Molly Shannon
Acting
Born: September 16, 1964 (age 61) · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Hotel Transylvania
2012
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
Bad Teacher
2011
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
Evan Almighty
2007
Promising Young Woman
2020
Scary Movie 4
2006
Shallow Hal
2001
Scary Movie 5
2013
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
Photos (9)
Movies (78)
Hotel Transylvania
Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wanda (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Betty Lou Who
Balls Up
Burgess
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Wanda (voice)
Scary Movie 4
Marilyn
Promising Young Woman
Mrs. Fisher
Little Man
Soccer Mom
People We Meet on Vacation
Wanda Wright
Evan Almighty
Eve Adams
Scary Movie 5
Heather Darcy
Shallow Hal
Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Bad Teacher
Melody (Garrett's Mom)
Serendipity
Eve
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Mrs. Dennit
Marie Antoinette
Aunt Victoire
Analyze This
Caroline
A Night at the Roxbury
Emily Sanderson
Osmosis Jones
Mrs. Boyd
The Five-Year Engagement
Onion Chef
Driver's Ed
Principal Fisher
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
SouthBest Airlines Lady
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Denise Kushner
The Santa Clause 2
Tracy
Sextuplets
Linda
The Layover
Nancy
Igor
Eva (voice)
The Little Hours
Sister Marea
Never Been Kissed
Anita
A Good Person
Diane
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Homeless Lady
Air Buddies
Molly (voice)
Snow Buddies
Molly (voice)
My Boss's Daughter
Audrey Bennett
We Don't Belong Here
Deborah
Happiness
Nancy
Horse Girl
Joan
Wet Hot American Summer
Gail
Spin Me Round
Deb
Nerdland
Business Woman (voice)
Life After Beth
Geenie Slocum
Other People
Joanne Mulcahey
Fun Mom Dinner
Jamie
Good Boy!
Mrs. Baker
Casa de Mi Padre
Sheila
The Phantom of the Opera
Meg (New York)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Emily McCoy
American Splendor
Stage Actor Joyce
Superstar
Mary Katherine Gallagher
Addicted to Fresno
Margaret Lipka
The Music Man
Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Gray Matters
Carrie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Kelly
Private Life
Cynthia Grimes
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Jackie Frost (voice)
Trust Me
Janice
The Thin Pink Line
Aani
Return to Two Moon Junction
Traci
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Angie
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
What Goes Up
Penelope Little
Year of the Dog
Peggy
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Tish Cattigan
Half Magic
Mistress Valesca
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Patience the Vampire (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
My 5 Wives
Barbara Van Dyke
Wild Nights with Emily
Emily Dickinson
Dinner and Driving
Arguing Woman in Cafe
An SNL Valentine
(archive footage)
Miles
Pam Walton
More of Me
Alice
Mastersons of Manhattan
Amanda Masterson
The Wedding Weekend
Trish
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
TV Shows (50)
The Simpsons
Katya (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Kristy (voice) · 3 eps
Bob's Burgers
Millie (voice) · 8 eps
Seinfeld
Sam · 1 eps
The Middle
Janet · 2 eps
Glee
Brenda Castle · 2 eps
Twin Peaks
Judy Swain · 1 eps
The White Lotus
Kitty Patton · 2 eps
Scrubs
Denise Lemmon · 1 eps
Sex and the City
Lily Martin · 3 eps
Only Murders in the Building
Bev Melon · 7 eps
30 Rock
Katherine Catherine · 1 eps
Hannibal
Kidnapper · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Val Bassett · 5 eps
Ellen
Woman · 1 eps
Raising Hope
Maxine · 2 eps
Childrens Hospital
Paula Reilly · 1 eps
Jessie
Beverly Shannon · 1 eps
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Jeannie · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Val Bassett · 3 eps
Life in Pieces
Allie · 1 eps
Sister, Sister
Checker · 1 eps
The John Larroquette Show
Vivian · 1 eps
Pushing Daisies
Dilly Balsam · 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Other Two
Pat Dubek · 26 eps
In Living Color
1 eps
Ed
Linda Berringer · 1 eps
The Hawk
Stacy · 10 eps
The Single Guy
Melody Pugh · 1 eps
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble · 3 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Gail von Kleinenstein · 8 eps
Divorce
Diane · 24 eps
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble · 2 eps
Up All Night
Nancy · 2 eps
The Millers
Miss Pam · 1 eps
Primetime Glick
1 eps
Getting On
Phyllis Marmatan · 3 eps
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Rhonda · 1 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Gail · 3 eps
Super Fun Night
Jane Spencer · 1 eps
Kath & Kim
Kath Day · 17 eps
Cracking Up
Lesley Shackleton · 12 eps
Neighbors from Hell
Tina Hellman (voice) · 10 eps
I Love That for You
Jackie Stilton · 8 eps
The Spoils Before Dying
Tricksy · 6 eps
Moonbeam City
Silca (voice) · 1 eps
Mulaney
Markie · 1 eps
Benched
Judge Conner · 1 eps
The Spoils of Babylon
Meredith Sennheiser · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (44)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 125 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian · 1 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
Self · 2 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Will & Harper
Self
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 1 eps
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
I Am Chris Farley
Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
Downey Wrote That
Self
The (Dead Mothers) Club
Self
Live from New York!
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self, various characters