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Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Actor · Born June 30, 1972 (54) · Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Molly Parker (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama Kissed (1996). She subsequently starred in the television thriller Intensity (1997) before landing her first major American film role in the drama Waking the Dead (2000). She gained further notice for her role as a Las Vegas escort in the drama The Center of the World (2001), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. In the early 2000s, Parker had lead roles in several films, including Max (2002), Pure (2002), and Nine Lives (2005). Beginning in 2004, she starred as Alma Garret on the HBO Western series Deadwood, appearing in all three seasons. She subsequently appeared in the post-apocalyptic thriller The Road (2009), and the independent drama Trigger (2010). In 2011, she appeared as a recurring guest star in the sixth season of Dexter, before being cast as politician Jacqueline Sharp on the Netflix series House of Cards in 2014. The role earned Parker a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Her subsequent film roles include the drama American Pastoral (2016) and two Netflix-produced features: the crime drama Small Crimes, and the Stephen King adaptation 1922 (both 2017). She also starred in Errol Morris's docudrama miniseries Wormwood. From 2018 to 2021, she starred as Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space, a Netflix-produced remake of the 1965 TV series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Parker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 30, 1972 (54)
From
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Molly Parker's films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
16%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 13 · Dark 19

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 30 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 17 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 24

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 24 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 30 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 30
Hero
8 of 30
Herald
4 of 30
Threshold guardian
2 of 30
Shapeshifter
2 of 30
Shadow
2 of 30
Mentor
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
27
Contemplative
15
Hopeful
17
Dread
12
Other
31

How their films linger

Hopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Molly Parker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Molly Parker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page.

  • Doc(2025)

    Show 33 episodes · as Dr. Amy Larsen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • You Gotta Believe(2024)

    as Kathy Kelly

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Peter Pan & Wendy(2023)

    as Mary Darling

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Essex County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anne

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Broder

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Jockey(2021)

    as Ruth Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of a Woman(2020)

    as Eva Woodward

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Words on Bathroom Walls(2020)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    as Alma Ellsworth

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Madeline's Madeline(2018)

    as Evangeline

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 28 episodes · as Maureen Robinson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rachel

  • Wormwood(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alice Olson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • 1922(2017)

    as Arlette James

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Wormwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alice Olson

  • Small Crimes(2017)

    as Charlotte Boyd

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • American Pastoral(2016)

    as Sheila Smith

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Goliath(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Callie Senate

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Confinement(2016)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Weirdos(2016)

    as Laurie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The 9th Life of Louis Drax(2016)

    as Dalton

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Heritage Minutes: Nursing Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs(2014)

    as Janine Jeffs

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Pete's Christmas(2013)

    as Pamela

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hold Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Aunt Ellen

  • The Playroom(2012)

    as Donna Cantwell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Chloe Myton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jackie Sharp

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn(2012)

    as Pauline Hemingway

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Firm(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Abby McDeere

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Gone(2011)

    as Amy Kettering

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • That's What I Am(2011)

    as Sherri Nichol

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Sherman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Irene Page

  • Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kat

  • Shattered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ella Sullivan

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Brooks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Quinn-tuplets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rebecca Quinn-Adatto

  • The Road(2009)

    as Friendly Woman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Melinda Weintraub

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Swingtown(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Susan Miller

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Rear Projection: Molly Parker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lisa Marshall

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hollywoodland(2006)

    as Laurie Simo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Wicker Man(2006)

    as Sister Rose / Sister Thorn

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Who Loves the Sun(2006)

    as Maggie Claire

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Break a Leg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kate

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 36 episodes · as Alma Garret

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Confessor(2004)

    as Madeline Finney

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Iron Jawed Angels(2004)

    as Emily Leighton

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Marion Bridge(2002)

    as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Odd Job Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Alberta Malone (voice)

  • Undying Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Men with Brooms(2002)

    as Amy Foley

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pure(2002)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Max(2002)

    as Nina Rothman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Leonard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Monica

  • Rare Birds(2001)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Last Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sarah

  • Suspicious River(2000)

    as Leila Murray

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rabbi Ari

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Center of the World(2001)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • War Bride(2001)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    as Juliet Beck

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Room(1999)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Intruder(1999)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Sunshine(1999)

    as Hannah Wippler

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Five Senses(1999)

    as Anna Miller

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Wonderland(1999)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Under Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Cynthia

  • Twitch City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Hope

  • Intensity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Chyna Shepherd

  • Intensity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chyna Shepherd

  • Bliss(1997)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Contagious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Flight Attendant Stephanie

  • Titanic(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lulu Foley

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Core Logo(1996)

    as Band Member - Jenifur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kissed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sandra Larson

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz Barrow

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Switchman

  • Ebbie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Frannie

  • Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie(1995)

    as Rachel Morton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Falling from the Sky: Flight 174(1995)

    as Norma Sax

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Frances Phillips

  • Last of the Dogmen(1995)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wings of Courage(1995)

    as Jean's Dance Partner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky(1995)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Teri Sinclair

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    as Lynette

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Little Criminals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Social Worker

  • Paris or Somewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Peg Kennedy

  • One More Mountain(1994)

    as Eliza Williams

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute(1993)

    as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

  • Just One of the Girls(1993)

    as Lynne

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivy

  • My Son Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lori Spoda

  • Silent Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as 2nd Female Questioner

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Neon Rider(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Dora 'Susie' Brody · as Gloria Miller · as Kate

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Wicker Man (2006)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Deadwood (2004)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892025

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 103: 101 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting1 of 103: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 103: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 103: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s37 · acting2000s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew2010s30 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 40 roles
9398030818

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2002–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2002
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Molly Parker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 51; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)

77th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dexter (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Molly Parker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles28–87 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles13–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles30–84 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles10–69 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles43–77 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Molly Parker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Molly Parker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shawn Williamson shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles