Molly Shannon

ActorProducerWriterCrew Sep 16 (age 61) Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Hotel Transylvania

Wanda (voice)

Film

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Betty Lou Who

Film

Promising Young Woman

Mrs. Fisher

Film

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Denise Kushner

Film

Hotel Transylvania 2

Wanda (voice)

Film

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Wanda (voice)

Film

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Wanda (voice)

Film

Marie Antoinette

Aunt Victoire

Filmography

Acting (170)

Movies (96)

People We Meet on Vacation

2026

as Wanda Wright

7.0

Balls Up

2026 Upcoming

Apr 15

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

6.7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self

Driver's Ed

Downey Wrote That

as Self

Will & Harper

as Self

A Good Person

as Diane

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

as Wanda (voice)

Spin Me Round

as Deb

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

2022

as Self

6.7

Promising Young Woman

as Mrs. Fisher

Horse Girl

as Joan

Sextuplets

as Linda

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

2019

as Tish Cattigan

6.2

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019

as SouthBest Airlines Lady

5.7

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019

as Self

7.3

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Wanda (voice)

Private Life

as Cynthia Grimes

Half Magic

as Mistress Valesca

Wild Nights with Emily

2018

as Emily Dickinson

5.9

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

2018

as Tish Cattigan

6.1

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

as Tish Cattigan

The Little Hours

as Sister Marea

The Layover

as Nancy

Fun Mom Dinner

as Jamie

We Don't Belong Here

as Deborah

Miles

as Pam Walton

Other People

as Joanne Mulcahey

Nerdland

as Business Woman (voice)

Addicted to Fresno

as Margaret Lipka

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Wanda (voice)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

as Denise Kushner

Live from New York!

as Self

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

as Emily McCoy

I Am Chris Farley

as Self

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

as Self

6.4

The (Dead Mothers) Club

as Self

Life After Beth

as Geenie Slocum

Scary Movie 5

as Heather Darcy

Trust Me

as Janice

Hotel Transylvania

as Wanda (voice)

The Five-Year Engagement

as Onion Chef

Casa de Mi Padre

as Sheila

Bad Teacher

as Melody (Garrett's Mom)

5.6

The Women of SNL

2010

as Various (archive footage)

What Goes Up

as Penelope Little

Igor

as Eva (voice)

Snow Buddies

as Molly (voice)

Evan Almighty

as Eve Adams

Mastersons of Manhattan

2007

as Amanda Masterson

Gray Matters

as Carrie

Year of the Dog

as Peggy

More of Me

as Alice

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007

as Self

Scary Movie 4

as Marilyn

Little Man

as Soccer Mom

Air Buddies

as Molly (voice)

Marie Antoinette

as Aunt Victoire

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

as Mrs. Dennit

The Wedding Weekend

as Trish

The Amazing Screw-On Head

2006

as Patience the Vampire (voice)

6.9

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

2006

6.7

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

2005

as Jackie Frost (voice)

2.7

12 Days of Christmas Eve

as Angie

Good Boy!

as Mrs. Baker

American Splendor

as Stage Actor Joyce

My Boss's Daughter

as Audrey Bennett

The Music Man

as Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

5.6

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

2003

as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

The Santa Clause 2

2002

as Tracy

6.0

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

as Self

6.0

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002

as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)

7.7

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Serendipity

2001

as Eve

7.0

Shallow Hal

2001

as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)

6.2

Osmosis Jones

2001

as Mrs. Boyd

6.5

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

2001

as Self, various characters

2.0

Wet Hot American Summer

2001

as Gail

6.2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Betty Lou Who

My 5 Wives

as Barbara Van Dyke

Analyze This

as Caroline

Never Been Kissed

as Anita

Superstar

as Mary Katherine Gallagher

5.3

Saturday Night Live: Christmas

1999

as Self

4.5

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999

as Self

6.8

A Night at the Roxbury

as Emily Sanderson

Happiness

as Nancy

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

as Kelly

The Thin Pink Line

as Aani

Dinner and Driving

as Arguing Woman in Cafe

6.5

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

1996

as Homeless Lady

3.3

Return to Two Moon Junction

1994

as Traci

5.7

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

as Meg (New York)

5.6

Bambi Cottages

The Fanatic

as Anna Nicole Smith

Television (74)

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025

as Self - Actress and Comedian

5.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

I Love That for You

as Jackie Stilton

The White Lotus

as Kitty Patton

Only Murders in the Building

2021

as Bev Melon

8.5

The Drew Barrymore Show

2020

as Self

5.8

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

as Self - Guest

The Other Two

as Pat Dubek

The Other Two

as Pat Dubek

Biography: Comedy Icons

2019

as Self

Will & Grace

2017

as Val Bassett

7.5

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

as Gail

Divorce

as Diane

Rhett & Link's Buddy System

2016

as Rhonda

7.0

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Life in Pieces

as Allie

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

2015

as Gail von Kleinenstein

6.4

The Spoils Before Dying

as Tricksy

Moonbeam City

as Silca (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Benched

as Judge Conner

The Spoils of Babylon

2014

as Meredith Sennheiser

Mulaney

as Markie

Hannibal

as Kidnapper

Getting On

as Phyllis Marmatan

Super Fun Night

as Jane Spencer

The Millers

as Miss Pam

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

Bob's Burgers

as Millie (voice)

Jessie

as Beverly Shannon

Up All Night

as Nancy

Web Therapy

as Kirsten Noble

Raising Hope

as Maxine

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

as Self

6.6

Neighbors from Hell

2010

as Tina Hellman (voice)

6.4

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Glee

as Brenda Castle

The Middle

as Janet

Childrens Hospital

as Paula Reilly

Web Therapy

as Kirsten Noble

Kath & Kim

as Kath Day

Pushing Daisies

as Dilly Balsam

30 Rock

as Katherine Catherine

7.5

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Jeannie

American Dad!

as Kristy (voice)

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

2005

as Self

5.0

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

2005

7.3

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004

as Self

9.5

Dog Whisperer

2004

as Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)

Cracking Up

as Lesley Shackleton

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Scrubs

as Denise Lemmon

Primetime Glick

as Linda Berringer

Sex and the City

as Lily Martin

Will & Grace

as Val Bassett

The View

as Self

The Single Guy

as Melody Pugh

Ellen

as Woman

Sister, Sister

as Checker

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Intimate Portrait

as Self

The John Larroquette Show

1993

as Vivian

6.7

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Twin Peaks

as Judy Swain

In Living Color

The Simpsons

as Katya (voice)

Seinfeld

as Sam

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live

as Sidekick

Today

as Self

The Hawk

as Stacy

Crew (5)

Movies (5)

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

2018

Producer

6.1

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

2018

Writer

6.1

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

Producer

Superstar

Additional Writing

Superstar

Characters