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Molly Shannon

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Molly Shannon

Born September 16, 1964 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA76 films

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.

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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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Hotel Transylvania posterFirst watchHotel Transylvania20127.0as Wanda (voice)Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed.View film

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Ranked by acclaim and reach
How the Grinch Stole Christmas poster6.8How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000Promising Young Woman poster7.4Promising Young Woman2020Me and Earl and the Dying Girl poster7.5Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015Hotel Transylvania 2 poster6.8Hotel Transylvania 22015Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster6.8Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018Hotel Transylvania: Transformania poster7.0Hotel Transylvania: Transformania2022Serendipity poster7.0Serendipity2001Marie Antoinette poster6.7Marie Antoinette2006

Filmography

76 films as actor
  1. TBABambi Cottages
  2. 2026Driver's EdPrincipal Fisher
  3. 2026Balls UpBurgess
  4. 2026People We Meet on VacationWanda
  5. 2023A Good PersonDiane
  6. 2022Spin Me RoundDeb
  7. 2022Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaWanda (voice)
  8. 2020Promising Young WomanMrs. Fisher
  9. 2020Horse GirlJoan
  10. 2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootSouthBest Airlines Lady
  11. 2019SextupletsLinda
  12. 2019The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & TishTish Cattigan
  13. 2018Private LifeCynthia Grimes
  14. 2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationWanda (voice)
  15. 2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Tish Cattigan
  16. 2018Wild Nights with EmilyEmily Dickinson
  17. 2018Half MagicMistress Valesca
  18. 2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishTish Cattigan
  19. 2017The LayoverNancy
  20. 2017Fun Mom DinnerJamie
  21. 2017The Little HoursSister Marea
  22. 2017MilesPam Walton
  23. 2017We Don't Belong HereDeborah
  24. 2016NerdlandBusiness Woman (voice)
  25. 2016Other PeopleJoanne Mulcahey
  26. 2015Addicted to FresnoMargaret Lipka
  27. 2015Hotel Transylvania 2Wanda (voice)
  28. 2015Me and Earl and the Dying GirlDenise Kushner
  29. 2015Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight AttendantEmily McCoy
  30. 2014Life After BethGeenie Slocum
  31. 2013Trust MeJanice
  32. 2013Scary Movie 5Heather Daltry
  33. 2012Hotel TransylvaniaWanda (voice)
  34. 2012The Five-Year EngagementOnion Chef
  35. 2012Casa de Mi PadreSheila
  36. 2011Bad TeacherMelody (Garrett's Mom)
  37. 2009What Goes UpPenelope Little
  38. 2008IgorEva (voice)
  39. 2008Snow BuddiesMolly (voice)
  40. 2007More of MeAlice
  41. 2007Evan AlmightyEve Adams
  42. 2007Year of the DogPeggy
  43. 2007Gray MattersCarrie
  44. 2007Mastersons of ManhattanAmanda Masterson
  45. 2006The Wedding WeekendTrish
  46. 2006Air BuddiesMolly (voice)
  47. 2006Little ManSoccer Mom
  48. 2006The Amazing Screw-On HeadPatience the Vampire (voice)
  49. 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMrs. Dennit
  50. 2006Marie AntoinetteAunt Victoire
  51. 2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
  52. 2006Scary Movie 4Marilyn
  53. 2005Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The MovieJackie Frost (voice)
  54. 200412 Days of Christmas EveAngie
  55. 2003Good Boy!Mrs. Baker
  56. 2003My Boss's DaughterAudrey Bennett
  57. 2003American SplendorStage Actor Joyce
  58. 2003The Music ManMrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
  59. 2002The Santa Clause 2Tracy
  60. 2001Shallow HalMrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
  61. 2001SerendipityEve
  62. 2001Osmosis JonesMrs. Boyd
  63. 2001Wet Hot American SummerGail
  64. 2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasBetty Lou Who
  65. 2000My 5 WivesBarbara Van Dyke
  66. 1999SuperstarMary Katherine Gallagher
  67. 1999Never Been KissedAnita
  68. 1999Analyze ThisCaroline
  69. 1998HappinessNancy
  70. 1998The Thin Pink LineAani
  71. 1998A Night at the RoxburyEmily Sanderson
  72. 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanKelly
  73. 1997Dinner and DrivingArguing Woman in Cafe
  74. 1996Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond CyberspaceHomeless Lady
  75. 1994Return to Two Moon JunctionTraci
  76. 1989The Phantom of the OperaMeg (New York)