
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)

The Middle
2009
as Janet

Scrubs
2001
as Denise Lemmon

The View
1997
as Self

Twin Peaks
1990
as Judy Swain

The White Lotus
2021
as Kitty Patton

Glee
2009
as Brenda Castle

Sex and the City
1998
as Lily Martin

30 Rock
2006
as Katherine Catherine

Hannibal
2013
as Kidnapper

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Will & Grace
1998
as Val Bassett

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Bev Melon

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Ellen
1994
as Woman

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

Childrens Hospital
2008
as Paula Reilly

Jessie
2011
as Beverly Shannon

Raising Hope
2010
as Maxine

Sister, Sister
1994
as Checker

The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self

Life in Pieces
2015
as Allie

The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Jeannie

The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Vivian

Ed
2000
as Linda Berringer

Will & Grace
2017
as Val Bassett

In Living Color
1990

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self

Pushing Daisies
2007
as Dilly Balsam

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self - Guest

Today
1952
as Self

The Other Two
2019
as Pat Dubek

Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self

Up All Night
2011
as Nancy

The Single Guy
1995
as Melody Pugh

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actress and Comedian

Web Therapy
2008
as Kirsten Noble

Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self

Divorce
2016
as Diane

Web Therapy
2011
as Kirsten Noble

The Millers
2013
as Miss Pam

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self

Getting On
2013
as Phyllis Marmatan

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Gail

Kath & Kim
2008
as Kath Day

Primetime Glick
2001

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

Benched
2014
as Judge Conner
Movies (95)

Scary Movie 5
2013
as Heather Darcy

Balls Up
2026
as Burgess

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)

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

People We Meet on Vacation
2026
as Wanda Wright

The Little Hours
2017
as Sister Marea

Serendipity
2001
as Eve

Evan Almighty
2007
as Eve Adams

Bad Teacher
2011
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)

Promising Young Woman
2020
as Mrs. Fisher

The Layover
2017
as Nancy

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Mrs. Dennit

Marie Antoinette
2006
as Aunt Victoire

A Night at the Roxbury
1998
as Emily Sanderson

Analyze This
1999
as Caroline

Happiness
1998
as Nancy

Osmosis Jones
2001
as Mrs. Boyd

The Santa Clause 2
2002
as Tracy

Sextuplets
2019
as Linda

Driver's Ed
2026
as Principal Fisher

Igor
2008
as Eva (voice)

Never Been Kissed
1999
as Anita

A Good Person
2023
as Diane

Life After Beth
2014
as Geenie Slocum

The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Onion Chef

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as SouthBest Airlines Lady

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self

My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Audrey Bennett

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015
as Denise Kushner

Superstar
1999
as Mary Katherine Gallagher

Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Gail

Horse Girl
2020
as Joan

Private Life
2018
as Cynthia Grimes

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
1996
as Homeless Lady

Snow Buddies
2008
as Molly (voice)

Air Buddies
2006
as Molly (voice)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self

Fun Mom Dinner
2017
as Jamie

American Splendor
2003
as Stage Actor Joyce

Other People
2016
as Joanne Mulcahey

Spin Me Round
2022
as Deb

Nerdland
2016
as Business Woman (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self

Return to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Traci

The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Aani

We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Deborah

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self

Miles
2017
as Pam Walton

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022
as Self

The Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Self

Will & Harper
2024
as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)

Trust Me
2013
as Janice

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Kelly

Year of the Dog
2007
as Peggy

What Goes Up
2009
as Penelope Little

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Emily McCoy

Gray Matters
2007
as Carrie

Dinner and Driving
1997
as Arguing Woman in Cafe

Good Boy!
2003
as Mrs. Baker

Casa de Mi Padre
2012
as Sheila

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Music Man
2003
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self

Half Magic
2018
as Mistress Valesca

I Am Chris Farley
2015
as Self

The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Patience the Vampire (voice)

The Phantom of the Opera
1989
as Meg (New York)

Live from New York!
2015
as Self

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
Bambi Cottages

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self

12 Days of Christmas Eve
2004
as Angie

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005
as Jackie Frost (voice)

The Wedding Weekend
2006
as Trish

Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Margaret Lipka

My 5 Wives
2000
as Barbara Van Dyke

Mastersons of Manhattan
2007
as Amanda Masterson

Wild Nights with Emily
2018
as Emily Dickinson

Saturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self

Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self

More of Me
2007
as Alice

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018
as Tish Cattigan

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
2001
as Self, various characters

The (Dead Mothers) Club
2014
as Self

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019
as Tish Cattigan

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018
as Tish Cattigan

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
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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- Scary Movie 5 (2013) — as Heather Darcy
- Balls Up (2026) — as Burgess
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) — as Marilyn
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) — as Wanda (voice)
- Little Man (2006) — as Soccer Mom
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