Molly Parker is a Canadian actress, writer, and director. She garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a necrophiliac medical student in the controversial drama Kissed (1996). She subsequently starred in the television thriller Intensity (1997) before landing her first major American film role in the drama Waking the Dead (2000). She gained further notice for her role as a Las Vegas escort in the drama The Center of the World (2001), for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
Parker at the 2018 WonderCon
Parker at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Kissed is a 1996 Canadian romantic/erotic drama film directed and co-written by Lynne Stopkewich, based on Barbara Gowdy's short story "We So Seldom Look on Love". It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 1996.
Theatrical release poster
"We So Seldom Look on Love", a 1992 short story about a necrophile written by Barbara Gowdy (pictured) was Lynne Stopkewich's main inspiration for Kissed
The 1974 film Effi Briest, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (pictured), was an influence on Stopkewich's symbolic use of white light in Kissed