Molly Quinn

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Molly Quinn
Born
Molly Caitlyn Quinn

(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 30) [1]
Other namesMolly C. Quinn
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Molly Caitlyn Quinn [2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American actor who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Her roles include Alexis Castle, daughter of the title character on ABC's Castle , and the voice of Bloom, one of the main characters in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club.

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Life and career

Molly Quinn was born in Texarkana, Texas. [3] [4] She began taking weekly acting lessons from director and producer Martin Beck after performing in a community production of The Nutcracker at age six. In the sixth grade, she auditioned at the Young Actors Studio, and after six months of "intensive [acting] training", signed with the Osbrink agency and Management 360. [5]

From 2009 to 2016, she starred in the ABC mystery drama series Castle as Alexis Castle, the lead character's daughter.

From 2011 to 2015, Quinn performed the lead role of Bloom in Nickelodeon's revival of the animated series Winx Club . At first, Quinn tried a "cartoony" voice for her character. Nickelodeon advised her to use her real voice instead, saying, "No, we want voices of real girls this time around." [6] Quinn also voiced Bloom in the re-records of the first and second films based on the series.

In March 2014, Quinn appeared as the voice of the sentient computer Fey, in the episode "Numbers" of the podcast series Welcome to Night Vale .

Filmography

Film performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Teen with Pinups [7]
2009 My One and Only Paula [7]
2009 Disney's A Christmas Carol Belinda Cratchit [7]
2012 The First Time Erica
2012 Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Princess Bloom Nickelodeon English version
2013 Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Princess BloomNickelodeon English version
2013 Hansel & Gretel Get Baked GretelAlso associate producer
2013 Superman: Unbound Supergirl / Kara [8] Voice role
2013 We're the Millers Melissa Fitzgerald
2015 Welcome to Happiness Lillian
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Howard's Date
2017 Last Rampage Marisa
2018 Newly Single Valerie
2019 Doctor Sleep Mrs. Grady
2021 Agnes Mary
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Ravager
TBA The Life of Chuck Post-production
Television performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2016 Castle Alexis Castle Main role
2010 Avalon High Jenny Disney Channel original movie [7]
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien EuniceVoice role; 2 episodes
2011–2014 Winx Club Princess Bloom, LocketteMain voice role (seasons 3–6)
2019 The Fix Lindsay Meyer2 episodes
2019 The InBetween Andrea SquireEpisode: "Let Me in Your Window"
2021, 2023 The Rookie AshleyEpisode: "Bad Blood"; “Death Notice”
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher JennyEpisode: "The Masque of the Red Death"
Other work
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 The 3rd Birthday Eve BreaVideo game [9]
2011 City of Fallen Angels Narrator Audiobook version [10]
2012–15 Thrilling Adventure Hour Pemily Stallwark Podcast; 12 episodes
2013 Release the Panic Cameo Music video [11]
2014–19 Welcome to Night Vale Fey / Intern Molly / Melony Podcast; 8 episodes
2015 Princess Rap Battle Hermione Granger YouTube video series, 1 episode
2018 Artifact Jolixia the Card FaunVideo game
2022UnlicensedMolly Hatch Podcast; 12 episodes

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2009 Monaco International Film Festival Best Newcomer, Short Film [12] The SacrificeWon

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  2. Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (August 4, 2011). ""@AADaddarion1985: @MollyQuinn93 ur last name is Celtic/Irish? So u'r of an Irish descent, right?:)" Absolutely, Molly Caitlyn Quinn" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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  5. "Alexis Castle: Played by Molly Quinn". Castle. ABC.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (August 11, 2012). "We came n w/ our "cartoon" voices & Nick was ... 'No, we want voices of real girls this time around.'" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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  9. Quinn, Molly C. [@MollyQuinn93] (April 12, 2011). "Just found out that the video game I dubbed is out. www.imdb.com/title/tt1860322/ it is called Third Birthday" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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