Molly Shannon
Known for Acting · 167 credits
- Born
- 1964-09-16 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (72)
The Simpsons
1989
as Katya (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Kristy (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Seinfeld
1989
as Sam
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Millie (voice)
Scrubs
2001
as Denise Lemmon
The View
1997
as Self
The Middle
2009
as Janet
Glee
2009
as Brenda Castle
Will & Grace
1998
as Val Bassett
The White Lotus
2021
as Kitty Patton
Twin Peaks
1990
as Judy Swain
Sex and the City
1998
as Lily Martin
Hannibal
2013
as Kidnapper
30 Rock
2006
as Katherine Catherine
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Bev Melon
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Paula Reilly
Ellen
1994
as Woman
Jessie
2011
as Beverly Shannon
Raising Hope
2010
as Maxine
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Sister, Sister
1994
as Checker
Life in Pieces
2015
as Allie
Ed
2000
as Linda Berringer
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Jeannie
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Vivian
In Living Color
1990
Will & Grace
2017
as Val Bassett
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Dilly Balsam
The Other Two
2019
as Pat Dubek
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self - Guest
The Single Guy
1995
as Melody Pugh
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Divorce
2016
as Diane
Today
1952
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actress and Comedian
Up All Night
2011
as Nancy
Web Therapy
2008
as Kirsten Noble
The Millers
2013
as Miss Pam
Getting On
2013
as Phyllis Marmatan
Dog Whisperer
2004
as Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015
as Gail von Kleinenstein
Web Therapy
2011
as Kirsten Noble
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Gail
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Benched
2014
as Judge Conner
Movies (95)
Balls Up
2026
as Burgess
Scary Movie 5
2013
as Heather Darcy
Hotel Transylvania
2012
as Wanda (voice)
Little Man
2006
as Soccer Mom
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
as Wanda (voice)
Scary Movie 4
2006
as Marilyn
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Wanda (voice)
Shallow Hal
2001
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Betty Lou Who
Happiness
1998
as Nancy
People We Meet on Vacation
2026
as Wanda Wright
Serendipity
2001
as Eve
Marie Antoinette
2006
as Aunt Victoire
Evan Almighty
2007
as Eve Adams
Bad Teacher
2011
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
Promising Young Woman
2020
as Mrs. Fisher
The Little Hours
2017
as Sister Marea
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Mrs. Dennit
Sextuplets
2019
as Linda
Analyze This
1999
as Caroline
Driver's Ed
2026
as Principal Fisher
The Santa Clause 2
2002
as Tracy
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Mrs. Boyd
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Onion Chef
Never Been Kissed
1999
as Anita
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015
as Denise Kushner
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
as Emily Sanderson
The Layover
2017
as Nancy
Igor
2008
as Eva (voice)
A Good Person
2023
as Diane
Snow Buddies
2008
as Molly (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Superstar
1999
as Mary Katherine Gallagher
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Audrey Bennett
Life After Beth
2014
as Geenie Slocum
Air Buddies
2006
as Molly (voice)
American Splendor
2003
as Stage Actor Joyce
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
1996
as Homeless Lady
The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Aani
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Fun Mom Dinner
2017
as Jamie
Spin Me Round
2022
as Deb
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Gail
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Emily McCoy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nerdland
2016
as Business Woman (voice)
Will & Harper
2024
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Kelly
Horse Girl
2020
as Joan
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Live from New York!
2015
as Self
Trust Me
2013
as Janice
Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Traci
Year of the Dog
2007
as Peggy
Casa de Mi Padre
2012
as Sheila
Good Boy!
2003
as Mrs. Baker
We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Deborah
I Am Chris Farley
2015
as Self
Private Life
2018
as Cynthia Grimes
Other People
2016
as Joanne Mulcahey
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005
as Jackie Frost (voice)
Gray Matters
2007
as Carrie
Miles
2017
as Pam Walton
The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Margaret Lipka
Bambi Cottages
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022
as Self
The Music Man
2003
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Patience the Vampire (voice)
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
The Phantom of the Opera
1989
as Meg (New York)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
My 5 Wives
2000
as Barbara Van Dyke
12 Days of Christmas Eve
2004
as Angie
What Goes Up
2009
as Penelope Little
Half Magic
2018
as Mistress Valesca
Mastersons of Manhattan
2007
as Amanda Masterson
The Wedding Weekend
2006
as Trish
Wild Nights with Emily
2018
as Emily Dickinson
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018
as Tish Cattigan
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Dinner and Driving
1997
as Arguing Woman in Cafe
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019
as Tish Cattigan
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018
as Tish Cattigan
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
More of Me
2007
as Alice
The (Dead Mothers) Club
2014
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
2001
as Self, various characters
About Molly 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 Da… With 167 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Molly Shannon has appeared in 95 films and 72 TV shows.
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- Balls Up (2026) — as Burgess
- Scary Movie 5 (2013) — as Heather Darcy
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) — as Wanda (voice)
- Little Man (2006) — as Soccer Mom
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) — as Wanda (voice)
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