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Molly Shannon

Acting 61 years old Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA ★ 1.4
Born: September 16, 1964

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).

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Known For

Balls Up
Balls Up Burgess 2026
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Katya (voice) 1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
American Dad!
American Dad! Kristy (voice) 2005
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Horse Girl
Horse Girl Joan 2020
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman Mrs. Fisher 2020

Filmography

Acting Credits (171)

Driver's Ed
Driver's Ed 2026
Balls Up
Balls Up Burgess 2026
People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation Wanda Wright 2026
Downey Wrote That
Downey Wrote That Self 2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney Self - Actress and Comedian 2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Self 2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Self 2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Self 2025
Will & Harper
Will & Harper Self 2024
A Good Person
A Good Person Diane 2023
Spin Me Round
Spin Me Round Deb 2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special Self 2022
I Love That for You
I Love That for You Jackie Stilton 2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Wanda (voice) 2022
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building Bev Melon 2021
The White Lotus
The White Lotus Kitty Patton 2021
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman Mrs. Fisher 2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Drew Barrymore Show Self 2020
Horse Girl
Horse Girl Joan 2020
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot SouthBest Airlines Lady 2019
Sextuplets
Sextuplets Linda 2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh Self 2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
Biography: Comedy Icons Self 2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle Self - Guest 2019
The Other Two
The Other Two Pat Dubek 2019
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish Tish Cattigan 2019
Private Life
Private Life Cynthia Grimes 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Wanda (voice) 2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! Tish Cattigan 2018
Wild Nights with Emily
Wild Nights with Emily Emily Dickinson 2018
Half Magic
Half Magic Mistress Valesca 2018
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish Tish Cattigan 2018
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Val Bassett 2017
The Layover
The Layover Nancy 2017
Fun Mom Dinner
Fun Mom Dinner Jamie 2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Gail 2017
The Little Hours
The Little Hours Sister Marea 2017
Miles
Miles Pam Walton 2017
We Don't Belong Here
We Don't Belong Here Deborah 2017
Nerdland
Nerdland Business Woman (voice) 2016
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Rhett & Link's Buddy System Rhonda 2016
Divorce
Divorce Diane 2016
Other People
Other People Joanne Mulcahey 2016
Addicted to Fresno
Addicted to Fresno Margaret Lipka 2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2 Wanda (voice) 2015
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces Allie 2015
Moonbeam City
Moonbeam City Silca (voice) 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot Self 2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Gail von Kleinenstein 2015
I Am Chris Farley
I Am Chris Farley Self 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying Tricksy 2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Denise Kushner 2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Emily McCoy 2015
Live from New York!
Live from New York! Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Benched
Benched Judge Conner 2014
Mulaney
Mulaney Markie 2014
Life After Beth
Life After Beth Geenie Slocum 2014
The (Dead Mothers) Club
The (Dead Mothers) Club Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Spoils of Babylon
The Spoils of Babylon Meredith Sennheiser 2014
Getting On
Getting On Phyllis Marmatan 2013
The Millers
The Millers Miss Pam 2013
Super Fun Night
Super Fun Night Jane Spencer 2013
Hollywood Game Night
Hollywood Game Night Self 2013
Trust Me
Trust Me Janice 2013
Scary Movie 5
Scary Movie 5 Heather Darcy 2013
Hannibal
Hannibal Kidnapper 2013
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania Wanda (voice) 2012
The Five-Year Engagement
The Five-Year Engagement Onion Chef 2012
Casa de Mi Padre
Casa de Mi Padre Sheila 2012
Jessie
Jessie Beverly Shannon 2011
Up All Night
Up All Night Nancy 2011
Web Therapy
Web Therapy Kirsten Noble 2011
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher Melody (Garrett's Mom) 2011
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers Millie (voice) 2011
The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL Various (archive footage) 2010
Raising Hope
Raising Hope Maxine 2010
Neighbors from Hell
Neighbors from Hell Tina Hellman (voice) 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010
The Middle
The Middle Janet 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
What Goes Up
What Goes Up Penelope Little 2009
Glee
Glee Brenda Castle 2009
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital Paula Reilly 2008
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim Kath Day 2008
Web Therapy
Web Therapy Kirsten Noble 2008
Igor
Igor Eva (voice) 2008
Snow Buddies
Snow Buddies Molly (voice) 2008
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies Dilly Balsam 2007
More of Me
More of Me Alice 2007
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty Eve Adams 2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation Self 2007
Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog Peggy 2007
Gray Matters
Gray Matters Carrie 2007
Mastersons of Manhattan
Mastersons of Manhattan Amanda Masterson 2007
The Wedding Weekend
The Wedding Weekend Trish 2006
Air Buddies
Air Buddies Molly (voice) 2006
30 Rock
30 Rock Katherine Catherine 2006
Little Man
Little Man Soccer Mom 2006
The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head Patience the Vampire (voice) 2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Mrs. Dennit 2006
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Aunt Victoire 2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies 2006
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 Marilyn 2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The New Adventures of Old Christine Jeannie 2006
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie Jackie Frost (voice) 2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
The Showbiz Show with David Spade 2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Self 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Kristy (voice) 2005
12 Days of Christmas Eve
12 Days of Christmas Eve Angie 2004
Dog Whisperer
Dog Whisperer Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage) 2004
Cracking Up
Cracking Up Lesley Shackleton 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited) 2003
Good Boy!
Good Boy! Mrs. Baker 2003
My Boss's Daughter
My Boss's Daughter Audrey Bennett 2003
American Splendor
American Splendor Stage Actor Joyce 2003
The Music Man
The Music Man Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Self 2002
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 2 Tracy 2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell Self / Various Characters (archive footage) 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self 2002
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited) 2001
Serendipity
Serendipity Eve 2001
Scrubs
Scrubs Denise Lemmon 2001
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones Mrs. Boyd 2001
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer Gail 2001
Primetime Glick
Primetime Glick 2001
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon Self, various characters 2001
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Betty Lou Who 2000
Ed
Ed Linda Berringer 2000
My 5 Wives
My 5 Wives Barbara Van Dyke 2000
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Saturday Night Live: Christmas Self 1999
Superstar
Superstar Mary Katherine Gallagher 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special Self 1999
Never Been Kissed
Never Been Kissed Anita 1999
Analyze This
Analyze This Caroline 1999
Happiness
Happiness Nancy 1998
The Thin Pink Line
The Thin Pink Line Aani 1998
A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury Emily Sanderson 1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Val Bassett 1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City Lily Martin 1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Kelly 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Dinner and Driving
Dinner and Driving Arguing Woman in Cafe 1997
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Homeless Lady 1996
The Single Guy
The Single Guy Melody Pugh 1995
Return to Two Moon Junction
Return to Two Moon Junction Traci 1994
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister Checker 1994
Ellen
Ellen Woman 1994
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show Vivian 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992
In Living Color
In Living Color 1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Judy Swain 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Katya (voice) 1989
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera Meg (New York) 1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Sam 1989
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self 1975
Today
Today Self 1952
Bambi Cottages
Bambi Cottages
The Hawk
The Hawk Stacy

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