Molly Shannon

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 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.

Known For

The Simpsons

as Katya (voice)

Hotel Transylvania

as Wanda (voice)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Betty Lou Who

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Wanda (voice)

Bad Teacher

as Melody (Garrett's Mom)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Wanda (voice)

Evan Almighty

as Eve Adams

Promising Young Woman

as Mrs. Fisher

Scary Movie 4

as Marilyn

Shallow Hal

as Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)