Molly Shannon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-09-16 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Molly Shannon

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The View

    The View

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • People We Meet on Vacation

    People We Meet on Vacation

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Hannibal

    Hannibal

  • The Middle

    The Middle

  • Only Murders in the Building

    Only Murders in the Building

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Jessie

    Jessie

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

  • Life in Pieces

    Life in Pieces

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine

    The New Adventures of Old Christine

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

    Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas

  • Hotel Transylvania

    Hotel Transylvania

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

  • Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman

  • Igor

    Igor

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • A Good Person

    A Good Person

  • Air Buddies

    Air Buddies

  • Little Man

    Little Man

  • Pushing Daisies

    Pushing Daisies

  • Half Magic

    Half Magic

  • Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

    Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

  • In Living Color

    In Living Color

  • Trust Me

    Trust Me

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • Horse Girl

    Horse Girl

  • Hotel Transylvania 2

    Hotel Transylvania 2

  • Sextuplets

    Sextuplets

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • The Other Two

    The Other Two

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Good Boy!

    Good Boy!

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • Nerdland

    Nerdland

  • Divorce

    Divorce

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Scary Movie 5

    Scary Movie 5

  • Scary Movie 4

    Scary Movie 4

  • Fun Mom Dinner

    Fun Mom Dinner

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    Wet Hot American Summer

  • Spin Me Round

    Spin Me Round

  • Bad Teacher

    Bad Teacher

  • The Little Hours

    The Little Hours

  • Up All Night

    Up All Night

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Today

    Today

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Other People

    Other People

  • Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

    Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

  • Superstar

    Superstar

  • Shallow Hal

    Shallow Hal

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Will & Harper

    Will & Harper

  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

    It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

  • Evan Almighty

    Evan Almighty

  • Osmosis Jones

    Osmosis Jones

  • Analyze This

    Analyze This

  • The Millers

    The Millers

  • Cracking Up

    Cracking Up

  • The Spoils of Babylon

    The Spoils of Babylon

  • I Am Chris Farley

    I Am Chris Farley

  • Dinner and Driving

    Dinner and Driving

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System

    Rhett & Link's Buddy System

  • Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

  • Kath & Kim

    Kath & Kim

  • A Night at the Roxbury

    A Night at the Roxbury

  • Never Been Kissed

    Never Been Kissed

  • The Santa Clause 2

    The Santa Clause 2

  • Benched

    Benched

  • Casa de Mi Padre

    Casa de Mi Padre

  • The Five-Year Engagement

    The Five-Year Engagement

  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

  • The Layover

    The Layover

  • I Love That for You

    I Love That for You

  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

    Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

  • Super Fun Night

    Super Fun Night

  • My 5 Wives

    My 5 Wives

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

  • Happiness

    Happiness

  • American Splendor

    American Splendor

  • Mulaney

    Mulaney

  • Neighbors from Hell

    Neighbors from Hell

  • Downey Wrote That

    Downey Wrote That

  • Moonbeam City

    Moonbeam City

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • Snow Buddies

    Snow Buddies

  • My Boss's Daughter

    My Boss's Daughter

  • Life After Beth

    Life After Beth

  • More of Me

    More of Me

  • The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

    The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

  • Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

    Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Thin Pink Line

    The Thin Pink Line

  • Biography: Comedy Icons

    Biography: Comedy Icons

  • Gray Matters

    Gray Matters

  • Private Life

    Private Life

  • Addicted to Fresno

    Addicted to Fresno

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Year of the Dog

    Year of the Dog

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

    The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

  • We Don't Belong Here

    We Don't Belong Here

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

  • GOLF

    GOLF

  • Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

    Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • What Goes Up

    What Goes Up

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

  • Live from New York!

    Live from New York!

  • Return to Two Moon Junction

    Return to Two Moon Junction

  • Wild Nights with Emily

    Wild Nights with Emily

  • 12 Days of Christmas Eve

    12 Days of Christmas Eve

  • Miles

    Miles

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

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

  • Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

    Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

  • Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

    Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

  • The (Dead Mothers) Club

    The (Dead Mothers) Club

  • Driver's Ed

    Driver's Ed

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

  • The Amazing Screw-On Head

    The Amazing Screw-On Head

  • The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

    The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

  • Balls Up

    Balls Up

  • Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

    Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

  • Mastersons of Manhattan

    Mastersons of Manhattan

  • Bambi Cottages

    Bambi Cottages

  • The Wedding Weekend

    The Wedding Weekend

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies