Molly Tarlov

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Molly Tarlov
Born (1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 37) [1] [2]
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Known for Awkward
Spouse
Alexander Noyes
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Molly Tarlov is an American actress. She played the role of Sadie Saxton on MTV's TV series Awkward .

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Early life

Tarlov was born and raised in Manhattan, in New York City, [3] to film producer, attorney and wine maker Mark Tarlov [4] and mother Judy Roberts. [5] She is the youngest of two daughters. [6] On her mother's side, both of her grandparents were Jewish immigrants, her grandfather from Russia, and her grandmother escaping Europe on the last boat from France prior to WWII. [7]

As a child, Tarlov appeared in the musical Bye Bye Birdie at the Little Red School House. She attended the arts camp, Interlochen Center for the Arts and a NYU summer program in Paris. Tarlov graduated from Bennington College with a B.A. in Theatre Arts [6] in 2008. [8]

After college, Tarlov attended the Atlantic Theater Company and LAByrinth Theater Company, where she wrote as well as acted in the LAByrinth Master Class. [6]

Career

Television

Tarlov's television debut was a bit part on iCarly in 2009. In 2010, she appeared in the role of Caitlin on the ABC Family series Huge, which was written and created by My So-Called Life's Winnie Holzman and her daughter Savannah Dooley. [6]

Tarlov's breakthrough role was as mean girl Sadie Saxton [9] [10] in the MTV original series, Awkward, which debuted in 2011. [11] Tarlov's character was notable for her intense dislike of the main character, Jenna, played by Ashley Rickards, and for her complex struggles with weight and her own neuroses and insecurities. [12] [13] [14] [15] Sadie was also noteworthy for nasty putdowns that were followed by her signature, "You're Welcome!" on topics from bulimia, being gay, and appropriate behavior. [16] [17] The character inspired Twitter feeds and GIFs. [18]

Film

In 1999, Tarlov had a role in the feature film, Simply Irresistible , which was directed by her father.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, Tarlov starred in the movie G.B.F., a teen comedy written by George Northy and directed by Darren Stein (Jawbreaker). [19]

Other work

In August 2012, Tarlov recorded an It Gets Better Project video clip. [20]

In May 2015, Tarlov, along with her co-stars from Awkward and other MTV shows did a stylized promo for the Scream where they were all shown bloodied and killed. Tarlov was skewered by a fire poker against a wall behind Katie Stevens from Faking It. [21]

In July 2015, Tarlov co-starred in Eden xo's music video for the single "The Weekend." The video also featured Bonnie McKee and Ricky Dillon. [22]

Personal life

On June 23, 2015, Tarlov revealed that she was engaged to trailer editor and former drummer Alexander Noyes, who was in the bands Honor Society and Jonas Brothers. [23] [2] They were married on March 4, 2017. [24] Tarlov and Noyes welcomed their first son in August, 2020. [25]

Tarlov's sister, Jessica Tarlov, is a Democratic strategist who is a political commentator and is also a rotating co-host of The Five . [26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Simply Irresistible Molly
2013 G.B.F. Sophie
2014Era ApocryphaShort film
2016 Everlasting Liz
2018 Haunting on Fraternity Row Maggie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 iCarly LisaEpisode: "iThink They Kissed"
2010 Gravity CustomerEpisode: "Suicide Dummies"
Huge CaitlinEpisode: "Hello, I Must Be Going"
2011–2016 Awkward Sadie SaxtonMain role, 87 episodes
2015 Scream The promotional campaigns of Season 1 of the series
2017Nasty HabitsMistyEpisode: "Misty, It's Friday Night"
2017No, That's Okay. I'm Good.MollyEpisode: "Molly Tarlov & Matthew Scott Montgomery"
2018On Hiatus with Monty GeerDollyEpisode: "The Hook... Up"

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2015"The Weekend" Eden xo [27]
2024"Forever 21" Bonnie McKee [28]

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