Molly Shannon
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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
Credits
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
as Wanda (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
as Betty Lou Who
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
as Heather Daltry
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
as Marilyn
People We Meet on Vacation (2026)
as Wanda
Serendipity (2001)
as Eve
Balls Up (2026)
as Burgess
Promising Young Woman (2020)
as Mrs. Fisher
Sextuplets (2019)
as Linda
Little Man (2006)
as Soccer Mom
Igor (2008)
as Eva (voice)
Shallow Hal (2001)
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
as Aunt Victoire
Bad Teacher (2011)
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
Osmosis Jones (2001)
as Mrs. Boyd
Horse Girl (2020)
as Joan
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
as Tracy
Evan Almighty (2007)
as Eve Adams
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
as Mrs. Dennit
A Good Person (2023)
as Diane
Air Buddies (2006)
as Molly (voice)
Other People (2016)
as Joanne Mulcahey
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Analyze This (1999)
as Caroline
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
as Gail
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
as Emily Sanderson
The Little Hours (2017)
as Sister Marea
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
as Denise Kushner
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
as Onion Chef
Never Been Kissed (1999)
as Anita
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
as Self
My Boss's Daughter (2003)
as Audrey Bennett
Fun Mom Dinner (2017)
as Jamie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Layover (2017)
as Nancy
Good Boy! (2003)
as Mrs. Baker
Spin Me Round (2022)
as Deb
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
as Sheila
Happiness (1998)
as Nancy
Nerdland (2016)
as Business Woman (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
Making Marie Antoinette (2026)
as Self
Life After Beth (2014)
as Geenie Slocum
Driver's Ed (2026)
as Principal Fisher
Snow Buddies (2008)
as Molly (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)
as Self
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
as Homeless Lady
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish (2018)
as Tish Cattigan
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
as Meg (New York)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
An SNL Valentine (2015)
as (archive footage)
I Am Chris Farley (2015)
as Self
Private Life (2018)
as Cynthia Grimes
Downey Wrote That (2025)
as Self
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! (2018)
as Tish Cattigan
Trust Me (2013)
as Janice
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)
as Self
Superstar (1999)
as Mary Katherine Gallagher
Will & Harper (2024)
as Self
Wild Nights with Emily (2018)
as Emily Dickinson
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish (2019)
as Tish Cattigan
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
American Splendor (2003)
as Stage Actor Joyce
Dinner and Driving (1997)
as Arguing Woman in Cafe
Gray Matters (2007)
as Carrie
We Don't Belong Here (2017)
as Deborah
The (Dead Mothers) Club (2014)
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant (2015)
as Emily McCoy
12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004)
as Angie
Addicted to Fresno (2015)
as Margaret Lipka
More of Me (2007)
as Alice
Miles (2017)
as Pam Walton
Return to Two Moon Junction (1994)
as Traci
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Peggy
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
as Aani
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005)
as Jackie Frost (voice)
What Goes Up (2009)
as Penelope Little
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002)
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot (2015)
as Self
Live from New York! (2015)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001)
as Self, various characters
The Music Man (2003)
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as Kelly
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
My 5 Wives (2000)
as Barbara Van Dyke
The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006)
as Patience the Vampire (voice)
The Wedding Weekend (2006)
as Trish
Half Magic (2018)
as Mistress Valesca
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006)
Actor
Mastersons of Manhattan (2007)
as Amanda Masterson
Bambi Cottages (—)
Actor