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