Mol broke onto the scene in Donnie Brasco and as Matt Damon’s love interest in the card-shark flick Rounders, then had lower-profile roles until the acclaimed Life on Mars. On Boardwalk Empire, Gillian Darmody is both powerful and deeply damaged. Only 14 when she had Jimmy (RIP), the two seemed to have raised each other—and they shared one of the show’s most disturbing scenes. Gillian, stalwart and forever plotting her next move, continues to show viewers that in her world, ignorance really can be bliss…
Here’s another photo gallery of an HBO hit show: Game of Thrones, Before They Were Stars!