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