Molly Shannon
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).
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
59 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Balls Up | Burgess | Film |
| 2026 | People We Meet on Vacation | Wanda Wright | Film |
| 2026 | The Hawk | Stacy | TV |
| 2025 | Driver's Ed | Principal Fisher | Film |
| 2023 | A Good Person | Diane | Film |
| 2022 | Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special | Self | Film |
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Wanda (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Spin Me Round | Deb | Film |
| 2019 | The Other Two | Pat Dubek | TV |
| 2018 | Wild Nights with Emily | Emily Dickinson | Film |
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Wanda (voice) | Film |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Sister Marea | Film |
| 2016 | Other People | Joanne Mulcahey | Film |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Margaret Lipka | Film |
| 2015 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Denise Kushner | Film |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Emily McCoy | Film |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Wanda (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | Life After Beth | Geenie Slocum | Film |
| 2013 | Trust Me | Janice | Film |
| 2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Heather Darcy | Film |
| 2012 | Casa de Mi Padre | Sheila | Film |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Wanda (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Melody (Garrett's Mom) | Film |
| 2009 | What Goes Up | Penelope Little | Film |
| 2008 | Igor | Eva (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Snow Buddies | Molly (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Gray Matters | Carrie | Film |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Eve Adams | Film |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog | Peggy | Film |
| 2007 | More of Me | Alice | Film |
| 2006 | The Wedding Weekend | Trish | Film |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Marilyn | Film |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Mrs. Dennit | Film |
| 2006 | Air Buddies | Molly (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | Patience the Vampire (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Little Man | Soccer Mom | Film |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Aunt Victoire | Film |
| 2004 | 12 Days of Christmas Eve | Angie | Film |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Lesley Shackleton | TV |
| 2003 | American Splendor | Stage Actor Joyce | Film |
| 2003 | The Music Man | Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn | Film |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Audrey Bennett | Film |
| 2003 | Good Boy! | Mrs. Baker | Film |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Self / Various Characters (archive footage) | Film |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Tracy | Film |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Self | Film |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Mrs. Boyd | Film |
| 2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Gail | Film |
| 2001 | Serendipity | Eve | Film |
| 2000 | My 5 Wives | Barbara Van Dyke | Film |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Betty Lou Who | Film |
| 1999 | Analyze This | Caroline | Film |
| 1999 | Superstar | Mary Katherine Gallagher | Film |
| 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Anita | Film |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury | Emily Sanderson | Film |
| 1998 | Happiness | Nancy | Film |
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Homeless Lady | Film |
| 1994 | Return to Two Moon Junction | Traci | Film |
| 1989 | The Phantom of the Opera | Meg (New York) | Film |
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