Biography of Gretchen Mol
Gretchen studied acting and musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and the William Esper Studio. She honed her acting skills in the theater, appearing in such productions as “Bus Stop”, “No Exit” and “Godspell”.

Mol was touted as the “Next Big Thing” after appeared on the cover of the September 1998 of “Vanity Fair”. Mol was born on November 8, 1972 in Deep River, Connecticut, the daughter of a school principal father and an artist mother. Before breaking into acting, she was a model; her first acting job in a television commercial for Coca-Cola commercial.


Gretchen Mol trivia

  • Considers Japan her second home and has a love of the culture. Speaks, reads and writes Japanese.

  • Acting Shakespeare Certificate from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, UK.
  • Speaks Portuguese as her native language, as well as English as her second language.
  • Classically trained dancer. Studied and taught ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
  • Born in Los Angeles, but moved to Canada at 22 months. Considers herself a Canadian native, but always a Korean first.

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