Molly Powers Gallagher

Writer (Film, TV, Books) & Actor

Molly Powers Gallagher is an award-winning Korean-born, Irish-American-raised writer and actor, who creates stories that make women feel seen. She has written, produced, and performed in three short films: EXCEPTION(AL) directed by Michelle Bossy, TYPE A directed by Emily Hartford, and EYEBALLS directed by Robert Thaxton-Stevenson. Her shorts have been selected for film festivals across the country and internationally, such as Woods Hole Film Festival, Hobnobben Film Festival, Nevada Women’s Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Fest, Ischia Global Film Fest, among others. She was commission by Urban Stages to write THE MIGHTY PATSY MINK (solo show for adult learners) and THE MYSTERY OF THE 12 CURIOUS COUSINS (tya show for pre-k), both which toured the New York Public Library system in all five boroughs.

She has been awarded residencies at The New Victory Theatre, Town Stages, and the Athena Film Festival Screenwriting Lab and grants from Felicia Pride’s The Create Daily and the BU in LA Comedy Mentorship program. Her writing has been recognized by the Academy Nicholl Fellowship (Top 15%), Austin Film Festival (multiple 2nd rounders), Sundance Development Track (2nd rounder), SPACE at Ryder Farm (Finalist), and The Future of Film is Female (Semi-Finalist).

Molly began acting professionally as a young teen and has performed Off-Broadway, in tv and film, and in many industrials. She previously served as a Lecturer at BMCC/CUNY and a teaching artist at Lincoln Center Theater, among other arts organizations.

She is currently writing a novel for Alloy Entertainment.

MFA Screenwriting, Boston University. BA in History, Fordham Lincoln Center

Reps: Viewfinder Management (Literary), Firestarter Entertainment (Acting)