Molly Parker

Molly Parker (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in independent films, and for her roles in television as House Majority Whip Jacqueline Sharp on the Netflix original series House of Cards, for which she earned an Emmy nomination, and as Alma Garret on the HBO series Deadwood. She won a Genie Award in 1997 as Best Actress in a Leading Role for Kissed, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as best female lead in 2001 for her role in The Center of the World, and has twice been nominated for a Genie Award as best supporting actress (she won in 2002 for Last Wedding).\n', ' Parker was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia (near Vancouver), and spent her childhood on a farm in Pitt Meadows. She attended ballet classes from ages 3 to 17 but began acting in local productions at age 14. Her uncle\'s agent represented her early in her career, when she had parts in various Canadian television roles before studying with Vancouver\'s Gastown Actors\' Studio.\n', ' Parker portrayed Alice Ramsey in "The Wrath of Kali" (1995), a fourth-season episode of Highlander: The Series. Her breakthrough role[citation needed] was as the daughter of a lesbian military officer in the television movie Serving in Silence (1995). She also appeared in the 1995 Lifetime television movie Ebbie playing the niece (and sister) of Susan Lucci\'s Scrooge character. She then won a Gemini Award nomination for her performance in the television movie Paris or Somewhere[citation needed] and later, the Genie Award for best actress for playing a necrophiliac in Lynne Stopkewich\'s film Kissed (1996).\n', '