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

American Dad!

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seinfeld

Bob's Burgers

All Movies (95)

• Driver's Ed2026 · as Principal Fisher
• Balls Up2026 · as Burgess
• People We Meet on Vacation2026 · as Wanda Wright
• Downey Wrote That2025 · as Self
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self
• Will & Harper2024 · as Self
• A Good Person2023 · as Diane
• Spin Me Round2022 · as Deb
• Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special2022 · as Self
• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania2022 · as Wanda (voice)
• Promising Young Woman2020 · as Mrs. Fisher
• Horse Girl2020 · as Joan
• Jay and Silent Bob Reboot2019 · as SouthBest Airlines Lady
• Sextuplets2019 · as Linda
• Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh2019 · as Self
• The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish2019 · as Tish Cattigan
• Private Life2018 · as Cynthia Grimes
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018 · as Wanda (voice)
• The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!2018 · as Tish Cattigan
• Wild Nights with Emily2018 · as Emily Dickinson
• Half Magic2018 · as Mistress Valesca
• The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish2018 · as Tish Cattigan
• The Layover2017 · as Nancy
• Fun Mom Dinner2017 · as Jamie
• The Little Hours2017 · as Sister Marea
• Miles2017 · as Pam Walton
• We Don't Belong Here2017 · as Deborah
• Nerdland2016 · as Business Woman (voice)
• Other People2016 · as Joanne Mulcahey
• Addicted to Fresno2015 · as Margaret Lipka
• Hotel Transylvania 22015 · as Wanda (voice)
• Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot2015 · as Self
• I Am Chris Farley2015 · as Self
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015 · as Denise Kushner
• Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant2015 · as Emily McCoy
• Live from New York!2015 · as Self
• Life After Beth2014 · as Geenie Slocum
• The (Dead Mothers) Club2014 · as Self
• Trust Me2013 · as Janice
• Scary Movie 52013 · as Heather Darcy
• Hotel Transylvania2012 · as Wanda (voice)
• The Five-Year Engagement2012 · as Onion Chef
• Casa de Mi Padre2012 · as Sheila
• Bad Teacher2011 · as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Various (archive footage)
• What Goes Up2009 · as Penelope Little
• Igor2008 · as Eva (voice)
• Snow Buddies2008 · as Molly (voice)
• More of Me2007 · as Alice
• Evan Almighty2007 · as Eve Adams
• Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation2007 · as Self
• Year of the Dog2007 · as Peggy
• Gray Matters2007 · as Carrie
• Mastersons of Manhattan2007 · as Amanda Masterson
• The Wedding Weekend2006 · as Trish
• Air Buddies2006 · as Molly (voice)
• Little Man2006 · as Soccer Mom
• The Amazing Screw-On Head2006 · as Patience the Vampire (voice)
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006 · as Mrs. Dennit
• Marie Antoinette2006 · as Aunt Victoire
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies2006
• Scary Movie 42006 · as Marilyn
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie2005 · as Jackie Frost (voice)
• 12 Days of Christmas Eve2004 · as Angie
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley2003 · as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Good Boy!2003 · as Mrs. Baker
• My Boss's Daughter2003 · as Audrey Bennett
• American Splendor2003 · as Stage Actor Joyce
• The Music Man2003 · as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie2002 · as Self
• The Santa Clause 22002 · as Tracy
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell2002 · as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
• Shallow Hal2001 · as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
• Serendipity2001 · as Eve
• Osmosis Jones2001 · as Mrs. Boyd
• Wet Hot American Summer2001 · as Gail
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon2001 · as Self, various characters
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000 · as Betty Lou Who
• My 5 Wives2000 · as Barbara Van Dyke
• Saturday Night Live: Christmas1999 · as Self
• Superstar1999 · as Mary Katherine Gallagher
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999 · as Self
• Never Been Kissed1999 · as Anita
• Analyze This1999 · as Caroline
• Happiness1998 · as Nancy
• The Thin Pink Line1998 · as Aani
• A Night at the Roxbury1998 · as Emily Sanderson
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman1998 · as Kelly
• Dinner and Driving1997 · as Arguing Woman in Cafe
• Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace1996 · as Homeless Lady
• Return to Two Moon Junction1994 · as Traci
• The Phantom of the Opera1989 · as Meg (New York)
• Bambi Cottages—

All TV Shows (78)

• The Hawk2026 · as Stacy
• Everybody's Live with John Mulaney2025 · as Self - Actress and Comedian
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
• I Love That for You2022 · as Jackie Stilton
• Only Murders in the Building2021 · as Bev Melon
• The White Lotus2021 · as Kitty Patton
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• Biography: Comedy Icons2019 · as Self
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Other Two2019 · as Pat Dubek
• Will & Grace2017 · as Val Bassett
• Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later2017 · as Gail
• Rhett & Link's Buddy System2016 · as Rhonda
• Divorce2016 · as Diane
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Allie
• Moonbeam City2015 · as Silca (voice)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp2015 · as Gail von Kleinenstein
• The Spoils Before Dying2015 · as Tricksy
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Benched2014 · as Judge Conner
• Mulaney2014 · as Markie
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Spoils of Babylon2014 · as Meredith Sennheiser
• Getting On2013 · as Phyllis Marmatan
• The Millers2013 · as Miss Pam
• Super Fun Night2013 · as Jane Spencer
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Hannibal2013 · as Kidnapper
• Jessie2011 · as Beverly Shannon
• Up All Night2011 · as Nancy
• Web Therapy2011 · as Kirsten Noble
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Millie (voice)
• Raising Hope2010 · as Maxine
• Neighbors from Hell2010 · as Tina Hellman (voice)
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• The Middle2009 · as Janet
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Glee2009 · as Brenda Castle
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Paula Reilly
• Kath & Kim2008 · as Kath Day
• Web Therapy2008 · as Kirsten Noble
• Pushing Daisies2007 · as Dilly Balsam
• 30 Rock2006 · as Katherine Catherine
• The New Adventures of Old Christine2006 · as Jeannie
• The Showbiz Show with David Spade2005
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List2005 · as Self
• American Dad!2005 · as Kristy (voice)
• Dog Whisperer2004 · as Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)
• Cracking Up2004 · as Lesley Shackleton
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Scrubs2001 · as Denise Lemmon
• Primetime Glick2001
• Ed2000 · as Linda Berringer
• Will & Grace1998 · as Val Bassett
• Sex and the City1998 · as Lily Martin
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Single Guy1995 · as Melody Pugh
• Sister, Sister1994 · as Checker
• Ellen1994 · as Woman
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The John Larroquette Show1993 · as Vivian
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• In Living Color1990
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Judy Swain
• The Simpsons1989 · as Katya (voice)
• Seinfeld1989 · as Sam
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• Today1952 · as Self