Acting credits
166
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Molly Shannon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 94Series: 72Crew 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: 6.39
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.
as Burgess
Balls Up
2026 • Movie
as Wanda Wright
People We Meet on Vacation
2026 • Movie
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025 • Movie
as Principal Fisher
Driver's Ed
2025 • Movie
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Will & Harper
2024 • Movie
as Diane
A Good Person
2023 • Movie
as Deb
Spin Me Round
2022 • Movie
as Self
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022 • Movie
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022 • Movie
as Mrs. Fisher
Promising Young Woman
2020 • Movie
as Joan
Horse Girl
2020 • Movie
as SouthBest Airlines Lady
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019 • Movie
as Linda
Sextuplets
2019 • Movie
as Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 • Movie
as Tish Cattigan
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019 • Movie
as Cynthia Grimes
Private Life
2018 • Movie
as Wanda (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018 • Movie
as Tish Cattigan
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018 • Movie
as Emily Dickinson
Wild Nights with Emily
2018 • Movie
as Mistress Valesca
Half Magic
2018 • Movie
as Tish Cattigan
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018 • Movie
as Nancy
The Layover
2017 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Molly Shannon.
as Stacy • 10 eps
The Hawk
2026 • Series
as Self - Actress and Comedian • 1 eps
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 • Series
as Jackie Stilton • 8 eps
I Love That for You
2022 • Series
as Bev Melon • 7 eps
Only Murders in the Building
2021 • Series
as Kitty Patton • 2 eps
The White Lotus
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 • Series
as Pat Dubek • 26 eps
The Other Two
2019 • Series
as Val Bassett • 3 eps
Will & Grace
2017 • Series
as Gail • 3 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017 • Series
as Rhonda • 1 eps
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016 • Series
as Diane • 24 eps
Divorce
2016 • Series
as Allie • 1 eps
Life in Pieces
2015 • Series
as Silca (voice) • 1 eps
Moonbeam City
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
as Gail von Kleinenstein • 8 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015 • Series
as Tricksy • 6 eps
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 • Series
as Judge Conner • 1 eps
Benched
2014 • Series
as Markie • 1 eps
Mulaney
2014 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series