Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
16 settembre 1964 (62)
Place of birth
Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Molly Helen 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.
Conosciuto per
7.0
Film
Hotel Transylvania
Wanda (voice)
2012
6.8
Film
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wanda (voice)
2018
6.8
Film
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wanda (voice)
2015
5.5
Series
The Hawk
Stacy
2026–
5.8
Film
Balls Up
Burgess
2026
7.0
Film
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Wanda (voice)
2022
5.6
Film
Evan Almighty
Eve Adams
2007
6.8
Film
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Betty Lou Who
2000
5.9
Film
Little Man
Soccer Mom
2006
7.4
Film
Promising Young Woman
Mrs. Fisher
2020
4.8
Film
Scary Movie 5
Heather Daltry
2013
5.5
Film
Scary Movie 4
Marilyn
2006
7.0
Series
The Other Two
Pat Dubek
2019–2023
6.0
Film
The Santa Clause 2
Tracy
2002
7.0
Film
People We Meet on Vacation
Wanda
2026
6.7
Film
Marie Antoinette
Aunt Victoire
2006
6.7
Film
Driver's Ed
Principal Fisher
2025
5.6
Film
Bad Teacher
Melody (Garrett's Mom)
2011
6.2
Film
Never Been Kissed
Anita
1999
6.4
Series
Divorce
Diane
2016–2019
7.0
Film
Serendipity
Eve
2001
6.4
Film
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Mrs. Dennit
2006
4.6
Film
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Emily McCoy
2015
6.5
Series
Cracking Up
Lesley Shackleton
2004
7.5
Film
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Denise Kushner
2015
6.6
Film
A Night at the Roxbury
Emily Sanderson
1998
5.5
Film
Life After Beth
Geenie Slocum
2014
6.4
Series
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Gail von Kleinenstein
2015
5.9
Film
The Little Hours
Sister Marea
2017
6.4
Film
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
2015
6.0
Film
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Self
2002
6.1
Film
Igor
Eva (voice)
2008
4.9
Series
Kath & Kim
Kath Day
2008–2009
7.1
Film
American Splendor
Stage Actor Joyce
2003
3.3
Film
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Homeless Lady
1996
5.9
Film
Air Buddies
Molly (voice)
2006
6.4
Series
I Love That for You
Jackie Stilton
2022
6.1
Film
Snow Buddies
Molly (voice)
2008
6.5
Film
Osmosis Jones
Mrs. Boyd
2001
6.2
Film
Wet Hot American Summer
Gail
2001
5.4
Film
Casa de Mi Padre
Sheila
2012
5.4
Film
The Layover
Nancy
2017
7.4
Film
Happiness
Nancy
1998
5.8
Film
Trust Me
Janice
2013
5.0
Film
My Boss's Daughter
Audrey Bennett
2003
5.6
Film
Good Boy!
Mrs. Baker
2003
7.0
Film
A Good Person
Diane
2023
6.4
Series
Neighbors from Hell
Tina Hellman (voice)
2010
6.5
Film
Analyze This
Caroline
1999
6.2
Series
The Spoils of Babylon
Meredith Sennheiser
2014
5.7
Film
Horse Girl
Joan
2020
5.5
Film
We Don't Belong Here
Deborah
2017
6.2
Film
Sextuplets
Linda
2019
5.3
Film
Miles
Pam Walton
2017
6.6
Film
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
2022
6.9
Film
Private Life
Cynthia Grimes
2018
5.7
Film
Fun Mom Dinner
Jamie
2017
4.9
Film
Spin Me Round
Deb
2022
6.4
Film
Other People
Joanne Mulcahey
2016
5.3
Film
Half Magic
Mistress Valesca
2018
7.4
Film
Will & Harper
Self
2024
5.9
Film
Wild Nights with Emily
Emily Dickinson
2018
5.6
Film
Nerdland
Business Woman (voice)
2016
7.2
Film
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
2019
5.9
Film
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
2018
6.1
Film
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Tish Cattigan
2018
6.2
Film
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
2019
Acting credits 67 titles
The Hawk
as Stacy
5.5
2026–
Balls Up
as Burgess
5.8
2026
People We Meet on Vacation
as Wanda
7.0
2026
Driver's Ed
as Principal Fisher
6.7
2025
Will & Harper
as Self
7.4
2024
A Good Person
as Diane
7.0
2023
I Love That for You
as Jackie Stilton
6.4
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
6.6
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wanda (voice)
7.0
2022
Spin Me Round
as Deb
4.9
2022
Horse Girl
as Joan
5.7
2020
Promising Young Woman
as Mrs. Fisher
7.4
2020
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
6.2
2019
Sextuplets
as Linda
6.2
2019
The Other Two
as Pat Dubek
7.0
2019–2023
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
7.2
2019
Wild Nights with Emily
as Emily Dickinson
5.9
2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Tish Cattigan
6.1
2018
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
5.9
2018
Private Life
as Cynthia Grimes
6.9
2018
Half Magic
as Mistress Valesca
5.3
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wanda (voice)
6.8
2018
Miles
as Pam Walton
5.3
2017
Fun Mom Dinner
as Jamie
5.7
2017
We Don't Belong Here
as Deborah
5.5
2017
The Little Hours
as Sister Marea
5.9
2017
The Layover
as Nancy
5.4
2017
Other People
as Joanne Mulcahey
6.4
2016
Divorce
as Diane
6.4
2016–2019
Nerdland
as Business Woman (voice)
5.6
2016
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Gail von Kleinenstein
6.4
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Self
6.4
2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
as Denise Kushner
7.5
2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Emily McCoy
4.6
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Wanda (voice)
6.8
2015
Life After Beth
as Geenie Slocum
5.5
2014
The Spoils of Babylon
as Meredith Sennheiser
6.2
2014
Trust Me
as Janice
5.8
2013
Scary Movie 5
as Heather Daltry
4.8
2013
Casa de Mi Padre
as Sheila
5.4
2012
Hotel Transylvania
as Wanda (voice)
7.0
2012
Bad Teacher
as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
5.6
2011
Neighbors from Hell
as Tina Hellman (voice)
6.4
2010
Kath & Kim
as Kath Day
4.9
2008–2009
Snow Buddies
as Molly (voice)
6.1
2008
Igor
as Eva (voice)
6.1
2008
Evan Almighty
as Eve Adams
5.6
2007
Scary Movie 4
as Marilyn
5.5
2006
Marie Antoinette
as Aunt Victoire
6.7
2006
Air Buddies
as Molly (voice)
5.9
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Mrs. Dennit
6.4
2006
Little Man
as Soccer Mom
5.9
2006
Cracking Up
as Lesley Shackleton
6.5
2004
Good Boy!
as Mrs. Baker
5.6
2003
My Boss's Daughter
as Audrey Bennett
5.0
2003
American Splendor
as Stage Actor Joyce
7.1
2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Self
6.0
2002
The Santa Clause 2
as Tracy
6.0
2002
Serendipity
as Eve
7.0
2001
Wet Hot American Summer
as Gail
6.2
2001
Osmosis Jones
as Mrs. Boyd
6.5
2001
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Betty Lou Who
6.8
2000
Never Been Kissed
as Anita
6.2
1999
Analyze This
as Caroline
6.5
1999
A Night at the Roxbury
as Emily Sanderson
6.6
1998
Happiness
as Nancy
7.4
1998
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
as Homeless Lady
3.3
1996