Acting credits
162
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Molly Shannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Movies: 92Series: 70Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 28640
IMDb ID: nm0788340
Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2026
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q239145
Other jobs
Producer (2)Additional Writing (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Molly Shannon.
7.0
People We Meet on Vacation
as Wanda Wright
2026 Movie
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025 Movie
10.0
Driver's Ed
2025 Movie
6.9
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
7.3
Will & Harper
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
A Good Person
as Diane
2023 Movie
4.9
Spin Me Round
as Deb
2022 Movie
6.7
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
2022 Movie
7.0
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wanda (voice)
2022 Movie
7.4
Promising Young Woman
as Mrs. Fisher
2020 Movie
5.7
Horse Girl
as Joan
2020 Movie
5.7
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
2019 Movie
6.2
Sextuplets
as Linda
2019 Movie
7.2
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019 Movie
6.2
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
2019 Movie
6.9
Private Life
as Cynthia Grimes
2018 Movie
6.9
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wanda (voice)
2018 Movie
6.1
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Tish Cattigan
2018 Movie
5.9
Wild Nights with Emily
as Emily Dickinson
2018 Movie
5.4
Half Magic
as Mistress Valesca
2018 Movie
5.9
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
2018 Movie
5.4
The Layover
as Nancy
2017 Movie
5.7
Fun Mom Dinner
as Jamie
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Molly Shannon.
5.0
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actress and Comedian • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.4
I Love That for You
as Jackie Stilton • 8 eps
2022 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Bev Melon • 7 eps
2021 Series
7.6
The White Lotus
as Kitty Patton • 2 eps
2021 Series
6.1
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
The Other Two
as Pat Dubek • 26 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Will & Grace
as Val Bassett • 3 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Gail • 3 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
as Rhonda • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.4
Divorce
as Diane • 24 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Life in Pieces
as Allie • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.8
Moonbeam City
as Silca (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Gail von Kleinenstein • 8 eps
2015 Series
6.0
The Spoils Before Dying
as Tricksy • 6 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.9
Benched
as Judge Conner • 1 eps
2014 Series
4.1
Mulaney
as Markie • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Spoils of Babylon
as Meredith Sennheiser • 6 eps
2014 Series