Life in the film industry isn't easy, even for a gorgeous blonde with serious acting chops and the timeless face of a star from Hollywood's golden age. Just ask Gretchen Mol.
December 28, 2006 (Press Release) --
She'll freely admit she's struggled plenty on the road to near-stardom. She made her first movie appearance a decade ago and endured some lean years since.
But thanks largely to her radiant performance as a 50s pinup queen in "The Notorious Bettie Page," released in April, she's probably as famous now for her work as she is for an ill-advised magazine shoot.
Mol, who then had a handful of movies to her credit, graced the September 1998 cover of Vanity Fair, which asked if she was Hollywood's next "It Girl." Although she maintains she doesn't regret the cover treatment, it created expectations she wasn't remotely ready to live up to.
Now 34 and married to director Tod Williams ("The Door in the Floor"), Mol still isn't an It Girl, but she's certainly in demand.
She spoke to The Associated Press while on location for "Boy of Pigs" an independent coming-of-age drama set in 1963, in which she stars as a JFK paramour who befriends her 13-year-old neighbor (Cameron Bright). Like "Bettie," it's a role that caters to her sexy but sweet persona.
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But thanks largely to her radiant performance as a 50s pinup queen in "The Notorious Bettie Page," released in April, she's probably as famous now for her work as she is for an ill-advised magazine shoot.
Mol, who then had a handful of movies to her credit, graced the September 1998 cover of Vanity Fair, which asked if she was Hollywood's next "It Girl." Although she maintains she doesn't regret the cover treatment, it created expectations she wasn't remotely ready to live up to.
Now 34 and married to director Tod Williams ("The Door in the Floor"), Mol still isn't an It Girl, but she's certainly in demand.
She spoke to The Associated Press while on location for "Boy of Pigs" an independent coming-of-age drama set in 1963, in which she stars as a JFK paramour who befriends her 13-year-old neighbor (Cameron Bright). Like "Bettie," it's a role that caters to her sexy but sweet persona.
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