Acting credits
168
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Molly Shannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 95Series: 73Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 28640
IMDb ID: nm0788340
Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 1964
Age: 62
Place of birth: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2026
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q239145
Also known as
Molly Helen Shannon
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.
Driver's Ed
as Principal Fisher
2026 Movie
Balls Up
as Burgess
2026 Movie
People We Meet on Vacation
as Wanda
2026 Movie
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025 Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
Will & Harper
as Self
2024 Movie
A Good Person
as Diane
2023 Movie
Spin Me Round
as Deb
2022 Movie
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
2022 Movie
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Wanda (voice)
2022 Movie
Promising Young Woman
as Mrs. Fisher
2020 Movie
Horse Girl
as Joan
2020 Movie
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
2019 Movie
Sextuplets
as Linda
2019 Movie
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019 Movie
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
2019 Movie
Private Life
as Cynthia Grimes
2018 Movie
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Wanda (voice)
2018 Movie
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Tish Cattigan
2018 Movie
Wild Nights with Emily
as Emily Dickinson
2018 Movie
Half Magic
as Mistress Valesca
2018 Movie
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Tish Cattigan
2018 Movie
The Layover
as Nancy
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Molly Shannon.
The Hawk
as Stacy • 10 eps
2026 Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actress and Comedian • 1 eps
2025 Series
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
I Love That for You
as Jackie Stilton • 8 eps
2022 Series
Only Murders in the Building
as Bev Melon • 7 eps
2021 Series
The White Lotus
as Kitty Patton • 2 eps
2021 Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Other Two
as Pat Dubek • 26 eps
2019 Series
Will & Grace
as Val Bassett • 3 eps
2017 Series
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as Gail • 3 eps
2017 Series
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
as Rhonda • 1 eps
2016 Series
Divorce
as Diane • 24 eps
2016 Series
Life in Pieces
as Allie • 1 eps
2015 Series
Moonbeam City
as Silca (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Gail von Kleinenstein • 8 eps
2015 Series
The Spoils Before Dying
as Tricksy • 6 eps
2015 Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Benched
as Judge Conner • 1 eps
2014 Series
Mulaney
as Markie • 1 eps
2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series