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Actor

1988-04-10 · New York City, New York, USA · Female

4 series in the catalog

Molly Bernard is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Lauren Heller in the comedy-drama television series Younger and of Dr. Elsa Curry in seasons 4 and 5 of Chicago Med.

Life and career

Molly Bernard began her career in 2000 in the drama Pay It Forward beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. Her early credits include a recurring role in the television series Alpha House where she played Angie Sullivan. In 2015, Bernard was cast in the television series Younger alongside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff, where she portrayed Lauren Heller.

The same year, she had a small role in the Nancy Meyers comedy The Intern, beside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Bernard was cast as Young Shelly, sharing a role with Judith Light in Amazon Prime's Transparent. She appeared in two seasons of the critically acclaimed show. In 2019, she appeared in the comedy Otherhood, a film directed by Cindy Chupack. For two seasons, Bernard has appeared as medical student Elsa Curry in the NBC drama Chicago Med. She has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale School of Drama.

Personal life

Molly Bernard is the granddaughter of actor Joseph Bernard.

Molly Bernard announced her engagement to girlfriend Hannah Lieberman on Instagram on January 14, 2020. They were married on September 23, 2021, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with her Younger co-stars Nico Tortorella and Hilary Duff in attendance. Bernard announced that she was pregnant on her Instagram page in November 2022.

Her daughter was born on January 28, 2023.