Character Profile

Molly Sullivan

Played by: Johannah NewmarchShows: When Calls the HeartSeasons: 6

Molly Sullivan is Hope Valley's beloved busybody: a widow who has known grief first-hand and answers it by wrapping the whole town in opinion, gossip and unconditional care.

Character Overview

About Molly Sullivan

Molly Sullivan is Hope Valley's beloved busybody: a widow who has known grief first-hand and answers it by wrapping the whole town in opinion, gossip and unconditional care.

Over the seasons she moves from the edges of scenes to their center - working, matchmaking, mourning and celebrating with her neighbors - and her late-life romance gives widows in Hope Valley the same second chances the show grants everyone else.

Warm-hearted widow
Town's busiest gossip
Fiercely protective of friends
Finds new purpose late in life

Story Role

Role in the Story

supporting

Relationships

Key Relationships

Molly's relationships are the social fabric of Hope Valley: she trades news with Florence Blakeley and the town's women, mothers younger neighbors, and grieves and rejoices with the whole community as each season tests it.

Allies

Florence Blakeley — Close friend and fellow widow

Family & Affiliations

Family and Affiliations

Affiliations

Hope Valley, Alberta

Portrayed By

Actors Who Play Molly Sullivan

Johannah Newmarch — Molly Sullivan

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Sources

About This Profile

Official references count: 1
Public references count: 1

Character Importance

Role Significance

Status: Active
Role: recurring
Shows: When Calls the Heart
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 41

Episode Timeline

Appearance Timeline

Season 1

E1 — Lost and Found (Jan 11, 2014)
E2 — Cease and Desist (Jan 18, 2014)
E3 — A Telling Silence (Jan 25, 2014)
E4 — Secrets and Lies (Feb 1, 2014)

Season 8

E12 — The Kiss (May 9, 2021)

Season 9

E3 — Turn of the Page (Mar 20, 2022)
E4 — Straight from the Heart (Mar 27, 2022)
E6 — Past, Present, Future (Apr 10, 2022)
E10 — Never Say Never (May 8, 2022)
E11 — Smoke on the Water (May 15, 2022)
E12 — Rock, A Bye, Baby (May 22, 2022)

Season 10

E1 — Carpe Diem (Jul 30, 2023)
E3 — Oh, Baby (Aug 13, 2023)
E4 — Great Expectatations (Aug 20, 2023)
E5 — Life is But a Dream (Aug 27, 2023)
E6 — The Heart of the Problem (Sep 3, 2023)
E7 — Best Laid Plans (Sep 10, 2023)
E8 — What Is and What Should Never Be (Sep 17, 2023)
E9 — Deep Water (Sep 24, 2023)
E10 — All Dressed Up (Oct 1, 2023)
E11 — Long Time Running (Oct 8, 2023)
E12 — Starry Nights (Oct 15, 2023)

Season 11

E1 — When Stars Align (Apr 7, 2024)
E2 — Tomorrow Never Knows (Apr 14, 2024)
E3 — Steps Forward (Apr 21, 2024)
E4 — Along Came a Spider (Apr 28, 2024)
E6 — Believe (May 12, 2024)
E7 — Facing the Music (May 19, 2024)
E8 — Brother's Keeper (May 26, 2024)
E9 — Truth Be Told (Jun 2, 2024)
E10 — What Goes Around (Jun 9, 2024)
E11 — Run to You (Jun 16, 2024)
E12 — Anything for Love (Jun 23, 2024)

Season 12

E1 — The Mountie Way (Jan 5, 2025)
E3 — All That Glitters (Jan 19, 2025)
E4 — Dancing Teens (Jan 26, 2025)
E8 — The Show Must Go On (Feb 23, 2025)
E9 — Buried Treasure (Mar 2, 2025)
E10 — Through the Valley (Mar 9, 2025)
E11 — Having Faith (Mar 16, 2025)
E12 — Must Be Gold (Mar 23, 2025)

Shows & Episodes

Appearances

When Calls the Heart

Season 1 · 4 Episodes Cast Played by Johannah Newmarch Role: Guest Star

When Calls the Heart

Season 8 · 1 Episode Cast Played by Johannah Newmarch Role: Guest Star

E12The KissMay 9, 2021