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Molly Shannon

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 16, 1964 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Biography

Molly Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for playing Joanne Mulcahey in the Chris Kelly autobiographical film Other People. Shannon appeared in supporting roles in several films, including Happiness (1998), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Osmosis Jones (2001), My Boss's Daughter (2003), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), More of Me (2007), Evan Almighty (2007) and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015). She appeared in the animated films Igor (2008) and Hotel Transylvania (2012). On television, Shannon had roles in Enlightened (2013), Divorce (2016–2019), The Other Two (2019-2022), The White Lotus (2021), I Love That for You (2022) and Only Murders in the Building (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Shannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026Balls Up
2026People We Meet on VacationWanda Wright
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
2025Driver's Ed
2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actress and Comedian
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
2024Will & HarperSelf
2023A Good PersonDiane
2022Norm Macdonald: Nothing SpecialSelf
2022Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaWanda (voice)
2022Spin Me RoundDeb
2022I Love That for YouJackie Stilton
2021The White LotusKitty Patton
2021Only Murders in the BuildingBev Melon
2020Promising Young WomanMrs. Fisher
2020Horse GirlJoan
2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
2019The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & TishTish Cattigan
2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootSouthBest Airlines Lady
2019SextupletsLinda
2019Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughSelf
2019Biography: Comedy IconsSelf
2019The Other TwoPat Dubek
2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf - Guest
2018Half MagicMistress Valesca
2018Private LifeCynthia Grimes
2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishTish Cattigan
2018Wild Nights with EmilyEmily Dickinson
2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationWanda (voice)
2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Tish Cattigan
2017We Don't Belong HereDeborah
2017The LayoverNancy
2017MilesPam Walton
2017The Little HoursSister Marea
2017Fun Mom DinnerJamie
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterGail
2017Will & GraceVal Bassett
2016Other PeopleJoanne Mulcahey
2016NerdlandBusiness Woman (voice)
2016DivorceDiane
2016Rhett & Link's Buddy SystemRhonda
2015Addicted to FresnoMargaret Lipka
2015Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDenise Kushner
2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet HotSelf
2015I Am Chris FarleySelf
2015Hotel Transylvania 2Wanda (voice)
2015Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight AttendantEmily McCoy
2015Live from New York!Self
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampGail von Kleinenstein
2015The Spoils Before DyingTricksy
2015Moonbeam CitySilca (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2015Life in PiecesAllie
2014Life After BethGeenie Slocum
2014The (Dead Mothers) ClubSelf
2014BenchedJudge Conner
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Spoils of BabylonMeredith Sennheiser
2014MulaneyMarkie
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2013Scary Movie 5Heather Darcy
2013Trust MeJanice
2013Getting OnPhyllis Marmatan
2013Hollywood Game NightSelf
2013HannibalKidnapper
2013The MillersMiss Pam
2013Super Fun NightJane Spencer
2012Hotel TransylvaniaWanda (voice)
2012Casa de Mi PadreSheila
2012The Five-Year EngagementOnion Chef
2011Bad TeacherMelody (Garrett's Mom)
2011Bob's BurgersMillie (voice)
2011Web TherapyKirsten Noble
2011Up All NightNancy
2011JessieBeverly Shannon
2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
2010Neighbors from HellTina Hellman (voice)
2010Raising HopeMaxine
2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2009What Goes UpPenelope Little
2009The MiddleJanet
2009GleeBrenda Castle
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2008IgorEva (voice)
2008Snow BuddiesMolly (voice)
2008Kath & KimKath Day
2008Web TherapyKirsten Noble
2008Childrens HospitalPaula Reilly
2007Evan AlmightyEve Adams
2007Year of the DogPeggy
2007Gray MattersCarrie
2007More of MeAlice
2007Mastersons of ManhattanAmanda Masterson
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf
2007Pushing DaisiesDilly Balsam
2006Marie AntoinetteAunt Victoire
2006Scary Movie 4Marilyn
2006The Wedding WeekendTrish
2006The Amazing Screw-On HeadPatience the Vampire (voice)
2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMrs. Dennit
2006Air BuddiesMolly (voice)
2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006Little ManSoccer Mom
200630 RockKatherine Catherine
2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineJeannie
2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieJackie Frost (voice)
2005American Dad!Kristy (voice)
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf
2005The Showbiz Show with David Spade
200412 Days of Christmas EveAngie
2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
2004Dog WhispererPeggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)
2004Cracking UpLesley Shackleton
2003My Boss's DaughterAudrey Bennett
2003Good Boy!Mrs. Baker
2003The Music ManMrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
2003American SplendorStage Actor Joyce
2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleyCyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2002The Santa Clause 2Tracy
2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellSelf / Various Characters (archive footage)
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieSelf
2001Wet Hot American SummerGail
2001Osmosis JonesMrs. Boyd
2001SerendipityEve
2001Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly ShannonSelf, various characters
2001Shallow HalMrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
2001Primetime Glick
2001ScrubsDenise Lemmon
2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasBetty Lou Who
2000My 5 WivesBarbara Van Dyke
2000EdLinda Berringer
1999Never Been KissedAnita
1999Analyze ThisCaroline
1999SuperstarMary Katherine Gallagher
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
1999Saturday Night Live: ChristmasSelf
1998A Night at the RoxburyEmily Sanderson
1998The Thin Pink LineAani
1998HappinessNancy
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanKelly
1998Will & GraceVal Bassett
1998Sex and the CityLily Martin
1997Dinner and DrivingArguing Woman in Cafe
1997The ViewSelf
1996Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond CyberspaceHomeless Lady
1995The Single GuyMelody Pugh
1994Return to Two Moon JunctionTraci
1994EllenWoman
1994Sister, SisterChecker
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993The John Larroquette ShowVivian
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1990Twin PeaksJudy Swain
1990In Living Color
1989The Phantom of the OperaMeg (New York)
1989SeinfeldSam
1989The SimpsonsKatya (voice)
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf
1952TodaySelf
-Bambi Cottages
-The HawkStacy
Production
2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Producer
2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishProducer
Writing
2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Writer
1999SuperstarCharacters
Crew
1999SuperstarAdditional Writing