Molly Ephraim

Molly Ephraim (born May 22, 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films, on television, and in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions. She is best known for playing the role of middle daughter and entrepreneur Mandy Baxter in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing, which aired from October 2011 to March 2017. She also played Wendy Greenhut in the 2008 film College Road Trip, and Ali in Paranormal Activity 2 and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. 2Early life Ephraim was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Nina Zebooker and William Ephraim. She was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She performed in shows at the Bucks County Playhouse as a child and in professional productions at the Prince Music Theater and Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia as a teenager. She graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Religious studies. At Princeton she was a member of the Triangle Club and performed in and choreographed various shows for Princeton University Players and Theatre Intime. Ephraim was raised Jewish. 2Career 3Theater Ephraim made her Broadway debut in 2002 as Little Red Riding Hood in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods, receiving a Drama League Award nominatio