Molly Shannon
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Molly Shannon

Sep 16, 1964 - Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

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 Kellyautobiographical 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).

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2001Wet Hot American SummerGail
Movie2006Marie AntoinetteAunt Victoire
Movie2007Evan AlmightyEve Adams
Movie2023A Good PersonDiane
Movie2003My Boss's DaughterAudrey Bennett
Movie2013Scary Movie 5Heather Darcy
Movie2006Scary Movie 4Marilyn
Movie1999Never Been KissedAnita
Movie2003Good Boy!Mrs. Baker
Movie2003The Music ManEulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Movie2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasBetty Lou Who
Movie1998A Night at the RoxburyEmily Sanderson
Movie2001Osmosis JonesMrs. Boyd
Movie1999Analyze ThisCaroline
Movie2007Year of the DogPeggy
Movie1999SuperstarMary Katherine Gallagher
Movie2008IgorEva (voice)
Movie2007Gray MattersCarrie
Movie1998The Thin Pink LineAani
Movie2000My 5 WivesBarbara Van Dyke
Movie2006The Wedding WeekendTrish
Movie2009What Goes UpPenelope Little
Movie2012Hotel TransylvaniaWanda (voice)
Movie1989The Phantom of the OperaMeg (New York)
Movie2007More of MeAlice
Movie2013Trust MeJanice
Movie2006The Amazing Screw-On HeadPatience the Vampire (voice)
Movie2022Norm Macdonald: Nothing SpecialSelf
Movie2014Life After BethGeenie Slocum
Movie2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
Movie2006Air BuddiesMolly (voice)
Movie2011Bad TeacherMelody (Garrett's Mom)
Movie2001SerendipityEve
Movie2003American SplendorStage Actor Joyce
Movie2008Snow BuddiesMolly (voice)
Movie2002The Santa Clause 2Tracy
Movie2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMrs. Dennit
Movie2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellSelf / Various Characters (archive footage)
Movie2015Addicted to FresnoMargaret Lipka
Movie1994Return to Two Moon JunctionTraci
Movie1996Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond CyberspaceHomeless Lady
Movie1998HappinessNancy
Movie2015Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDenise Kushner
Movie2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieSelf
Movie2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleyCyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Movie1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanKelly
Movie2017We Don't Belong HereDeborah
MovieN/ABambi Cottages
Movie2014The (Dead Mothers) ClubSelf
Movie2018Half MagicMistress Valesca
Movie2017The LayoverNancy
Movie2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet HotSelf
Movie2015I Am Chris FarleySelf
Movie2017MilesPam Walton
Movie2015Hotel Transylvania 2Wanda (voice)
Movie200412 Days of Christmas EveAngie
Movie2016Other PeopleJoanne Mulcahey
Movie2001Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly ShannonSelf, various characters
Movie2017The Little HoursSister Marea
MovieN/ABalls Up
Movie2017Fun Mom DinnerJamie
Movie2015Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight AttendantEmily McCoy
Movie2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieJackie Frost (voice)
Movie2018Private LifeCynthia Grimes
Movie2007Mastersons of ManhattanAmanda Masterson
Movie2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishTish Cattigan
Movie2018Wild Nights with EmilyEmily Dickinson
Movie2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationWanda (voice)
Movie2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Tish Cattigan
Movie2001Shallow HalMrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Movie2019The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & TishTish Cattigan
Movie2012Casa de Mi PadreSheila
Movie2010The Women of SNLVarious (archive footage)
Movie2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootSouthBest Airlines Lady
Movie2020Promising Young WomanMrs. Fisher
Movie2012The Five-Year EngagementOnion Chef
Movie2019SextupletsLinda
Movie2020Horse GirlJoan
Movie2006Little ManSoccer Mom
Movie2016NerdlandBusiness Woman (voice)
Movie1997Dinner and DrivingArguing Woman in Cafe
Movie2019Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Movie2015Live from New York!Self
Movie1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
Movie2022Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaWanda (voice)
Movie2022Spin Me RoundDeb
Movie2026People We Meet on VacationWanda
Movie2024Will & HarperSelf
Movie2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
Movie2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
MovieN/ADriver's Ed
MovieN/AMovie for RachelDenise Kushner
TV Show2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterGail3
TV Show2009The MiddleJanet2
TV Show2021The White LotusKitty Patton2
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host2
TV Show2004Cracking UpLesley Shackleton12
TV Show1952TodaySelf1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters125
TV Show1989SeinfeldSam1
TV Show1990Twin PeaksJudy Swain1
TV Show1990In Living Color1
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf2
TV Show1994EllenWoman1
TV Show1995The Single GuyMelody Pugh1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf4
TV Show1998Will & GraceVal Bassett5
TV Show2000EdLinda Berringer1
TV Show2001ScrubsDenise Lemmon1
TV Show2005The Showbiz Show with David Spade1
TV Show2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf1
TV Show2005American Dad!Kristy (voice)3
TV Show200630 RockKatherine Catherine1
TV Show2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineJeannie1
TV Show2008Kath & KimKath Day17
TV Show2009GleeBrenda Castle2
TV Show2010Neighbors from HellTina Hellman (voice)10
TV Show2008Web TherapyKirsten Noble3
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)2
TV Show2014BenchedJudge Conner1
TV Show2011Bob's BurgersMillie (voice)8
TV Show2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampGail von Kleinenstein8
TV Show2015The Spoils Before DyingTricksy6
TV Show2015Moonbeam CitySilca (voice)1
TV Show1993Intimate PortraitSelf1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf2
TV Show2016DivorceDiane24
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1
TV Show2010Raising HopeMaxine2
TV Show2007Pushing DaisiesDilly Balsam1
TV Show2008Childrens HospitalPaula Reilly1
TV Show2022I Love That for YouJackie Stilton8
TV Show2013Getting OnPhyllis Marmatan3
TV Show2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1
TV Show2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self1
TV Show2014The Spoils of BabylonMeredith Sennheiser6
TV Show2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest6
TV Show2019Biography: Comedy IconsHerself1
TV Show2011Web TherapyKirsten Noble2
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest4
TV Show2019The Other TwoPat Dubek26
TV Show2011Up All NightNancy2
TV Show2015Life in PiecesAllie1
TV Show1993The John Larroquette ShowVivian1
TV Show2011JessieBeverly Shannon1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf1
TV Show2017Will & GraceVal Bassett3
TV Show2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf1
TV Show1998Sex and the CityLily Martin3
TV Show2014MulaneyMarkie1
TV Show2013Hollywood Game NightSelf2
TV Show2001Primetime Glick1
TV Show2016Rhett & Link's Buddy SystemRhonda1
TV Show2013HannibalKidnapper1
TV Show2021Only Murders in the BuildingBev Melon7
TV Show1989The SimpsonsKatya (voice)1
TV Show2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1
TV Show2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf4
TV Show2019Today with Hoda & JennaSelf1
TV Show2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneySelf - Actress and Comedian1
TV Show2013The MillersMiss Pam1
TV Show2013Super Fun NightJane Spencer1
TV Show1994Sister, SisterChecker1

Crew

Media
Movie1999SuperstarAdditional WritingCrew
Movie2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!ProducerProduction