Acting · Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA · Born September 16, 1964
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.
TVThe Hawk
2026
as Stacy
MovieBalls Up
2026
as Burgess
MoviePeople We Meet on Vacation
2026
as Wanda Wright
MovieDowney Wrote That
2025
as Self
MovieDriver's Ed
2025
as Principal Fisher
TVEverybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Self - Actress and Comedian
MovieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
TVSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
MovieWill & Harper
2024
as Self
MovieA Good Person
2023
as Diane
MovieSpin Me Round
2022
as Deb
MovieNorm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022
as Self
TVI Love That for You
2022
as Jackie Stilton
MovieHotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022
as Wanda (voice)
TVOnly Murders in the Building
2021
as Bev Melon
TVThe White Lotus
2021
as Kitty Patton
MoviePromising Young Woman
2020
as Mrs. Fisher
TVThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
MovieHorse Girl
2020
as Joan
MovieJay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
MovieSextuplets
2019
as Linda
MovieChris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
TVBiography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Other Two
2019
as Pat Dubek
MovieThe 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019
as Tish Cattigan
MoviePrivate Life
2018
as Cynthia Grimes
MovieHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Wanda (voice)
MovieThe Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018
as Tish Cattigan
MovieWild Nights with Emily
2018
as Emily Dickinson
MovieHalf Magic
2018
as Mistress Valesca
MovieThe 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018
as Tish Cattigan
TVWill & Grace
2017
as Val Bassett
MovieThe Layover
2017
as Nancy
MovieFun Mom Dinner
2017
as Jamie
TVWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Gail
MovieThe Little Hours
2017
as Sister Marea
MovieMiles
2017
as Pam Walton
MovieWe Don't Belong Here
2017
as Deborah
MovieNerdland
2016
as Business Woman (voice)
TVRhett & Link's Buddy System
2016
as Rhonda
TVDivorce
2016
as Diane
MovieOther People
2016
as Joanne Mulcahey
MovieAddicted to Fresno
2015
as Margaret Lipka
MovieHotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Wanda (voice)
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as Allie
TVMoonbeam City
2015
as Silca (voice)
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MovieHurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
TVWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015
as Gail von Kleinenstein
MovieI Am Chris Farley
2015
as Self
TVThe Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Tricksy
MovieMe and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015
as Denise Kushner
MovieLarry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as Emily McCoy
MovieLive from New York!
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVBenched
2014
as Judge Conner
TVMulaney
2014
as Markie
MovieLife After Beth
2014
as Geenie Slocum
MovieThe (Dead Mothers) Club
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Spoils of Babylon
2014
as Meredith Sennheiser
TVGetting On
2013
as Phyllis Marmatan
TVThe Millers
2013
as Miss Pam
TVSuper Fun Night
2013
as Jane Spencer
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MovieTrust Me
2013
as Janice
MovieScary Movie 5
2013
as Heather Darcy
TVHannibal
2013
as Kidnapper
MovieHotel Transylvania
2012
as Wanda (voice)
MovieThe Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Onion Chef
MovieCasa de Mi Padre
2012
as Sheila
TVJessie
2011
as Beverly Shannon
TVUp All Night
2011
as Nancy
TVWeb Therapy
2011
as Kirsten Noble
MovieBad Teacher
2011
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Millie (voice)
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Various (archive footage)
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Maxine
TVNeighbors from Hell
2010
as Tina Hellman (voice)
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
TVThe Middle
2009
as Janet
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieWhat Goes Up
2009
as Penelope Little
TVGlee
2009
as Brenda Castle
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Paula Reilly
TVKath & Kim
2008
as Kath Day
TVWeb Therapy
2008
as Kirsten Noble
MovieIgor
2008
as Eva (voice)
MovieSnow Buddies
2008
as Molly (voice)
TVPushing Daisies
2007
as Dilly Balsam
MovieMore of Me
2007
as Alice
MovieEvan Almighty
2007
as Eve Adams
MovieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
MovieYear of the Dog
2007
as Peggy
MovieGray Matters
2007
as Carrie
MovieMastersons of Manhattan
2007
as Amanda Masterson
MovieThe Wedding Weekend
2006
as Trish
MovieAir Buddies
2006
as Molly (voice)
TV30 Rock
2006
as Katherine Catherine
MovieLittle Man
2006
as Soccer Mom
MovieThe Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Patience the Vampire (voice)
MovieTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Mrs. Dennit
MovieMarie Antoinette
2006
as Aunt Victoire
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
MovieScary Movie 4
2006
as Marilyn
TVThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Jeannie
MovieHere Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
2005
as Jackie Frost (voice)
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
TVKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005
as Self
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Kristy (voice)
Movie12 Days of Christmas Eve
2004
as Angie
TVDog Whisperer
2004
as Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)
TVCracking Up
2004
as Lesley Shackleton
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieGood Boy!
2003
as Mrs. Baker
MovieMy Boss's Daughter
2003
as Audrey Bennett
MovieAmerican Splendor
2003
as Stage Actor Joyce
MovieThe Music Man
2003
as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Self
MovieThe Santa Clause 2
2002
as Tracy
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
MovieShallow Hal
2001
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
MovieSerendipity
2001
as Eve
TVScrubs
2001
as Denise Lemmon
MovieOsmosis Jones
2001
as Mrs. Boyd
MovieWet Hot American Summer
2001
as Gail
TVPrimetime Glick
2001
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
2001
as Self, various characters
MovieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
as Betty Lou Who
TVEd
2000
as Linda Berringer
MovieMy 5 Wives
2000
as Barbara Van Dyke
MovieSaturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self
MovieSuperstar
1999
as Mary Katherine Gallagher
MovieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
MovieNever Been Kissed
1999
as Anita
MovieAnalyze This
1999
as Caroline
MovieHappiness
1998
as Nancy
MovieThe Thin Pink Line
1998
as Aani
MovieA Night at the Roxbury
1998
as Emily Sanderson
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Val Bassett
TVSex and the City
1998
as Lily Martin
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Kelly
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieDinner and Driving
1997
as Arguing Woman in Cafe
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieLawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
1996
as Homeless Lady
TVThe Single Guy
1995
as Melody Pugh
MovieReturn to Two Moon Junction
1994
as Traci
TVSister, Sister
1994
as Checker
TVEllen
1994
as Woman
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe John Larroquette Show
1993
as Vivian
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVIn Living Color
1990
TVTwin Peaks
1990
as Judy Swain
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Katya (voice)
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
1989
as Meg (New York)
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Sam
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVToday
1952
as Self
Bambi Cottages
