Jenny Mollen

Jenny Mollen is an actress and author who began her career in shows like Angel and Crash and films like Crazy, Stupid, Love. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, studying at the School of Theater, Film, and Television, and later earned a master’s degree in psychology at Antioch University.

Beyond her acting career, Mollen has gained recognition as a writer. Her bestselling books, I Like You Just the Way I Am and Live Fast Die Hot, feature her comedic essays on life, relationships and parenting.

In 2018, she launched the Instagram account Dictator Lunches, sharing funny, themed lunchbox ideas for kids, which eventually spawned a website and 2022 cookbook. Mollen has also written for publications like Parents, Cosmopolitan and Glamour.

Mollen married actor Jason Biggs in 2008, and they have two sons, Sid (born February 2014) and Lazlo (born October 2017). Mollen and Biggs separated in 2026.