Molly Conlin


Molly Conlin is an English actress, known for her role as Dotty Cotton on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Personal life

Conlin was born in Canning Town, London where she lives with her mother and her brother, Jack. In 2008 Conlin signed up at the Sylvia Young agency, Marylebone.

Career

''EastEnders''

In 2008, Nick Cotton returned to EastEnders. joined by Conlin, in the role of Dotty Cotton. Conlin was seven at the time. Speaking of her casting, Conlin said, "I'm really excited about it because I have always wanted to be in EastEnders." Conlin was considered too old for the part of Tiffany Dean which she previously auditioned for but she succeeded in impressing the producers, who offered her the role of Dotty instead. The part of Tiffany went to Maisie Smith. Originally eleven years old, they changed Dotty's age to seven to accommodate Conlin's casting. Introduced as a guest character by Santer, she made her first appearance on 26 December 2008. She started to appear more frequently, becoming a recurring character, until Dotty later left on 23 February 2010.

Filmography

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