Molly Solverson

Molly Solverson
Fargo character
First appearance"The Crocodile's Dilemma" (2014)
Last appearance"Palindrome" (2015)
Created byNoah Hawley
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Occupation
  • Season 1:
  • Chief of police
  • Deputy
  • Minnesota State Patrol
  • Season 2:
  • Schoolgirl
Family
  • Lou Solverson (father)
  • Betsy Solverson (mother)
  • Hank Larsson (grandfather)
Spouse
Children
  • Season 1:
  • Greta Grimley (stepdaughter)
  • Unnamed son

Molly Solverson is a fictional character in the FX television series Fargo. One of the main characters of the first season, she is portrayed by Allison Tolman, who received critical acclaim for her performance,[1] and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award,[2][3] and won a Critics' Choice Television Award for her performance.[4] She appeared as a minor character in season 2, portrayed by Raven Stewart as a child; Tolman also briefly reprised her role in a cameo.

Character summary

Molly Solverson in season two

Solverson is the female protagonist of the first season and appears as a child in a supporting role in the second season. In the first season, she is introduced as a deputy, and is a major figure in the solving of the case involving Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) and Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). By the end of the season, she is promoted to Chief after Bill Oswalt (Bob Odenkirk) resigns after the death of both Malvo and Nygaard.

In the second season which is set in 1979, Solverson is the daughter of the protagonist of the second season, Lou Solverson, who is one of the major figures involved in the solving of the murder of Rye Gerhardt and the crime that surrounds it. Tolman reprised her role (along with Colin Hanks, Joey King, and Keith Carradine) in a dream sequence by her mother, Betsy Solverson (Cristin Milioti).[5]

Production

Allison Tolman beat over 600 women for the role of Solverson.[6] Tolman, who mostly worked in Chicago theater, only had three credits on her resume when she auditioned for the role.[7] Casting director, Rachel Tenner revealed that the casting directors and the producers were always open to an unknown actress accepting the role.[6] She later added that Tolman was the only actress who felt right for the role to her, saying: "The only role we tested was Molly. We saw hundreds of girls trying to do Fargo accents. It's a lot to listen to… Alison felt so organic to this role. She found moments of humor and compassion where nobody else was."[8]

Noah Hawley has stated that the main reason he created the character Vern and Ida Thurman and initially set it up to seem like Vern would be the protagonist of the series, was so that the audience would not compare the character of Molly to Marge Gunderson, the protagonist of the original film, stating: "I knew that if I started the show with "Molly" as the chief of police, everyone was going to make a direct comparison to Frances McDormand and no one could survive that because Frances' performance was so Oscar winning and iconic. So, I snuck "Molly" in through the side door. I created "Vern," and I gave him a pregnant wife, and my thought was well the audience will go oh, I see what they're doing, they just switched this and now the wife is pregnant but he's having a baby, and then I kill him off and "Molly" has been introduced through the side door as a sidekick, so suddenly you realize only in Episode 2 that she is actually the star of the show, but at that point, you haven't judged her against Frances McDormand. So, you've formed an opinion on her based on her performance versus based on somebody else's performance."[9]

Reception

For her performance in the first season, Tolman received widespread critical acclaim, with some critics calling her the "breakout performance" of the show.[10][11][12]

Dan Fienberg of HitFix praised Tolman's performance, writing: "Character acting gets no better than the performances by Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Oliver Platt, Adam Goldberg, Keith Carradine and a dozen other familiar faces, but it was unknown Chicago theater actress Allison Tolman who grounded this perfectly contained gem of a season."[13]

References

  1. ^ "Best Performances of 2014". HitFix. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Lowry, Brian (July 10, 2014). "2014 Emmy Awards: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Fargo' Lead Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Swift, Andy (January 11, 2015). "Golden Globes 2015: Gina Rodriguez, Transparent, The Affair Win Big". TVLine. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Prudom, Laura (June 20, 2014). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Breaking Bad,' 'OITNB,' 'Fargo,' 'Normal Heart' Among Top Winners". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 14, 2015). "Fargo Season 2 Finale: Patrick Wilson Weighs In on Surprise Returns, Betsy's Fate and the Twist He Loved Most". TVLine. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Harnick, Chris (July 19, 2014). "How Fargo Star Allison Tolman Beat "600 Girls" for Her Breakout Role". E! Online. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Semigran, Aly (April 15, 2014). "Who Is 'Fargo's Allison Tolman? The Up-and-Coming Actress Is One to Watch". Bustle. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Rawden, Jessica (October 14, 2014). "How Allison Tolman Went From A Temp Job To Fargo's Lead". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Noah Hawley interview creator/showrunner of Fargo TV series". Act Four Screenplays. June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Metz, Nina (April 28, 2014). "Allison Tolman gets big break on 'Fargo'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  11. ^ Fallon, Kevin (April 23, 2014). "Meet 'Fargo' Breakout Star Allison Tolman". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  12. ^ Hinckley, David (July 22, 2014). "'Fargo' creator Noah Hawley calls his firing of Allison Tolman a 'crime and a tragedy'". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  13. ^ Feinberg, Dan (2014). "Dan Fienberg's Top 10 Shows of 2015". HitFix. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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