Molly June Gordon is an American actress. She is best known for her
roles in the drama TV series Animal Kingdom (â€"), as Nicky, and in
the comedy films Life of the Party () as Maddie, Booksmart () as
Triple A, and Good Boys () as Hannah.Gordon was born and raised in Los
Angeles, to Jewish parents. She is the daughter of director Bryan
Gordon and writer-director Jessie Nelson. She performed on the LA
stage from a young age, and grew up with actor Ben Platt, with whom
she starred in productions of Fiddler on the Roof at age four and How
to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at age five. She
regularly watched the sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live and
attended performances by comedy troupe The Groundlings, leading her to
an interest pursuing comedic acting. She portrayed Dot in her high
school's performance of Sunday in the Park with George when she was .
She did poorly on her SAT exam, but briefly attended New York
University, leaving after two weeks due to dissatisfaction with her
program. Her aunt, Davia Nelson, is one of The Kitchen Sisters, who
are radio producers.Gordon's first film appearance was in Nelson's
drama film I Am Sam as Callie, followed by her portrayal of a
trick-or-treater in Nora Ephron's film Bewitched.Gordon moved to New
York City in to pursue acting as a profession. In August , she was
cast as Nicky in the TNT pilot Animal Kingdom, based on the
Australian film of the same name. The pilot was picked up with a
-episode order in December , and the series debuted on June , , with
Gordon as a series regular.
roles in the drama TV series Animal Kingdom (â€"), as Nicky, and in
the comedy films Life of the Party () as Maddie, Booksmart () as
Triple A, and Good Boys () as Hannah.Gordon was born and raised in Los
Angeles, to Jewish parents. She is the daughter of director Bryan
Gordon and writer-director Jessie Nelson. She performed on the LA
stage from a young age, and grew up with actor Ben Platt, with whom
she starred in productions of Fiddler on the Roof at age four and How
to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at age five. She
regularly watched the sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live and
attended performances by comedy troupe The Groundlings, leading her to
an interest pursuing comedic acting. She portrayed Dot in her high
school's performance of Sunday in the Park with George when she was .
She did poorly on her SAT exam, but briefly attended New York
University, leaving after two weeks due to dissatisfaction with her
program. Her aunt, Davia Nelson, is one of The Kitchen Sisters, who
are radio producers.Gordon's first film appearance was in Nelson's
drama film I Am Sam as Callie, followed by her portrayal of a
trick-or-treater in Nora Ephron's film Bewitched.Gordon moved to New
York City in to pursue acting as a profession. In August , she was
cast as Nicky in the TNT pilot Animal Kingdom, based on the
Australian film of the same name. The pilot was picked up with a
-episode order in December , and the series debuted on June , , with
Gordon as a series regular.
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