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Gretchen Mol.
(Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)Gretchen Mol opens up about her life after being the ‘It Girl’ of the ’90s.
“There are always new fresh faces in Hollywood,” Mol, 52, told People in an interview published on Saturday, January 4. “It’s a constant wheel that turns. And it’s a youth-loving company – that’s a reality there, but that’s okay.
Mol is perhaps best known for her role as Gillian in HBO’s Boardwalk Empirebut she has also appeared in films such as Rounder, The Notorious Bettie Page, 3:10 to Yuma and Manchester by the sea.
“I actually think that getting older as an actor frees you. You have more wisdom, more moments where you have been both up and down, and the stakes are not as high,” Mol said. “Your jobs are more about the fun and the process of creating, rather than what people will think of the result or say about you.”
Mol’s career has slowed since she was dubbed the quintessential “It Girl” by Vanity Fair in 1998. She moved from New York City to the Berkshires during the COVID-19 pandemic and chose to stay there with her husband Tod Williams to raise their two teenage children: 17-year-old son Ptolemeus and 14-year-old daughter Winter.
“We still go into town when we need to, but the kids go to school locally,” Mol said People. “It is such a nice little community that we found here. Most people I know what they do for a living, they know what I do. And it’s just nice to be with them, to know everyone’s names. They are just really good people.”
According to Mol, her children are less than interested in her past career achievements. “Vanity Fairin particular, something like that meant that if I tried to explain it to my kids, they’d just be like, ‘What?'” she explained.
Mol is currently participating Ed Burns‘ upcoming movie, Møller in Marriagewhich follows an aging, once-cool rock star navigating her second act while dealing with a failed marriage.
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“It’s conversations I have with friends,” she said of the script, which she found relatable to a stage in life when your kids don’t demand as much of your attention as they once did.
“I was lucky that I continued to work while raising children, but my priorities changed,” Mol continued. “But now I have more time to think about the endeavors I’ve always wanted to do.”