Acting
Molly Shannon
EN cinema · 98 credits
Born
16 September 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Also known as Molly Helen Shannon
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
Filmography
Balls Up
as Burgess
Driver's Ed
as Principal Fisher
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
as Self (archive footage)
Will & Harper
as Self
A Good Person
as Diane
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wanda (voice)
Promising Young Woman
as Mrs. Fisher
Horse Girl
as Joan
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
Sextuplets
as Linda
Half Magic
as Mistress Valesca
Private Life
as Cynthia Grimes
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan, Producer
Wild Nights with Emily
as Emily Dickinson
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wanda (voice)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Tish Cattigan, Producer, Writer
We Don't Belong Here
as Deborah
The Layover
as Nancy
Miles
as Pam Walton
The Little Hours
as Sister Marea
Fun Mom Dinner
as Jamie
Other People
as Joanne Mulcahey
Nerdland
as Business Woman (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
as Margaret Lipka
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as Denise Kushner
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Wanda (voice)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Emily McCoy
An SNL Valentine
as (archive footage)
Life After Beth
as Geenie Slocum
Scary Movie 5
as Heather Daltry
Trust Me
as Janice
Hotel Transylvania
as Wanda (voice)
Casa de Mi Padre
as Sheila
The Five-Year Engagement
as Onion Chef
Bad Teacher
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
What Goes Up
as Penelope Little
Igor
as Eva (voice)
Snow Buddies
as Molly (voice)
Evan Almighty
as Eve Adams
Year of the Dog
as Peggy
Gray Matters
as Carrie
More of Me
as Alice
Mastersons of Manhattan
as Amanda Masterson
Marie Antoinette
as Aunt Victoire
Scary Movie 4
as Marilyn
The Wedding Weekend
as Trish
The Amazing Screw-On Head
as Patience the Vampire (voice)
Air Buddies
as Molly (voice)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Mrs. Dennit
Little Man
as Soccer Mom
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
as Jackie Frost (voice)
My Boss's Daughter
as Audrey Bennett
Good Boy!
as Mrs. Baker
The Music Man
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
American Splendor
as Stage Actor Joyce
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Santa Clause 2
as Tracy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Osmosis Jones
as Mrs. Boyd
Serendipity
as Eve
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
as Self, various characters
Shallow Hal
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Betty Lou Who
My 5 Wives
as Barbara Van Dyke
Never Been Kissed
as Anita
Analyze This
as Caroline
Superstar
as Mary Katherine Gallagher, Additional Writing, Characters
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Roxbury
as Emily Sanderson
Happiness
as Nancy
Dinner and Driving
as Arguing Woman in Cafe
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
as Homeless Lady
The Phantom of the Opera
as Meg (New York)