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Molly Ephraim Born May 22, 1986
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAOccupation Actress Years active 1993–present Molly Ephraim (born May 22, 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films, on television and in Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. She is best known for playing the role of Wendy Greenhut in the 2008 film College Road Trip, and the daughter, Ali, in Paranormal Activity 2 (2010). She currently plays Mandy in the new ABC comedy Last Man Standing, which premiered on October 11, 2011.[1]
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Early life
Ephraim was born in Philadelphia and was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She performed in shows at the Bucks County Playhouse as a child and in professional productions at the Prince Music Theater and Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia as a teenager. In 2008 she graduated from Princeton University with an B.A. in Religion. At Princeton she was a member of the Triangle Club and performed in and choreographed various shows for Princeton University Players and Theatre Intime.[2]
Career
Theatre
Ephraim made her Broadway debut in 2002 as Little Red Riding Hood in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods, receiving a Drama League Award nomination. She was later seen as Bielke in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.[3] Off-Broadway, Ephraim played Rachel Stein in End Days at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in 2009.[4] She played Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Barrington Stage Company in 2008, in a remounting of the production with new direction by Jeremy Dobrish, and at the North Shore Music Theatre. In 2010 she played Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank at the Westport Country Playhouse.[5]
Screen
Ephraim played Wendy Greenhut in the 2008 film College Road Trip. She had roles in episodes of the television shows Royal Pains (2009), Law & Order (2008), and the TV pilot Hench at Home (2003), and in the pilot episode of the unseen HBO pilot, The Wonderful Maladys.[6] Most recently, Ephraim played Ali in the 2010 film Paranormal Activity 2.
She currently appears as Mandy Baxter, one of Tim Allen's character's daughters, in the new ABC comedy Last Man Standing.
References
- ^ ABC Unveils 2011-12 Schedule: New Comedy Block On Tuesday With Tim Allen. deadline.com, accessed May 17, 2011
- ^ Rising star, Questions and answers with actress Molly Ephraim ’08 princeton.edu, March 19, 2008
- ^ broadwayworld.com
- ^ broadwayworld.com
- ^ [1]. New York Times review
- ^ Listing imdb.com
External links
Categories:- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American musical theatre actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Actors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Princeton University alumni
- 1986 births
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