Molly Burnett

Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress. She has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards: twice for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, and once for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series.

Burnett is known for playing Melanie Jonas on the soap opera Days of Our Lives (2008–2012, 2014–2016), Kelly Ann on the crime drama series Queen of the South (2017–2021), and Grace Muncy on the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2022–2023).

Early life Burnett is the first born child of Katie and David Burnett, and was raised in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado along with her younger brother Will. While attending Littleton High School, she took on numerous roles at both school and theater companies in the greater Denver area. Her credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Noises Off, and the title role in Annie. In mid-2016, she temporarily played the role of Maxie Jones on the daytime serial General Hospital. In mid-2018, Burnett once again stepped in for an ailing Kirsten Storms on General Hospital as Maxie Jones. From 2017 to 2021, Burnett played Kelly Ann on USA Network's Queen of the South. In 2022, she began recurring as Detective Grace Muncy, on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, for the show's 24th season, before being promoted to series regular beginning with the season's seventh episode. On May 19, 2023, it was announced that Burnett would be leaving the series after only one season.

Filmography

Film + List of film roles Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ladies Man: A Made Movie Ashley Bloom 2014 Parking Sarah 2015 Hiker Brooke Ferrio 2016 Ctrl Alt Delete Lex 2016 The Wedding Party Lisa 2017 Mommy I Didn't Do It Gail Saverin 2017 Shattered Kate Stinson

Television

+ List of television roles and appearances Year Title Role Notes 2007 Life Josie Episode: "Serious Control Issues" 2008–2012,2014–2016 Days of Our Lives Melanie Layton Kiriakis Jonas Main role 2009 True Blood Amanda Jane Episode: "Keep This Party Going" 2010 Good Luck Charlie Madison Episode: "Boys Meet Girls" 2011–2012 Venice: The Series Sarah Main role; web series 2012 CSI: NY Molly Byrne Episode: "Slainte" 2012 Cameras Molly Main role; web series 2013 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Deb Episode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be The Zacthelor" 2013 Major Crimes Kim Riley Episode: "Jailbait" 2013 This Magic Moment Justine Gable Television film 2013 Addicts Anonymous Haley Meyers Main role; web series 2013, 2015 Jessie Darla Shannon Episodes: "GI Jessie", "A Close Shave" 2015 Longmire Sarah Episode: "Four Arrows" 2016, 2018 General Hospital Maxie Jones Temporary replacement; 11 episodes 2016–2017 Relationship Status Laura Episodes: "The Good Guy", "The Match", "The Ring Bearer" 2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Nina Moore Recurring role; 4 episodes 2017–2021 Queen of the South Kelly Anne Van Awken Recurring role; 21 episodes 2018 The Lover in the Attic: A True Story Dolly Oesterreich Television film 2022 Chicago P.D. Raquel Landry Episode: "Fool's Gold" 2022–2023 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Grace Muncy Main role 2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime Detective Grace Muncy Episode: "With Many Names" 2025 9-1-1 Lori Episodes: “The Sky Is Falling”, “Reentry” 2026 Criminal Minds: Evolution Cora Sault Episode: “Proxy”

Music videos

"Give Me Your Hand" (2018), by Shannon K

Awards and nominations