Molly Manning Walker Biography: Age, Parents, Siblings, Height, Net Worth, Movies & TV Shows, Partner

Molly Andi Amy Manning-Walker, known professionally as Molly Manning Walker, is a British film director, writer, and cinematographer. She gained international recognition with her debut feature How to Have Sex, which earned major festival awards and BAFTA nominations.

She is best known for her sharp, character-driven storytelling that explores themes of youth, consent, and coming of age.

Molly Manning Walker
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Molly Andi Amy Manning-Walker
Stage Name:	Molly Manning Walker
Born:	14 September 1993 (age 32 years old)
Place of Birth:	London, United Kingdom
Nationality:	British
Parents:	Andy Walker and Lesley Manning
Siblings:	Charlie Manning-Walker
Occupation:	Film director, writer, cinematographer
Net Worth:	$1 million

Early Life and Education

Molly Manning Walker was born on 14 September 1993 in the West London Borough of Ealing to parents Andy Walker and Lesley Manning, both theatre and film creatives. She grew up with her older brother Charlie Manning-Walker.

She attended Elthorne Park High School and St Augustine’s Priory, developing an early interest in photography that led her to document an Occupy London event. She studied Cinematography at Arts University Bournemouth, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2015, and later earned a Master of Arts from the National Film and Television School in 2018. She is of British origin, and her religion is Christianity.

Career

Molly Manning Walker began her professional path as a cinematographer in the early 2010s, shooting numerous short films, music videos, and commercials. Her early credits as director of photography included shorts such as Out of Tune, More Hate Than Fear, and her National Film and Television School graduation film November 1st, which earned a Student Academy Award Bronze.

She continued building a strong reputation behind the camera with work on music videos for artists including A$AP Rocky, James Blake, and FKA twigs, while also directing her first short films.

Her directing career gained momentum with the short films The Forgotten C and Good Thanks, You? in 2020, the latter selected for Critics’ Week at Cannes. In 2023 she served as cinematographer on Charlotte Regan‘s feature Scrapper, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

That same year her feature directorial debut How to Have Sex premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Un Certain Regard Award. The film also received the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the European Film Awards and earned two BAFTA nominations, including Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The project, developed with Film4, established her as a distinctive new voice in British cinema.

In subsequent years Manning Walker expanded into television and further features. She began developing the series Major Players with A24 and Channel 4, a project centered on young women forming a football team, with production underway.

She has also been attached to direct Not Another F**king Wedding for A24 and Plan B. Her body of work as both cinematographer and director has positioned her as an influential figure among emerging British filmmakers, known for intimate, socially attuned storytelling and technical precision.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: maamw

Personal Life

Molly Manning Walker keeps her private life largely out of the public sphere. No confirmed details are available regarding a spouse, romantic partners, or children.

She co-founded the Sunday league football team Babes City FC and has spoken about her deep interest in cinema, citing Andrea Arnold‘s Fish Tank as a formative influence. She continues to base her work in London while maintaining close ties to her creative family background.

Filmography

• The Worlds My Oyster (2016)
• The Forgotten C (2020)
• Good Thanks, You? (2020)
• How to Have Sex (2023)
• Not With Fire, But With Paint

Net Worth

Molly Manning Walker has an estimated net worth of around $1 million. Earning through her rising profile as an award-winning director and cinematographer, including the international success of How to Have Sex,

ongoing television and feature projects with major producers such as A24, Film4, and Channel 4, and her established work across short films, music videos, and commercials.

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