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| Born | Molly Jane Lucy Burke (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 (age 30) Oakville, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||
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| Website | mollyburkeofficial | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2019–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.97 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 217 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: 1 May 2023 | ||||||||||
Molly Jane Lucy Burke (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian YouTube personality and motivational speaker whose eponymous channel has nearly 2 million subscribers. Burke was diagnosed at age four with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition which causes loss of vision. She lost most of her sight at age 14. Previously, she was a spokesperson for Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada.
Burke's content focuses on her experiences with blindness, fashion and makeup advice, and vlogs about her daily life and activities. She advocates for disability rights. She also shows her experiences with her guide dog Elton John along with her cat Lavender and her previous guide dogs, Gallop, Bennix and Gypsy.
In 2019, Burke released an audiobook on Audible, called It's Not What It Looks Like.
Burke had an interview on The Daily Show in July 2022.
Awards and honors
- Lifestyle, Shorty Awards, 2019
- Breakout YouTuber, Shorty Awards, 2018
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | Two Hot Takes | Podcast | Podcast |
| 2022 | The Daily Show | Herself | Episode: "3703 July 26" |
| 2021 | Off Beat:Going Blind and Being Fabolous in The City | Herself | |
| 2022 | The Great Gift Exchange | Self | |
| 2020 | Charli D'Amelio | Self | |
| 2019 | 40th Media Access Award | Self | TV Special |
| 2019 | Break The ice With Adam Rippon | Self | TV Show |
| 2019 | Camp Nick | Self | TV Special |
| 2019 | 11th Annual Shorty Awards | Self and Presenter | TV Show |
References
- ^ "About Molly Burke". YouTube.
- "Molly Burke". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- "'Disabled people are chronically forgotten': Blind YouTuber, Molly Burke, talks about accessibility in the era of inclusivity". www.yahoo.com. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- Bondy, Halley (August 8, 2019). "Blind YouTube star Molly Burke doesn't want a cure — she wants a voice". NBC News. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- Sung, Morgan (May 28, 2018). "The unstoppable Molly Burke: A day in the life of a blind YouTube star". MASHABLE. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- Vincent, Brittany (2019-09-26). "Blind YouTube Star Molly Burke on What Everyone Gets Wrong About Guide Dogs: 'You're the Boss'". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- Burke, Molly (2019). It's Not What It Looks Like. Audible.
- "Molly Burke - Dispelling Misrepresentations of Blindness | the Daily Show - the Global Herald". 27 July 2022.
- "Molly Burke - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- "Molly Burke | Actress". IMDb.
External links
- [REDACTED] Quotations related to Molly Burke at Wikiquote
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