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