Cast & creator
Molly Shannon
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Simpsons
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Molly Shannon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Molly Helen Shannon
101
film credits
79
television credits
175
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (180)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Katya (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
American Dad!
Kristy (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
1975
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Seinfeld
Sam
1989
Bob's Burgers
Millie (voice)
2011
Scrubs
Denise Lemmon
2001
Twin Peaks
Judy Swain
1990
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
The Middle
Janet
2009
Glee
Brenda Castle
2009
30 Rock
Katherine Catherine
2006
Will & Grace
Val Bassett
1998
Sex and the City
Lily Martin
1998
The White Lotus
Kitty Patton
2021
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Only Murders in the Building
Bev Melon
2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Hannibal
Kidnapper
2013
Childrens Hospital
Paula Reilly
2008
Sister, Sister
Checker
1994
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Ellen
Woman
1994
Jessie
Beverly Shannon
2011
Raising Hope
Maxine
2010
Life in Pieces
Allie
2015
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Jeannie
2006
The John Larroquette Show
Vivian
1993
Today
Self
1952
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Will & Grace
Val Bassett
2017
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble
2008
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self - Guest
2019
In Living Color
1990
Hotel Transylvania
Wanda (voice)
2012
Ed
Linda Berringer
2000
Pushing Daisies
Dilly Balsam
2007
The Single Guy
Melody Pugh
1995
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wanda (voice)
2018
The Other Two
Pat Dubek
2019
The Hawk
Stacy
2026
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wanda (voice)
2015
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Up All Night
Nancy
2011
Balls Up
Burgess
2026
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Divorce
Diane
2016
The Millers
Miss Pam
2013
Scary Movie 4
Marilyn
2006
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Betty Lou Who
2000
Getting On
Phyllis Marmatan
2013
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Wanda (voice)
2022
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actress and Comedian
2025
Primetime Glick
2001
Dog Whisperer
Peggy in "Year of the Dog" (archive footage)
2004
Web Therapy
Kirsten Noble
2011
Evan Almighty
Eve Adams
2007
Little Man
Soccer Mom
2006
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Self
2005
Scary Movie 5
Heather Daltry
2013
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Gail
2017
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
The Santa Clause 2
Tracy
2002
Kath & Kim
Kath Day
2008
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Gail von Kleinenstein
2015
Bad Teacher
Melody (Garrett's Mom)
2011
Promising Young Woman
Mrs. Fisher
2020
Shallow Hal
Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
2001
People We Meet on Vacation
Wanda
2026
Benched
Judge Conner
2014
Super Fun Night
Jane Spencer
2013
I Love That for You
Jackie Stilton
2022
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Rhonda
2016
Never Been Kissed
Anita
1999
Marie Antoinette
Aunt Victoire
2006
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Serendipity
Eve
2001
Analyze This
Caroline
1999
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Mrs. Dennit
2006
Cracking Up
Lesley Shackleton
2004
The Spoils Before Dying
Tricksy
2015
Mulaney
Markie
2014
Neighbors from Hell
Tina Hellman (voice)
2010
The Layover
Nancy
2017
Osmosis Jones
Mrs. Boyd
2001
My Boss's Daughter
Audrey Bennett
2003
Moonbeam City
Silca (voice)
2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Denise Kushner
2015
The Little Hours
Sister Marea
2017
A Good Person
Diane
2023
The Five-Year Engagement
Onion Chef
2012
A Night at the Roxbury
Emily Sanderson
1998
Driver's Ed
Principal Fisher
2026
Igor
Eva (voice)
2008
Snow Buddies
Molly (voice)
2008
The Spoils of Babylon
Meredith Sennheiser
2014
Air Buddies
Molly (voice)
2006
Wet Hot American Summer
Gail
2001
Sextuplets
Linda
2019
Will & Harper
Self
2024
Spin Me Round
Deb
2022
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
SouthBest Airlines Lady
2019
Life After Beth
Geenie Slocum
2014
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Homeless Lady
1996
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self
2019
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Fun Mom Dinner
Jamie
2017
Happiness
Nancy
1998
Horse Girl
Joan
2020
Casa de Mi Padre
Sheila
2012
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Self
2002
Good Boy!
Mrs. Baker
2003
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
2010
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Kelly
1998
The Phantom of the Opera
Meg (New York)
1989
American Splendor
Stage Actor Joyce
2003
Other People
Joanne Mulcahey
2016
We Don't Belong Here
Deborah
2017
Private Life
Cynthia Grimes
2018
I Am Chris Farley
Self
2015
Year of the Dog
Peggy
2007
Downey Wrote That
Self
2025
Trust Me
Janice
2013
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
The Thin Pink Line
Aani
1998
Superstar
Mary Katherine Gallagher
1999Superstar
Additional Writing
1999Superstar
Characters
1999
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Emily McCoy
2015
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
2022
Gray Matters
Carrie
2007
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie
Jackie Frost (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
2019
An SNL Valentine
(archive footage)
2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
2002
Return to Two Moon Junction
Traci
1994
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Angie
2004
My 5 Wives
Barbara Van Dyke
2000
Wild Nights with Emily
Emily Dickinson
2018
Nerdland
Business Woman (voice)
2016
Addicted to Fresno
Margaret Lipka
2015
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
2015
Live from New York!
Self
2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Cyclist (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Tish Cattigan
2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Producer
2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Writer
2018
The (Dead Mothers) Club
Self
2014
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
The Music Man
Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
2003
Half Magic
Mistress Valesca
2018
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Producer
2018
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Patience the Vampire (voice)
2006
What Goes Up
Penelope Little
2009
Miles
Pam Walton
2017
Dinner and Driving
Arguing Woman in Cafe
1997
The Wedding Weekend
Trish
2006
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
Tish Cattigan
2019
More of Me
Alice
2007
Mastersons of Manhattan
Amanda Masterson
2007
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Self, various characters
2001