<P> Molly Ephraim (born May 22, 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films, television, and Broadway, off - Broadway, and regional theatre productions . She is best known for her role as Mandy Baxter in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing during its original run (2011--2017). </P> <P> Ephraim played Wendy Greenhut in the film College Road Trip (2008), as well as Ali in Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014). </P> <P> Ephraim was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the daughter of Nina Zebooker and William Ephraim . She was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . She performed in shows at the Bucks County Playhouse as a child and in professional productions at the Prince Music Theater and Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia as a teenager . </P> <P> In 2008, Ephraim graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Religious studies . At Princeton she was a member of the Triangle Club and performed in and choreographed various shows for Princeton University Players and Theatre Intime . Ephraim was raised Jewish . </P>

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