan on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives from July 2013 to November 2016 and again from May to July 2018. She has also starred in several television films from Hallmark Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melanie Jonas</span> Soap opera character

Melanie Jonas is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. Created by former head writers Rick Draughon and Dena Higley, the role is portrayed by Molly Burnett. She originally arrived as the daughter of Trent Robbins and the sister of Max Brady; however, it was later revealed that she was the daughter of Carly Manning and Daniel Jonas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawn Butler</span> Fictional character from General Hospital

Shawn Butler is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The role is portrayed by actor Sean Blakemore and first appeared on January 24, 2011, on a recurring basis. On April 6, 2011, it was announced that Blakemore was put on contract with the series. On May 18, 2015, it was announced that Blakemore had taped his last scenes as Shawn and would be exiting the series. Butler returned for one day on November 19, 2015. Butler was visited by Sam and Jason Morgan in early April 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ava Jerome</span> Fictional character from General Hospital

Ava Jerome is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network. The role is portrayed by three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Maura West, who made her first appearance on May 8, 2013.

Nathan West (<i>General Hospital</i>) Fictional character from General Hospital

Nathan West is a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Ryan Paevey. Created by head writer Ron Carlivati, Nathan was introduced in late 2013 by Frank Valentini as a love interest for Maxie Jones. In January 2018, Paevey announced he had opted to leave the serial of his own decision.

Olivia Rose Keegan is an American actress. She came to prominence playing Claire Brady on NBC network daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. She was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for the role in 2018 and 2019, and was the first winner for the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series category in 2020. She played the recurring role of Lily in the second season of the Disney+ television series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Since March 2023, Keegan has starred as Duela, the daughter of the Joker, on The CW superhero television series Gotham Knights.

Marci Miller is an American model and actress. She portrayed the role of Abigail Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 2016 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2022. Miller's performance of Abigail has been met with critical acclaim, earning three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 Rabinowitz, Naomi (October 21, 2008). "Focus on ... Molly Burnett". Soap Opera Digest . United States. American Media Inc. 33 (#43): 68.
  2. 1 2 Husted, Bill (June 20, 2009). "Husted: Colorado girls dream big, dazzle stage and screen". The Denver Post . Denver: Digital First Media . Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: Molly Burnett Dishes Her Return to Days of Our Lives". TV Guide . November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Giddens, Jamey (May 27, 2016). "It's Official: Molly Burnett Steps in For Kirsten Storms at General Hospital". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 SOD (May 18, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE! MOLLY BURNETT FILLS IN FOR GH'S STORMS". Soap Opera Digest . United States. American Media Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Soaps SheKnows (May 18, 2018). "Molly Burnett temporarily fills in for Kirsten Storms". Soaps.com . United States: SheKnows Media . Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (May 19, 2023). "Law & Order: SVU's Molly Burnett Leaving Ahead of Season 25". TVLine . Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Mason, Charlie (May 27, 2016). "General Hospital: Kirsten Storms' Maxie Recast Temporarily With Days Vet". TVLine . United States: Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Award - 2012 nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . North Hollywood, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Nominations: General Hospital Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks". Deadline Hollywood . March 21, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.