Ashly Burch & The Ghost and Molly McGee

MIXED ASIAN MEDIA - September 30, 2021

By Alison Lea Bender

 
 

Mixed Thai/Irish voice over actress (and Emmy award winning writer) Ashly Burch sat down to Zoom all about her new Disney Channel show, The Ghost and Molly McGee.

This interview explores how the character Molly was modeled after Ashly's personal mixed heritage, gaming, the importance of mental health, and Ashly's favorite Thai dish!

The Ghost and Molly McGee has been greenlit for a second season, ahead of the series premiere on October 1st!

 
Poster for Disney's "The Ghost and Molly McGee. " The tagline reads "freinds supernaturally." A cartoon girl with brown hair pulled in a ponytail, white shirt, denim vest, and skirt runs along a rainbow swirl holding a blue cartoon ghost.
A mixed Asian woman with short black hair, a black tee, and white overalls sits on a still laughing.
 

Ashly Burch is an actor, singer, and gamer extraordinaire. She’s been featured as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in games and is best known for voicing characters in video games Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, the Borderlands series, and Team Fortress 2. She’s also a writer and voice actress for Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, for which she won an Emmy award. She can currently be seen on Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) and upcoming in The Ghost and Molly McGee (Disney Channel).

 

Alison Lea Bender is a multi-hyphenate who defies conventional categorization and refuses to be pigeonholed. She is an avid champion for diversity, representation, inclusion in the arts, and the AAPI & POC communities. Some have called her the voice of a generation, some have called her a dangerous threat to society, but most of us just call her "my friend." The self-proclaimed "Hello Kitty meets Marilyn Monroe," Mizz Bender has performed on many a NYC stage as a muse to her many theatre friends and family. She can be followed on Instagram @AlisonLeaBender.