Molly Kate Bernard (born April 10, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lauren Heller on the television series Younger. Molly Kate Bernard was born in Brooklyn, New York. She began her career in 2000 in the comedy drama Pay It Forward beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. After completing school, she returned to the screen by interpreting the leading part in a short film named Wrestling with the Past realized by Jason Leinwand. In 2013, she played Wendy during the seventh episode of the fifth season of the television series Royal Pains alongside Mark Feuerstein and Paulo Costanzo. The same year, she obtained a recurring role in the television series Alpha House where she played Angie Sullivan until 2014. In 2015, she played a recurring role in the television series Younger alongside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff, where she portrayed Lauren Heller. She was promoted to series regular in season two. In 2015, she had a small role in the Nancy Meyers comedy The Intern, beside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Bernard has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale School of Drama. Bernard is the granddaughter of actor Joseph Bernard, who co-founded the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She attended the Las Vegas Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada.