Molly Burnett is an American actress, singer, and producer who was previously featured on Days of Our Lives. The actress has an array of achievements in the soap world to her name, with three nominations for the 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 made her debut on the soap in 2008 and landed the role of Melanie Jonas. The actress left Days of Our Lives in 2012 to pursue other roles and expand her career. Though she made a subsequent appearance on the soap in 2014, it became her final exit. She landed guest spots on prime-time series such as CSI: NY and Major Crimes. After this, she also bagged her first movie role as Ashley Bloom in Ladies Man: A Made Movie.
After her final exit from the soap, the actress tweeted on June 3, 2015, about being excited to share what was next for her:
"I can’t wait to share what’s next!"
Burnett returned to Days of Our Lives for a six-month stint in late 2014, but her appearance was brief. She also had a role in another soap opera later, General Hospital. In 2016, and again in 2018, she temporarily played the role of Maxie Jones on the soap.
Who is Molly Burnett? Former Days of Our Lives actress profile and filmography
Molly Burnett is an American actress who was raised in Colorado and took on many acting and theatrical roles while studying at Littleton High School. She has had many film, television, and Daytime soap roles, with the character Josie being her 2007 debut in a television series called Life.
However, the actress gained a firm role when she was cast as the sharp and quick-witted Melanie Jonas on Days of Our Lives. A list of Burnett's most popular roles and series has been given below:
- 2009 to 2014 - True Blood as Amanda Jane
- 2010 - Good Luck Charlie as Madison
- 2012 - CSI: NY as Molly Byrne
- 2012- Cameras as Molly
- 2013 - Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous as Deb
- 2013 - Major Crimes as Kim Riley
- 2013 - Addicts Anonymous as Haley Meyers
- 2013 - Ladies Man: A Made Movie as Ashley Bloom
- 2014 - Parking as Sarah
- 2015 to 2016 - CSI: Cyber as Nina Moore
- 2015 - Hiker as Brooke Ferrio
- 2016 - Ctrl Alt Delete as Lex
- 2016 - General Hospital as Maxie Jones
- 2016 - The Wedding Party as Lisa
- 2017 - Mommy I Didn't Do It as Gail Saverin
- 2017 - Shattered as Kate Stinson
- 2017 to 2021 - Queen of the South as Kelly Anne Van Awken
- 2018 - The Love in the Attic: A True Story as Dolly Oesterreich
- 2022 - Chicago P.D. as Raquel Landry
- 2023 - Law & Order: Organized Crime as Detective Grace Muncy
On Days of Our Lives, Burnett played Melanie Jonas. The character was originally introduced as the daughter of Trent Robbins and the sister of Max Brady. It was later revealed that she was the daughter of Carly Manning and Daniel Jonas.
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Audiences can watch Days of Our Lives streaming online via Peacock. New episodes of the soap are released on all weekdays.