Molly Burnett

Molly Burnett
Born	Molly Kathleen Burnett (1988-04-23) April 23, 1988 Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	2007–present

Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She previously portrayed the character of Melanie Jonas on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Personal life

Burnett was born in Littleton, Colorado. She has participated in school plays and musicals during her upbringing in Colorado, and attended Wagner College on Staten Island, New York for two years.

Burnett has always been interested in performing arts, ever since she belted out a song in the car at age three, to the shock of her parents. As she grew up, she joined the Denver theater community, taking on roles such as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mayzie in Seussical, Dotty in Noises Off, and as the lead character in the musical Annie.

In high school, she was not just the homecoming princess, she also joined her school's speech and debate team, where she competed in the humorous interpretation division and eventually went on to place at the national tournament.

Burnett was also a member of her school's elite jazz ensemble and was chosen to perform in the Colorado All-State Choir, the All-State Choir and the National Honor Choir in Los Angeles. Molly graduated with honors from high school and moved to New York City, where she attended Wagner College on Staten Island. Although her heart was in NYC, she realized that her dreams of acting in film and television would ultimately take her to Los Angeles.

She landed the Days of Our Lives role within a year of moving to Los Angeles. She had a small guest-starring role on the Good Luck Charlie episode called "Boys Meet Girls" in June 2010, as Madison, PJ Duncan's crush. She has a brother, Will and a father, David. Her mother, Katie, died of a lung illness on December 7, 2011.

Singing

In character as Amanda James on the HBO series True Blood, Burnett performed the song "Jesus Asked Me Out Today" during the show's second season in episode "Keep This Party Going". Burnett also sings each year at the Days of Our Lives fan event "Day of Days" with some of her fellow co-stars.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008–2012, 2014–15, 2016	Days of Our Lives	Melanie Jonas	Main role
2009	True Blood	Amanda Jane	Episodes: "Keep This Party Going" (#2.2), "May Be the Last Time" (#7.7; voice, uncredited)
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Madison	Episode: "Boys Meet Girls" (#1.11)
2011	The Key Man	Little Girl	Uncredited
2011	Venice: The Series	Sarah	Main role
2012	CSI: NY	Molly Byrne	Episode: "Slainte" (#8.16)
2013	Major Crimes	Kim Riley	Episode: "Jailbait" (#2.13)
2013–15	Jessie	Darla Shannon	Episodes: "GI Jessie" (#2.26), "A Close Shave" (#4.2)
2014	Parking	Sarah	Short film
2015	Longmire	Sarah	Episode: "Four Arrows" (#4.4)
2015	CSI: Cyber	Nina	Episodes: "Why-Fi" (#2.1) , "Shades of Grey" (#2.10), "5 Deadly Sins" (#2.16)
2015	Hiker	Brooke Ferrio	Filming
2016	Ctrl Alt Delete	Lex	Post-production

Awards

In 2010, she was nominated alongside co-star Shelley Hennig for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Actress category. In the same year, she was nominated for an Indie Soap Award in the Best Guest Appearance category for the role of Lisa in Empire. In 2012, she was nominated again for an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2010	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Actress	Days of Our Lives	Nominated
2012	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Actress	Days of our Lives	Nominated

External links

• Molly Burnett at the Internet Movie Database
• Molly Burnett Fans