Myra Molloy
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Myra Molloy มณีภัสสร มอลลอย | |
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 Myra Molloy | |
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| Birth name | Maneepat Myra Molloy |
| Born | September 18, 1997 Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Website | Official website |
Maneepat Myra Molloy (Thai: มณีภัสสร มอลลอย; RTGS: Maneepatsorn, nicknamed Myra (ไมร่า), is a Thai-American actress, singer and songwriter. She is the winner of the first season of Thailand's Got Talent and a Top 6 finalist on ABC's American spinoff of Rising Star .[1][2] Molloy was the alternate for Kim in the 2018-9 touring production of Miss Saigon. She made her Broadway debut as Eurydice in Hadestown on May 6, 2025.[3] Molloy also appeared in the 2021 film He's All That.[4]
Background
[edit]Molloy was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand to a Thai mother and an American father. She has a younger sister, Nina. From an early age, Molloy made frequent trips to New York City. She was fascinated by The Phantom of the Opera, on more than one occasion standing through the entire performance with her $26 standing-room ticket. She still tries to attend every musical that she possibly can.[5]
Molloy started playing violin when she was 5, later switching to the viola. She was a member of her school orchestra, as well as senior and chamber choirs. Molloy was the first vocal scholar at Shrewsbury International School Bangkok at age 9.[6]
In 2011 when Molloy was 13, she entered the first season of Thailand's Got Talent. In the competition she sang Time to Say Goodbye, Think of Me, Pie Jesu, and the Thai pop song "Star".[7] The founder of Bangkok Grand Opera said he opened his new production company based on the increased interest in Western classical music as a direct result of Molloy's performances.[8]
Since winning the competition in 2011, Molloy has performed regularly with the Siam Sinfonietta Orchestra and Bangkok Opera.[9] She regularly sings at major events including The Thai National Film Awards, The British Embassy Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, The Asia-Pacific ICT Awards, numerous music festivals and concerts, and regularly at corporate events for major international companies including Rolls-Royce, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, Shiseido and many more.[10]
Molloy has performed in Paris,[11] China, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States singing in different languages including English, Thai, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Latin. She enjoys singing classical, pop, musicals and Jazz.
In 2012 she landed her first major theatrical role, playing the young Reya in Reya the Musical, based on a popular work of Thai fiction by Thaithow Sucharitkul, music by Somtow Sucharitkul. Every performance of the musical sold out.[12]
Molloy placed sixth in Season 1 of Rising Star USA on August 17, 2014, at age 16.
In 2016 Molloy played the character Wish in HBO Asia's original series Halfworlds II. She also co-wrote and performed several songs for the series.[13]
In November 2016, Molloy performed the songs and voice of Moana in the Thai version of the Walt Disney Studios animated film.[14] In 2024, she reprised the role in its sequel.
Molloy graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston Massachusetts, majoring in singing and songwriting. She was a merit scholarship student.
Molloy was the alternate for Kim in the 2018-19 US Broadway Tour of "Miss Saigon". On screen she's played Mara Chamberlain on the Freeform series The Bold Type and Quinn in movie "He's All That" on Netflix.
2024, Myra went to Thailand to reprise her role as the Thai-language voice and singing voice of Moana in Disney's animated film Moana 2.
2025 April 1, Myra made history as the first Thai person cast to play a leading role in a Broadway musical as Eurydice in the critically acclaimed musical Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. Myra began performing on May 6, 2025. Hadestown opened on Broadway in 2019 and was nominated for an amazing 14 Tony Awards, winning 8 Tonys including Best Musical of 2019.
Rising Star
[edit]| Stage | Song | Original artist | Result |
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| Audition Week 1 | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman | Safe (73% / 75%) |
| Duels Week 6 | "Gravity" (vs. Morgan Higgins) | Sara Bareilles | Safe (66% / 66%) |
| Top 13 Week 7 | "Stars" | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | Safe (68% / 70%) |
| Top 8 Week 8 | "Your Song" | Elton John | Saved (46% / 55%) |
| Top 6 Week 9 | "Chandelier" | Sia | Eliminated (27% / 34%) |
Work
[edit]Movies and television
[edit]- The Winner Thailand's Got Talent (2011)
- Final 6 on ABC Network, USA Rising Star (2014)[15]
- The Bold Type (2020)
- He's All That (2021)
- Moana 2 (Thai version, voice role) (2024)
Theater and opera
[edit]- 2006 Molloy sang in the children's choir in the Bangkok Opera production of Ayodhya by Somtow Sucharitkul
- 2012 Molloy as Tiger in "A Boy and a Tiger" by Bruce Gaston at Impact Arena
- 2012 Molloy as the young Reya in Reya the Musical. The play is based on the book by famed Thai writer Thaitao Sucharitkul. Music by Somtow Sucharitkul.[18]
- 2016 The 33 Gods, an opera by Somtow Sucharitkul.[19]
- 2016 Dracula, Blood is Life. Molloy played Lucy in the Bangkok theatrical production.[20]
- 2018-2019 Kim (alternate), Miss Saigon US national tour
- 2025-present Eurydice (replacement), Hadestown Broadway
Recordings
[edit]- 2011: Serment au Clair de Lune from the concert A Tout Jamais, a collection of H.M. The King of Thailand's songs translated into French.
- 2012: Why Can't I Dream from Reya The Musical
- 2014: Chandelier on Capitol Records, USA
- 2014: Your Song on Capitol Records, USA
- 2014: Stars on Capitol Records, USA
- 2014: Gravity on Capitol Records, USA
- 2014: Time to Say Goodbye on Capitol Records, USA
- 2015: Could It Be You on Chillin' Groove Records
- 2016: Blood Is Life on Ewing Entertainment
- 2016: How Far I'll Go (Thai version) on Walt Disney Records
Awards
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- 2014 Top 6 in America's ABC "Rising Star"
- 2011 Winner premier season Thailand's Got Talent
- 2008 First prize trophy from HRH The Thai Princess Future Park Junior Talent Award 2008
- 2008 Winner Dutchmill Kids Star Talent Contest 2008
- 2008 Winner Fairbairn Exhibition Scholarship (Shrewsbury International School)
- 2007 Winner Nescafe My Cup Fantasia 2
- 2006 Winner MIFA Singing Contest 2006 (at age 8)
References
[edit]- ^ The Bangkok Post,"Thailand's Top Talent is Only 13" June 1, 2011.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly" August 18, 2014.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 9, 2025). "Photos: Go Inside Hadestown Rehearsals With Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy". Playbill.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'He's All That' Remake: Madison Pettis, 'American Housewife' Actor Peyton Meyer & Others Join Miramax Pic". 28 October 2020.
- ^ Myra Molloy - World Exposure Interview with Cher Dial, August 12, 2014
- ^ PRLOG, "Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Music Scholars Concert featuring Myra Molloy and Ex-Cathedra," August 31, 2011.
- ^ Bangkok Post, "Thailand's Top Talent is Only 13", May 31, 2011
- ^ Thailand Tatler, Grand Apparence, 23 March 2014 http://www.thailandtatler.com/tag/stefan-paul-sanchez/ Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TopTen Bangkok, BMA presents Siam Sinfonietta's New Year Concert, Dec 2012
- ^ Prestige (Singapore), The Phantom Family. A New World, August 13, 2012, http://prestige-singapore.com.sg/2012/08/phantom-family-new-world#.U19m-a1dVRd Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Social & Cultural News: Concert featuring His Majesty the Kings Songs Set to French Lyrics Debuted in Paris, March 22, 2012, http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/30/5365-Concert-featuring-His-Majesty-the-Kings-Songs-Set.html Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Nation, Chompoo gets her own mini-me, March 16, 2012
- ^ The Hive - Asia, First look at HBO Asia's "Halfworlds" season 2
- ^ Disney Video, "ห่างเพียงใด" ("How Far I'll Go") - Disney Moana Music Video
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly" August 18, 2014.
- ^ Cinema Bravo, November 13, 2016
- ^ IMDB, Halfworlds
- ^ The Nation, "Chompoo Gets Her Own Mini-me," March 16, 2012
- ^ The Nation, Somtow's chariot halfway to Heaven, July 18, 2016
- ^ Bangkok Post, Lifestyle, Blood is life, Feb. 2016
External links
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- Participants in American reality television series
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- Actresses from Bangkok
- Singers from Bangkok
- Singers from Los Angeles
- 21st-century Thai women singers
- Italian-language singers
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- Living people
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers