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Jenny Ann Biggs (née Mollen) is an American actress and writer. She played Nina Ash on the television series Angel (2003–04). She appeared on the series Viva Laughlin (2007), Crash (2008), and Girls (2014). Mollen has published two collections of essays, and has written articles for various publications, including Cosmopolitan and Parents. She has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list twice with her books I Like You Just The Way I Am (2014) and Live Fast Die Hot (2016). Early life Mollen was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Mollen's father is Jewish and her mother is Christian; she was raised culturally Jewish. She has a sister and a half-brother. In the late 1990s, Mollen graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She studied theater and graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Mollen briefly attended graduate school to study psychology. Mollen worked in local theater as a child. She worked at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, the Idyllwild Arts Academy, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. Career In 2005, Mollen announced in an interview about her plans to perform in London in a play she wrote about her dog. In 2009, Mollen wrote the short film Kidnapping Caitlynn, starring Jason Biggs, Julie Benz, and herself. The film was directed by Katherine Cunningham Eves. In 2016, Mollen co-starred with her husband Jason Biggs as fictional husband and wife characters in comedy film Amateur Night. In 2012 and 2013, Mollen wrote a humor column for The Smoking Jacket, a website affiliated with Playboy, as well as an advice column for Playboy. In January 2013, Mollen signed with St. Martin's Press to write a book of comedic essays, I Like You Just the Way I Am. The book reached #10 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Print & E-Book Nonfiction on its debut in June 2014. On August 4, 2016, it was announced that ABC Digital acquired a single-camera comedy written and starring Mollen based on her NYT Best Seller I Like You Just The Way I Am. In June 2016, Mollen published a follow-up, Live Fast Die Hot, which also subsequently became New York Times Best Seller at #8 in Humor. In August 2016, it was reported that the film rights had been acquired by Warner Bros. with Anne Hathaway attached to star and Mollen attached to write and executive produce. Personal life Mollen met actor Jason Biggs while filming My Best Friend's Girl and they were engaged by January 2008. On April 23, 2008, the couple eloped and got married in Los Angeles. In July 2008, they had a formal wedding ceremony in Napa Valley. Their son, Sid, was born on February 15, 2014. Their second son, Lazlo, was born on October 2, 2017. After living in Los Angeles for some time, the Biggs family moved to New York City in 2018. Mollen speaks German fluently. Filmography Film Television Selected works and publications Books Mollen, Jenny (2014). I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-3858-1. OCLC 886584103. Mollen, Jenny (2016). Live Fast Die Hot. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-54070-4. OCLC 951807583. Periodicals Mollen, Jenny (January 13, 2012). "Blood on the Couch: A Tale of Making a Good First Impression". The Smoking Jacket. Playboy. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Mollen, Jenny (May 17, 2012). "What She Said: Jenny Mollen Goes Fifty Shades of Grey". The Smoking Jacket. Playboy. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Mollen, Jenny (January 7, 2014). "First Comes Miscarriage, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes Baby". Cosmopolitan. Mollen, Jenny (July 2016). "Why Can't We Unfollow Our Exes?" (PDF). Cosmopolitan. pp. 48–49. Mollen, Jenny (July 17, 2017). "Actress and Author Jenny Mollen Opens Up About Her Family's Scary Health Crisis". Marie Claire. Mollen, Jenny (March 1, 2018). "Bedtime at the Biggs House". Parents. Mollen, Jenny (February 6, 2019). "Jenny Mollen Shares How Her Own Childhood Inspired Her to Pack Her Son's 'Dictator Lunches'". Parents. References External links Official website Jenny Mollen at IMDb Jenny Mollen on Twitter . Discover the Jenny Mollen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jenny Mollen books.