Molly Shannon
Acting1964Shaker 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
Acting History
Future
GOLF
TVas Stacy• 10 eps
2026
People We Meet on Vacation
as Wanda Wright
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TVas Self• 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TVas Self - Actress and Comedian• 1 eps
2024
Will & Harper
as Self
The Simpsons
TVas Katya (voice)• 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Only Murders in the Building
TVas Bev Melon• 7 eps
2023
A Good Person
as Diane
2022
Spin Me Round
as Deb
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wanda (voice)
I Love That for You
TVas Jackie Stilton
2021
The Drew Barrymore Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The White Lotus
TVas Kitty Patton• 2 eps
2020
Promising Young Woman
as Mrs. Fisher
Horse Girl
as Joan
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
Sextuplets
as Linda
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
Biography: Comedy Icons
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Other Two
TVas Pat Dubek• 26 eps
2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Tish Cattigan
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wanda (voice)
Wild Nights with Emily
as Emily Dickinson
Half Magic
as Mistress Valesca
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord and Tish
as Tish Cattigan
Private Life
as Cynthia Grimes
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self• 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
Will & Grace
TVas Val Bassett• 3 eps
2017
The Little Hours
as Sister Marea
Fun Mom Dinner
as Jamie
Miles
as Pam Walton
The Layover
as Nancy
Life in Pieces
TVas Allie• 1 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TVas Gail• 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TVas Self• 1 eps
2016
Other People
as Joanne Mulcahey
Nerdland
as Business Woman (voice)
Childrens Hospital
TVas Paula Reilly• 1 eps
Divorce
TVas Diane• 24 eps
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
TVas Rhonda
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Wanda (voice)
Addicted to Fresno
as Margaret Lipka
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Emily McCoy
Live from New York!
as Self
I Am Chris Farley
as Self
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as Denise Kushner
The Spoils Before Dying
TVas Tricksy• 6 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TVas Gail von Kleinenstein• 8 eps
Moonbeam City
TVas Silca (voice)• 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest
2014
Mi Novia es una Zombie
as Geenie Slocum
The (Dead Mothers) Club
as Self
Benched
TVas Judge Conner
Mulaney
TVas Markie
The Spoils of Babylon
TVas Meredith Sennheiser
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self / Self - Guest
2013
Trust Me
as Janice
Scary Movie 5
as Heather Darcy
Bob's Burgers
TVas Millie (voice)• 8 eps
The Millers
TVas Miss Pam
Raising Hope
TVas Maxine• 2 eps
Jessie
TVas Beverly Shannon• 1 eps
Hannibal
TVas Kidnapper• 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
TVas Self• 2 eps
Super Fun Night
TVas Jane Spencer
Getting On
TVas Phyllis Marmatan• 3 eps
2012
Casa de Mi Padre
as Sheila
Hotel Transylvania
as Wanda (voice)
The Five-Year Engagement
as Onion Chef
Web Therapy
TVas Kirsten Noble• 2 eps
2011
2010
Web Therapy
TVas Kirsten Noble• 3 eps
Neighbors from Hell
TVas Tina Hellman (voice)
Glee
TVas Brenda Castle• 2 eps
2009
What Goes Up
as Penelope Little
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TVas Jeannie• 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
2008
2007
Gray Matters
as Carrie
Year of the Dog
as Peggy
Evan Almighty
as Eve Adams
More of Me
as Alice
Pushing Daisies
TVas Dilly Balsam• 1 eps
30 Rock
TVas Katherine Catherine• 1 eps
Dog Whisperer
TVas Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)• 1 eps
2006
Little Man
as Soccer Mom
Air Buddies
as Molly (voice)
Marie Antoinette
as Aunt Victoire
The Wedding Weekend
as Trish
Scary Movie 4
as Marilyn
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Mrs. Dennit
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TVas Self
American Dad!
TVas Kristy (voice)• 3 eps
2004
12 Days of Christmas Eve
as Angie
Intimate Portrait
TVas Self• 1 eps
Cracking Up
TVas Lesley Shackleton
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TVas Self• 1 eps
Scrubs
TVas Denise Lemmon• 1 eps
2003
My Boss's Daughter
as Audrey Bennett
The Music Man
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
American Splendor
as Stage Actor Joyce
Good Boy!
as Mrs. Baker
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ed
TVas Linda Berringer• 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
The Santa Clause 2
as Tracy
Sex and the City
TVas Lily Martin• 3 eps
2001
Wet Hot American Summer
as Gail
Shallow Hal
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Osmosis Jones
as Mrs. Boyd
Serendipity
as Eve
2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Betty Lou Who
My 5 Wives
as Barbara Van Dyke
1999
Never Been Kissed
as Anita
Superstar
as Mary Katherine Gallagher
Analyze This
as Caroline
Will & Grace
TVas Val Bassett• 5 eps
Superstar
Additional Writing
Superstar
Characters
1998
1997
1996
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
as Homeless Lady
1994
Return to Two Moon Junction
as Traci
The John Larroquette Show
TVas Vivian• 1 eps
Ellen
TVas Woman• 1 eps
Sister, Sister
TVas Checker• 1 eps
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TVas Self
1991
Twin Peaks
TVas Judy Swain• 1 eps
1989
The Phantom of the Opera
as Meg (New York)
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self
1952
Today
TVas Self