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Gretchen Mol

Actor

Gretchen Mol played 1950s pinup model Bettie Page in the 2005 movie The Notorious Bettie Page. The early part of Mol's career is defined by a late 1990s storm of publicity that cast her as Hollywood's next hot actress. In 1998 she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair and appeared in several movies, including starring opposite Matt Damon in Rounders and Leonardo DiCaprio in Woody Allen's Celebrity. When box office results didn't match the hype, Mol was pushed from the limelight, but continued to work in lower-profile projects and TV movies. Her other movies include Paul Schrader's Forever Mine (1999), Attraction (2000) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007, starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe).

Four Good Links

The Naked Truth About Gretchen Mol

GQ interview from 2006

Blonde Ambition

1999 profile about her status as an "it" girl

Gretchen Mol

Toro's 2006 profile and interview

Gretchen Mol on Broadway

A 2004 chat about her role on stage in Chicago

Vital Stats

Birth

8 November 1972
(age 35)

Birthplace

Deep River, Connecticut

Death

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Best Known As

The star of The Notorious Bettie Page