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
| 2026 | Balls Up | |
| 2026 | People We Meet on VacationWanda Wright | |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf | |
| 2025 | Driver's Ed | |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote ThatSelf | |
| 2025 | Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actress and Comedian | |
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf | |
| 2024 | Will & HarperSelf | |
| 2023 | A Good PersonDiane | |
| 2022 | Norm Macdonald: Nothing SpecialSelf | |
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaWanda (voice) | |
| 2022 | Spin Me RoundDeb | |
| 2022 | I Love That for YouJackie Stilton | |
| 2021 | The White LotusKitty Patton | |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingBev Melon | |
| 2020 | Promising Young WomanMrs. Fisher | |
| 2020 | Horse GirlJoan | |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf | |
| 2019 | The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & TishTish Cattigan | |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob RebootSouthBest Airlines Lady | |
| 2019 | SextupletsLinda | |
| 2019 | Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughSelf | |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy IconsSelf | |
| 2019 | The Other TwoPat Dubek | |
| 2019 | Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf - Guest | |
| 2018 | Half MagicMistress Valesca | |
| 2018 | Private LifeCynthia Grimes | |
| 2018 | The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishTish Cattigan | |
| 2018 | Wild Nights with EmilyEmily Dickinson | |
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationWanda (voice) | |
| 2018 | The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Tish Cattigan | |
| 2017 | We Don't Belong HereDeborah | |
| 2017 | The LayoverNancy | |
| 2017 | MilesPam Walton | |
| 2017 | The Little HoursSister Marea | |
| 2017 | Fun Mom DinnerJamie | |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterGail | |
| 2017 | Will & GraceVal Bassett | |
| 2016 | Other PeopleJoanne Mulcahey | |
| 2016 | NerdlandBusiness Woman (voice) | |
| 2016 | DivorceDiane | |
| 2016 | Rhett & Link's Buddy SystemRhonda | |
| 2015 | Addicted to FresnoMargaret Lipka | |
| 2015 | Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDenise Kushner | |
| 2015 | Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet HotSelf | |
| 2015 | I Am Chris FarleySelf | |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2Wanda (voice) | |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight AttendantEmily McCoy | |
| 2015 | Live from New York!Self | |
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampGail von Kleinenstein | |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before DyingTricksy | |
| 2015 | Moonbeam CitySilca (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf | |
| 2015 | Life in PiecesAllie | |
| 2014 | Life After BethGeenie Slocum | |
| 2014 | The (Dead Mothers) ClubSelf | |
| 2014 | BenchedJudge Conner | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | The Spoils of BabylonMeredith Sennheiser | |
| 2014 | MulaneyMarkie | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5Heather Darcy | |
| 2013 | Trust MeJanice | |
| 2013 | Getting OnPhyllis Marmatan | |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game NightSelf | |
| 2013 | HannibalKidnapper | |
| 2013 | The MillersMiss Pam | |
| 2013 | Super Fun NightJane Spencer | |
| 2012 | Hotel TransylvaniaWanda (voice) | |
| 2012 | Casa de Mi PadreSheila | |
| 2012 | The Five-Year EngagementOnion Chef | |
| 2011 | Bad TeacherMelody (Garrett's Mom) | |
| 2011 | Bob's BurgersMillie (voice) | |
| 2011 | Web TherapyKirsten Noble | |
| 2011 | Up All NightNancy | |
| 2011 | JessieBeverly Shannon | |
| 2010 | The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Neighbors from HellTina Hellman (voice) | |
| 2010 | Raising HopeMaxine | |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are?Self | |
| 2009 | What Goes UpPenelope Little | |
| 2009 | The MiddleJanet | |
| 2009 | GleeBrenda Castle | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | IgorEva (voice) | |
| 2008 | Snow BuddiesMolly (voice) | |
| 2008 | Kath & KimKath Day | |
| 2008 | Web TherapyKirsten Noble | |
| 2008 | Childrens HospitalPaula Reilly | |
| 2007 | Evan AlmightyEve Adams | |
| 2007 | Year of the DogPeggy | |
| 2007 | Gray MattersCarrie | |
| 2007 | More of MeAlice | |
| 2007 | Mastersons of ManhattanAmanda Masterson | |
| 2007 | Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf | |
| 2007 | Pushing DaisiesDilly Balsam | |
| 2006 | Marie AntoinetteAunt Victoire | |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4Marilyn | |
| 2006 | The Wedding WeekendTrish | |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On HeadPatience the Vampire (voice) | |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMrs. Dennit | |
| 2006 | Air BuddiesMolly (voice) | |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | |
| 2006 | Little ManSoccer Mom | |
| 2006 | 30 RockKatherine Catherine | |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old ChristineJeannie | |
| 2005 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieJackie Frost (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Kristy (voice) | |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf | |
| 2005 | The Showbiz Show with David Spade | |
| 2004 | 12 Days of Christmas EveAngie | |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf | |
| 2004 | Dog WhispererPeggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Cracking UpLesley Shackleton | |
| 2003 | My Boss's DaughterAudrey Bennett | |
| 2003 | Good Boy!Mrs. Baker | |
| 2003 | The Music ManMrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn | |
| 2003 | American SplendorStage Actor Joyce | |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleyCyclist (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2Tracy | |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellSelf / Various Characters (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieSelf | |
| 2001 | Wet Hot American SummerGail | |
| 2001 | Osmosis JonesMrs. Boyd | |
| 2001 | SerendipityEve | |
| 2001 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly ShannonSelf, various characters | |
| 2001 | Shallow HalMrs. Mary Larson (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | |
| 2001 | ScrubsDenise Lemmon | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole ChristmasBetty Lou Who | |
| 2000 | My 5 WivesBarbara Van Dyke | |
| 2000 | EdLinda Berringer | |
| 1999 | Never Been KissedAnita | |
| 1999 | Analyze ThisCaroline | |
| 1999 | SuperstarMary Katherine Gallagher | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: ChristmasSelf | |
| 1998 | A Night at the RoxburyEmily Sanderson | |
| 1998 | The Thin Pink LineAani | |
| 1998 | HappinessNancy | |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanKelly | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceVal Bassett | |
| 1998 | Sex and the CityLily Martin | |
| 1997 | Dinner and DrivingArguing Woman in Cafe | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond CyberspaceHomeless Lady | |
| 1995 | The Single GuyMelody Pugh | |
| 1994 | Return to Two Moon JunctionTraci | |
| 1994 | EllenWoman | |
| 1994 | Sister, SisterChecker | |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSelf | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette ShowVivian | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf | |
| 1990 | Twin PeaksJudy Swain | |
| 1990 | In Living Color | |
| 1989 | The Phantom of the OperaMeg (New York) | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldSam | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsKatya (voice) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf | |
| 1952 | TodaySelf | |
| - | Bambi Cottages | |
| - | The HawkStacy |
| 2018 | The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Producer | |
| 2018 | The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishProducer |
| 2018 | The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Writer | |
| 1999 | SuperstarCharacters |
| 1999 | SuperstarAdditional Writing |














