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