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Molly Shannon

Acting
Known For

60 Years Old

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Shannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA on 16th September 1964

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Katya (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
American Dad! Image
American Dad!
Kristy (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Drew Barrymore Show Image
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Glee Image
Glee
Brenda Castle
The View Image
The View
Self
Seinfeld Image
Seinfeld
Sam
Childrens Hospital Image
Childrens Hospital
Paula Reilly
Web Therapy Image
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble
Bob's Burgers Image
Bob's Burgers
Millie (voice)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Image
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Jessie Image
Jessie
Beverly Shannon
Twin Peaks Image
Twin Peaks
Judy Swain
Sex and the City Image
Sex and the City
Lily Martin
The White Lotus Image
The White Lotus
Kitty Patton
30 Rock Image
30 Rock
Katherine Catherine
In Living Color Image
In Living Color
The Single Guy Image
The Single Guy
Melody Pugh
Only Murders in the Building Image
Only Murders in the Building
Bev Melon
Hannibal Image
Hannibal
Kidnapper
Sister, Sister Image
Sister, Sister
Checker
Will & Grace Image
Will & Grace
Val Bassett
The Other Two Image
The Other Two
Pat Dubek
No Image
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Self
The John Larroquette Show Image
The John Larroquette Show
Vivian
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Image
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Image
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Gail
Intimate Portrait Image
Intimate Portrait
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Scrubs Image
Scrubs
Denise Lemmon
Will & Grace Image
Will & Grace
Val Bassett
Raising Hope Image
Raising Hope
Maxine
Ellen Image
Ellen
Woman
The Middle Image
The Middle
Janet
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Web Therapy Image
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Image
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney Image
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian
Hollywood Game Night Image
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Rhett & Link's Buddy System Image
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Rhonda
Pushing Daisies Image
Pushing Daisies
Dilly Balsam
Divorce Image
Divorce
Diane
The New Adventures of Old Christine Image
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Jeannie
Moonbeam City Image
Moonbeam City
Silca (voice)
I Love That for You Image
I Love That for You
Jackie Stilton
Up All Night Image
Up All Night
Nancy
Kath & Kim Image
Kath & Kim
Kath Day
Benched Image
Benched
Judge Conner
Super Fun Night Image
Super Fun Night
Jane Spencer
The Spoils Before Dying Image
The Spoils Before Dying
Tricksy
Cracking Up Image
Cracking Up
Lesley Shackleton
Primetime Glick Image
Primetime Glick
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Image
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Gail von Kleinenstein
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Mulaney Image
Mulaney
Markie
The Millers Image
The Millers
Miss Pam
The Spoils of Babylon Image
The Spoils of Babylon
Meredith Sennheiser
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Image
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Wanda (voice)
Neighbors from Hell Image
Neighbors from Hell
Tina Hellman (voice)
Hotel Transylvania Image
Hotel Transylvania
Wanda (voice)
Life in Pieces Image
Life in Pieces
Allie
Getting On Image
Getting On
Phyllis Marmatan
No Image
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
Little Man Image
Little Man
Soccer Mom
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Image
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Betty Lou Who
Hotel Transylvania 2 Image
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Image
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wanda (voice)
Ed Image
Ed
Linda Berringer
Scary Movie 4 Image
Scary Movie 4
Marilyn
Scary Movie 5 Image
Scary Movie 5
Heather Darcy
Evan Almighty Image
Evan Almighty
Eve Adams
Today Image
Today
Self
Serendipity Image
Serendipity
Eve
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Image
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Shallow Hal Image
Shallow Hal
Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Promising Young Woman Image
Promising Young Woman
Mrs. Fisher
Marie Antoinette Image
Marie Antoinette
Aunt Victoire
Bad Teacher Image
Bad Teacher
Melody (Garrett's Mom)
The Little Hours Image
The Little Hours
Sister Marea
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Image
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Mrs. Dennit
Analyze This Image
Analyze This
Caroline
Never Been Kissed Image
Never Been Kissed
Anita
A Night at the Roxbury Image
A Night at the Roxbury
Emily Sanderson
The Five-Year Engagement Image
The Five-Year Engagement
Onion Chef
The Santa Clause 2 Image
The Santa Clause 2
Tracy
The Layover Image
The Layover
Nancy
Osmosis Jones Image
Osmosis Jones
Mrs. Boyd
Sextuplets Image
Sextuplets
Linda
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Image
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
SouthBest Airlines Lady
A Good Person Image
A Good Person
Diane
Superstar Image
Superstar
Mary Katherine Gallagher
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Image
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Denise Kushner
Air Buddies Image
Air Buddies
Molly (voice)
Igor Image
Igor
Eva (voice)
Horse Girl Image
Horse Girl
Joan
Spin Me Round Image
Spin Me Round
Deb
My Boss's Daughter Image
My Boss's Daughter
Audrey Bennett
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Image
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Homeless Lady
Happiness Image
Happiness
Nancy
Life After Beth Image
Life After Beth
Geenie Slocum
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Image
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons Image
Biography: Comedy Icons
Herself
Snow Buddies Image
Snow Buddies
Molly (voice)
Fun Mom Dinner Image
Fun Mom Dinner
Jamie
Wet Hot American Summer Image
Wet Hot American Summer
Gail
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Image
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Self
Will & Harper Image
Will & Harper
Self
12 Days of Christmas Eve Image
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Angie
American Splendor Image
American Splendor
Stage Actor Joyce
Good Boy! Image
Good Boy!
Mrs. Baker
Casa de Mi Padre Image
Casa de Mi Padre
Sheila
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special Image
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Private Life Image
Private Life
Cynthia Grimes
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Kelly
Gray Matters Image
Gray Matters
Carrie
Return to Two Moon Junction Image
Return to Two Moon Junction
Traci
The Phantom of the Opera Image
The Phantom of the Opera
Meg (New York)
Other People Image
Other People
Joanne Mulcahey
Addicted to Fresno Image
Addicted to Fresno
Margaret Lipka
The Women of SNL Image
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special Image
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
Wild Nights with Emily Image
Wild Nights with Emily
Emily Dickinson
We Don't Belong Here Image
We Don't Belong Here
Deborah
Year of the Dog Image
Year of the Dog
Peggy
The Wedding Weekend Image
The Wedding Weekend
Trish
Nerdland Image
Nerdland
Business Woman (voice)
Trust Me Image
Trust Me
Janice
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
I Am Chris Farley Image
I Am Chris Farley
Self
My 5 Wives Image
My 5 Wives
Barbara Van Dyke
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot Image
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
The (Dead Mothers) Club Image
The (Dead Mothers) Club
Self
The Music Man Image
The Music Man
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Image
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Emily McCoy
The Thin Pink Line Image
The Thin Pink Line
Aani
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
People We Meet on Vacation
Wanda
What Goes Up Image
What Goes Up
Penelope Little
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie Image
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Jackie Frost (voice)
Half Magic Image
Half Magic
Mistress Valesca
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh Image
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish Image
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish Image
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
Balls Up Image
Balls Up
Live from New York! Image
Live from New York!
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Image
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! Image
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Tish Cattigan
The Amazing Screw-On Head Image
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Patience the Vampire (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Miles Image
Miles
Pam Walton
Dinner and Driving Image
Dinner and Driving
Arguing Woman in Cafe
More of Me Image
More of Me
Alice
No Image
Driver's Ed
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self, various characters
Mastersons of Manhattan Image
Mastersons of Manhattan
Amanda Masterson
No Image
Bambi Cottages