Hailed in the fall of 1998 as Hollywood’s next “It” girl, complete with a saucy Vanity Fair cover, Gretchen Mol’s status was promptly changed to “Not It” Girl after her much hyped breakout film “Rounders” underperformed at the box office. Rather than reflect badly on the careers of the film’s stars Edward Norton and Matt Damon, Mol suffered most from the box office disappointment, subjected to indifference from the very industry that had so selfishly tried to build her up in the first place. But in a story of resiliency and survival, Mol soldiered on, ultimately emerging triumphant as a
