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Molly Shannon

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Comedian / Voice Actress / Screenwriter | * 09/16/1964 (59) | Shaker Heights, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
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Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian. Shannon was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. In February 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Other People. She has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, such as Happiness (1998), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), reprising her character in the miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best fri ...

Hotel Transylvania

PG

2012 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her ...

Superstar

PG-13

1999 | 2.7/5 | 1h 21min
Comedy
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Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Jos ...

Never Been Kissed

PG-13

1999 | 3.1/5 | 1h 47min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
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David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger si ...

Other People

Certification unknown

2016 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Comedy
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Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dati ...

Will & Grace

TV-14

1998 | 3.4/5 | 22min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Molly Shannon

Independent Spirit Awards
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Movies with Molly Shannon as Actress(85)

as Diane2023 A Good Person
2023 Bambi Cottages
as Deb2022 Spin Me Round
as herself2022 Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Wanda (voice)2022 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Joan2020 Horse Girl
as Mrs. Fisher2020 Promising Young Woman
as SouthBest Airlines Lady2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Tish Cattigan2019 The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Linda2019 Sextuplets
2019 Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Emily Dickinson2018 Wild Nights with Emily
as Tish Cattigan2018 The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Mistress Valesca2018 Half Magic
as Cynthia Grimes2018 Private Life
as Wanda (voice)2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Tish Cattigan2018 The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Nancy2017 The Layover
as Jamie2017 Fun Mom Dinner
as Sister Marea2017 The Little Hours
as Pam Walton2017 Miles
as Deborah2017 We Don't Belong Here
as Joanne Mulcahey2016 Other People
as Business Woman (voice)2016 Nerdland
as Margaret Lipka2015 Addicted to Fresno
as Denise Kushner2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as herself2015 Live from New York!
as herself2015 Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as herself2015 I Am Chris Farley
as Wanda (voice)2015 Hotel Transylvania 2
as Emily McCoy2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Geenie Slocum2014 Life After Beth
as herself2014 The (Dead Mothers) Club
as Heather Darcy2013 Scary Movie 5
as Janice2013 Trust Me
as Sheila2012 Casa De Mi Padre
as Onion Chef2012 The Five-Year Engagement
as Wanda (voice)2012 Hotel Transylvania
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)2011 Bad Teacher
as Various2010 The Women of SNL
as Penelope Little2009 What Goes Up
as Molly (voice)2008 Snow Buddies
as Eva (voice)2008 Igor
as Peggy2007 Year of the Dog
as Alice2007 More of Me
as Amanda Masterson2007 Mastersons of Manhattan
as Eve Adams2007 Evan Almighty
as Patience the Vampire (voice)2006 The Amazing Screw-On Head
as Molly (voice)2006 Air Buddies
2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
as Soccer Mom2006 Little Man
as Carrie2006 Gray Matters
as Madame Victoire2006 Marie Antoinette
as Trish2006 The Wedding Weekend
as Mrs. Dennit2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Marilyn2006 Scary Movie 4
as Jackie Frost (voice)2005 Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
as Angie2004 12 Days of Christmas Eve
as Audrey Bennett2003 My Boss's Daughter
as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn2003 The Music Man
as Stage Actor Joyce2003 American Splendor
as Mrs. Baker2003 Good Boy!
as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Tracy2002 The Santa Clause 2
as Herself / Various Characters (archive footage)2002 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as herself2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Self, various characters2001 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)2001 Shallow Hal
as Gail2001 Wet Hot American Summer
as Mrs. Boyd2001 Osmosis Jones
as Eve2001 Serendipity
as Betty Lou Who2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Barbara Van Dyke2000 My 5 Wives
as Anita1999 Never Been Kissed
as Caroline1999 Analyze This
as herself1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Mary Katherine Gallagher1999 Superstar
as Aani1998 The Thin Pink Line
as Emily Sanderson1998 A Night at the Roxbury
as Nancy1998 Happiness
as Kelly1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Arguing Woman in Cafe1997 Dinner and Driving
as Homeless Lady1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
as Traci1995 Return to Two Moon Junction
as Meg (New York)1989 The Phantom of the Opera

TV Shows/Series with Molly Shannon as Actress(55)

as Jackie Stilton2022 I Love That for You
as Kitty Patton2021 The White Lotus
as herself2020 The Drew Barrymore Show
as Pat Dubek2019 The Other Two
as Diane2016 Divorce
as herself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Gail von Kleinenstein2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as herself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Allie2015 Life in Pieces
as Silca (voice)2015 Moonbeam City
as Tricksy2015 The Spoils Before Dying
as Meredith Sennheiser2014 The Spoils of Babylon
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Judge Conner2014 Benched
as Phyllis Marmatan2013 Getting On
as Kidnapper2013 Hannibal
as herself2013 Hollywood Game Night
as Beverly Shannon2011 Jessie
as Millie (voice)2011 Bob's Burgers
as Kirsten Noble2011 Web Therapy
as Maxine2010 Raising Hope
as Tina Hellman (voice)2010 Neighbors from Hell
as Brenda Castle2009 Glee
as Janet2009 The Middle
as Kirsten Noble2008 Web Therapy
as Kath Day2008 Kath & Kim
as Dilly Balsam2007 Pushing Daisies
as Jeannie2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Katherine Catherine2006 30 Rock
2005 The Showbiz Show with David Spade
as herself2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Kristy (voice)2005 American Dad!
as herself2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Lesley Shackleton2004 Cracking Up
as Denise Lemmon2001 Scrubs
as Denise2001 Scrubs
2001 Primetime Glick
as Linda Berringer2000 Ed
as Lily Martin1998 Sex and the City
as Val Bassett1998 Will & Grace
as herself1997 The View
as Melody Pugh1995 The Single Guy
as Woman1994 Ellen
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as herself1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990 In Living Color
as Judy Swain1990 Twin Peaks
as Sam1989 Seinfeld
as Self - Various Characters1975 Saturday Night Live
as Sidekick1975 Saturday Night Live
as herself1975 Saturday Night Live
1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as herself??? Today

Movies with Molly Shannon as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2018 The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Crew/Additional Writing1999 Superstar

Full Name: Molly Shannon
Born: Wednesday, 09/16 1964 (September) in Shaker Heights, Ohio (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 59 years + 220 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Hawken School, HB Studio, New York University
Molly Shannon frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (85x, Actor)
Larry Murphy (47x, Actor)
Brooke Dillman (38x, Actress)
Larry David (37x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (35x, Actor)
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Will Forte (30x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (27x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (26x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (25x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (21x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3452, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024