Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

1964-09-16 Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA 94 Credits

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 Kellyautobiographical 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 ...

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People We Meet on Vacation

2026

as Wanda

Acting

Free-spirited Poppy and routine-loving Alex, who have been unlikely best friends for a decade, lives in different cities but spends every summer vacat...

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

7.3
Acting

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-...

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self

7.9
Acting

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

Will & Harper

Will & Harper

2024

as Self

7.3
Acting

When Will Ferrell's good friend Harper comes out as a trans woman, they take a road trip to bond and reintroduce Harper to the country as her true sel...

A Good Person

A Good Person

2023

as Diane

7.1
Acting

Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps he...

Spin Me Round

Spin Me Round

2022

as Deb

5.0
Acting

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she though...

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

2022

as Self

6.7
Acting

In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way,...

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

2022

as Wanda (voice)

7.1
Acting

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnn...

Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

2020

as Mrs. Fisher

7.4
Acting

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

Horse Girl

Horse Girl

2020

as Joan

5.7
Acting

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into ...

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019

as SouthBest Airlines Lady

5.7
Acting

Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic...

Sextuplets

Sextuplets

2019

as Linda

6.2
Acting

Father-to-be Alan is shocked to learn that he was born a sextuplet. With his newfound brother Russell riding shotgun, the duo sets out on a hilarious ...

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019

7.3
Acting

Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over...

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

2019

as Tish Cattigan

6.2
Acting

Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan return for their annual round of live Rose Parade coverage. Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the ...

Private Life

Private Life

2018

as Cynthia Grimes

6.9
Acting

Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the insular world of ...

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018

as Wanda (voice)

6.9
Acting

Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s capt...

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

2018

as Tish Cattigan

6.1
Acting

Broadcast legends Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are heading across the pond to host the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The duo br...

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

2018

Producer

6.1
Producing

Broadcast legends Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are heading across the pond to host the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The duo br...

Wild Nights with Emily

Wild Nights with Emily

2018

as Emily Dickinson

6.1
Acting

Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woma...

Half Magic

Half Magic

2018

as Mistress Valesca

5.4
Acting

Three women use their newly formed sisterhood to fight against sexism, bad relationships and low self-esteem. Through embracing their wild adventures,...

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

2018

as Tish Cattigan

5.9
Acting

Floats, bands, horses! Watch Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan host The 2018 Rose Parade live. Don't miss their entertaining commentary on a beloved tr...

The Layover

The Layover

2017

as Nancy

5.4
Acting

When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends find themselves competing for the same guy during an extended ...

Fun Mom Dinner

Fun Mom Dinner

2017

as Jamie

5.8
Acting

Four women, whose kids attend the same preschool class, get together for a "fun mom dinner". When the night takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely n...

The Little Hours

The Little Hours

2017

as Sister Marea

5.9
Acting

Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister A...

Miles

Miles

2017

as Pam Walton

5.7
Acting

High school senior Miles Walton joins the girls volleyball team in hopes of winning a college scholarship, which causes an uproar in his small Illinoi...

We Don't Belong Here

We Don't Belong Here

2017

as Deborah

5.6
Acting

A matriarch of a dysfunctional family is pushed to her tipping point by the disappearance of her son.

Nerdland

Nerdland

2016

as Business Woman (voice)

5.6
Acting

Aspiring actor John and wannabe screenwriter Elliot are slacker best friends who have seen their dreams of stardom fizzle. With their 30th birthdays l...

Other People

Other People

2016

as Joanne Mulcahey

6.3
Acting

David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Livin...

Addicted to Fresno

Addicted to Fresno

2015

as Margaret Lipka

5.2
Acting

Two co-dependent sisters, a recovering sex addict and a lonely lesbian who work as hotel maids in Fresno, go to ludicrous lengths to cover up an accid...

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015

as Wanda (voice)

6.8
Acting

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of sup...

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

2015

as Self

6.4
Acting

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.

I Am Chris Farley

I Am Chris Farley

2015

as Self

7.1
Acting

I am Chris Farley tells his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story - from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, to his time at Second City ...

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015

as Denise Kushner

7.5
Acting

Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spi...

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

2015

as Emily McCoy

4.7
Acting

A self-anointed 'renegade' male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cuttin...

Live from New York!

Live from New York!

2015

as Self

5.9
Acting

Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing life in the United States for forty years. LIVE FROM NEW YORK! goes deep inside this televisio...

Life After Beth

Life After Beth

2014

as Geenie Slocum

5.5
Acting

Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole wor...

The (Dead Mothers) Club

The (Dead Mothers) Club

2014

as Self

6.3
Acting

Three women whose paths never cross, yet are bound by the shared experience of losing their mothers during adolescence, exploring each one’s sometimes...

Trust Me

Trust Me

2013

as Janice

5.8
Acting

In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a sche...

Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5

2013

as Heather Darcy

4.8
Acting

Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious forc...

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

2012

as Wanda (voice)

7.0
Acting

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One spe...

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

as Onion Chef

5.9
Acting

Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever aft...

Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre

2012

as Sheila

5.4
Acting

Scheming of a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

2011

as Melody (Garrett's Mom)

5.6
Acting

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after ...

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

as Various (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

What Goes Up

What Goes Up

2009

as Penelope Little

5.3
Acting

Set in the mid-80s, when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.

Igor

Igor

2008

as Eva (voice)

5.9
Acting

A cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science communi...

Snow Buddies

Snow Buddies

2008

as Molly (voice)

6.1
Acting

Dylan Sprouse, Jim Belushi and Kris Kristofferson lend their voices to this family-friendly tale about a feisty pack of golden retriever puppies that ...

More of Me

More of Me

2007

as Alice

2.7
Acting

Alice is your typical modern woman, juggling her demanding roles as a mother of twins, a loving wife and a successful career woman. She struggles to k...

Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

2007

as Eve Adams

5.6
Acting

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Year of the Dog

Year of the Dog

2007

as Peggy

5.4
Acting

A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.

Gray Matters

Gray Matters

2007

as Carrie

5.8
Acting

Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a ...

Mastersons of Manhattan

Mastersons of Manhattan

2007

as Amanda Masterson

Acting

A look at the life of two sisters who come from a socially prominent family in New York.

The Wedding Weekend

The Wedding Weekend

2006

as Trish

3.7
Acting

A group of guys who sang together in a college a cappella group reunite 15 years later to perform at a friend's wedding and discover how their lives h...

Air Buddies

Air Buddies

2006

as Molly (voice)

5.9
Acting

The offspring of sportsman canine Air Bud: B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, Buddha, and Rosebud, uncover a kidnapping plot motivated by a little rich boy's...

Little Man

Little Man

2006

as Soccer Mom

5.9
Acting

After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobs...

The Amazing Screw-On Head

The Amazing Screw-On Head

2006

as Patience the Vampire (voice)

6.8
Acting

Based on the award-winning comic book by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy), The Amazing Screw-On Head chronicles the adventures of a Civil War-era sec...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

2006

as Mrs. Dennit

6.4
Acting

The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everyth...

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006

as Aunt Victoire

6.7
Acting

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

2006

6.7
Acting

Since the creation of Saturday Night Live in the 1970s, one of the signatures of the show has been its commercial parodies. From subtle to outrageous,...

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006

as Marilyn

5.5
Acting

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are i...

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie

2005

as Jackie Frost (voice)

2.7
Acting

Everybody loves the Easter Bunny. Everybody, that is, except the evil Irontail, who wanted the job of Easter Bunny for himself- but lost out to Peter ...

12 Days of Christmas Eve

12 Days of Christmas Eve

2004

as Angie

5.3
Acting

Calvin Carter, a successful business executive, has it all, but neglects those closest to him. On Christmas Eve, all that changes when the sign on his...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

2003

as Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are here, including motivational speaker Matt Foley, ...

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

2003

as Mrs. Baker

5.5
Acting

An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

2003

as Audrey Bennett

5.0
Acting

When a young man agrees to housesit for his boss, he thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity to get close to the woman he desperately has a crush on –...

American Splendor

American Splendor

2003

as Stage Actor Joyce

7.2
Acting

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

The Music Man

The Music Man

2003

as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn

5.4
Acting

Con man "Professor" Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, promising that he can teach the small town's children how to play in a magnificent marchi...

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

as Self

6.0
Acting

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the o...

The Santa Clause 2

The Santa Clause 2

2002

as Tracy

6.0
Acting

Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscur...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002

as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

The best skits from Will Ferrell's days on Saturday Night Live 1995-2002

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Acting

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

2001

as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected...

Serendipity

Serendipity

2001

as Eve

7.0
Acting

Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part c...

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

2001

as Mrs. Boyd

6.5
Acting

A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Wet Hot American Summer

Wet Hot American Summer

2001

as Gail

6.3
Acting

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfi...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

2001

as Self, various characters

2.0
Acting

Shannon's unmistakable comedy antics are in full effect in this collection of sketches from SNL's wild alumna. Laugh along with her fearlessly funny c...

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

as Betty Lou Who

6.8
Acting

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

My 5 Wives

My 5 Wives

2000

as Barbara Van Dyke

4.6
Acting

A three times divorced real estate tycoon who thought he was through with love gets more then he bargained for when he invests in some property for a ...

Superstar

Superstar

1999

as Mary Katherine Gallagher

5.3
Acting

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dre...

Superstar

Superstar

1999

Additional Writing

5.3

Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dre...

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999

as Self

6.8
Acting

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...

Never Been Kissed

Never Been Kissed

1999

as Anita

6.2
Acting

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teena...

Analyze This

Analyze This

1999

as Caroline

6.5
Acting

Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. ...

Happiness

Happiness

1998

as Nancy

7.5
Acting

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might fin...

The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

1998

as Aani

4.9
Acting

A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and...

A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury

1998

as Emily Sanderson

6.6
Acting

Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only t...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998

as Kelly

7.7
Acting

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

Dinner and Driving

Dinner and Driving

1997

as Arguing Woman in Cafe

6.5
Acting

A newly married couple faces problems in the form of siblings, friends and exes.

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

1996

as Homeless Lady

3.3
Acting

Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one ne...

Return to Two Moon Junction

Return to Two Moon Junction

1994

as Traci

5.8
Acting

There's a special place in Georgia called Two Moon Junction. It's known for its power of seduction and for awakening the sense with an unquenchable se...

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

as Meg (New York)

5.6
Acting

An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to ...

Bambi Cottages

N/A

Acting

A father moves his family to new England to operate vacation getaway cabins for tourists.

Balls Up

Balls Up

N/A

Acting

Two American marketing executives are fired for blowing a client sponsorship opportunity and decide to use their free tickets to a major soccer match....

Driver's Ed

N/A

Acting

A group of teens steal their school’s driver’s ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and...