Molly started working as an actress in theatre. She played "Maria Celeste" in "Two Men of Florence", at the Huntington Theatre Company, directed by Edward Hall ("Streetcar named Desire", "Propeller"), starring Jay O. Sanders and Edward Herrmann. Played "Raz" in Paula Vogel's "A Civil War Christmas", at the Huntington Theatre Company. She has a B.F.A. from New York University and studied acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.