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Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Other People.

Molly Shannon
Shannon in 2008
Born	Molly Helen Shannon (1964-09-16) September 16, 1964 (age 58) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actress comedian
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Fritz Chesnut ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2

She has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, such as Happiness (1998), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Never Been Kissed (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), reprising her character in the miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015), and its follow-up Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017), Osmosis Jones (2001), My Boss's Daughter (2003), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015). Her voice can also be heard in the animated films Igor (2008) and the Hotel Transylvania film series (2012–2022). In television, Shannon is known for her roles in Enlightened (2013), Divorce (2016–2019), The White Lotus (2021) and I Love That For You (2022).

Early life

Shannon was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 16, 1964, to an Irish-American Catholic family,[1][2] and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Her mother, Mary Margaret "Peg" (née Keating), was a teacher, and her father, James Francis Shannon, was a sales manager.^{[citation needed]} Her maternal grandparents were born in Ireland, with her grandfather being from Cloghmore, Achill, Mayo.[3] When Shannon was four years old, her mother, younger sister, and cousin died in a car accident while her father was driving under the influence.[4][5][6][7]

Shannon attended St. Dominic School in Shaker Heights for grade school, and Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio. She attended New York University, where she studied drama and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1987.[8]

Career

Before Saturday Night Live, Shannon worked as a hostess at Cravings restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and as a food demo girl at Gelson's super market in Marina Del Rey. She auditioned for her first big film role and was cast, playing the supporting part of Meg in the 1989 horror film remake of The Phantom of the Opera, with Robert Englund. In 1991, she had a brief appearance in the second season of Twin Peaks as "the happy helping hand lady", and in 1993, she appeared with minor roles in three episodes of In Living Color, the first in a fake TV commercial with Shawn Wayans playing Chris Rock, the second in a sketch with Jim Carrey, playing LAPD Sergeant Stacey Koon, and third being a parody of Star Trek.

Shannon's major break came in February 1995, when she was hired as a featured player on Saturday Night Live to replace Janeane Garofalo after Garofalo left mid-season due to creative differences. Shannon was one of the few cast members to be kept (along with David Spade, Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney and Tim Meadows) when Lorne Michaels overhauled his cast and writers for season 21 (1995–96).

She appeared in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Summer of George," where she played Sam, the co-worker who drove Elaine Benes crazy because she did not swing her arms while walking. She also appeared in Sheryl Crow's video for the song "A Change (Will Do You Good)" and played the recurring role of loony neighbor Val Bassett, Grace Adler's nemesis, on Will & Grace, appearing in five episodes over the sitcom's eight-season run. In 1998, she played the role of Emily Sanderson in the film A Night at the Roxbury, featuring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan who were also cast members of SNL at the time. She also appeared in Sex and the City in a number of episodes.

In 1999, Shannon starred in Superstar, a feature film based on her most famous SNL character, Mary Katherine Gallagher, the awkward Catholic school student who aspires to be a musical superstar.

During her run on SNL, Shannon also starred in the movie Never Been Kissed (1999), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Serendipity opposite Kate Beckinsale (2001). Shannon left SNL in 2001. In 2003, she appeared in the romantic comedy My Boss's Daughter and the television remake of The Music Man.

In 2004, she starred in a short-lived Fox network television series Cracking Up with actor Jason Schwartzman created by Mike White. That same year, she guest starred in an episode of Scrubs and starred as Mrs. Baker in the film Good Boy!. In 2006, Shannon was featured in the Sofia Coppola-directed movie Marie Antoinette as Aunt Victoire. The next year, Shannon guest-starred on ABC's Pushing Daisies, and appeared in the film Evan Almighty. Shannon also made a rare move to drama, appearing in Mike White's film Year of the Dog in 2007. In 2013, Shannon joined White again, playing his love interest Eileen in the HBO show Enlightened, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding guest actress.

Shannon hosted Saturday Night Live on May 12, 2007, making her the second former female cast member to host (after Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and the first one to have been a cast member for Lorne Michaels (Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member under Dick Ebersol).

In 2008, Shannon starred as Kath in the American version of the hit Australian sitcom Kath & Kim.

In early 2010, Shannon was cast in a recurring role on the Fox television series Glee as Brenda Castle, an astronomy and badminton teacher who has a rivalry with main character Sue Sylvester.[9]

She returned to Saturday Night Live for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010,[10] and also the October 2010 reunion special "Women of SNL".

Shannon replaced Katie Finneran in the role of Marge McDougall in the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises on October 12, 2010, and remained through its closure on January 2, 2011, along with co-stars Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth.[11]

Shannon's first children's book, Tilly the Trickster, was released September 1, 2011.[12]

As of spring 2012, she has replaced Pauley Perrette as the spokesperson for Expedia.

In 2015, Shannon starred in the Sundance premiere of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. She was a guest, along with Denis Leary, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 9, 2015.

In 2016, Shannon co-starred in the HBO comedy Divorce opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church.

Shannon won the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the highly acclaimed drama, Other People. She had two films premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival: The Little Hours and Fun Mom Dinner.

In 2018, Shannon co-hosted the Rose Parade with Will Ferrell on Amazon Prime Video in character as fictional local television personalities, Tish and Cord. In 2018, Shannon and Ferrell co-hosted HBO's broadcast of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as their characters Tish and Cord.[13]

In 2018, Shannon co-starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix film Private Life, playing prickly Cynthia, opposite Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti and Kayli Carter.

In 2022, Shannon released Hello, Molly!: A Memoir (ISBN 9780063056251) that discussed how family tragedy affected her career.[14][15][16][17][18]^{[excessive citations]}

In 2022, Shannon co-starred in the Showtime comedy television series I Love That For You alongside fellow former Saturday Night Live alum Vanessa Bayer.

Personal life

Shannon married artist Fritz Chesnut on May 29, 2004.[19] They have a daughter and a son.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Phantom of the Opera	Meg (New York)
1995	Return to Two Moon Junction	Traci
1996	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Homeless Lady
1997	Dinner and Driving	Arguing Woman in Cafe
1998	Happiness	Nancy
1998	A Night at the Roxbury	Emily Sanderson
1998	The Thin Pink Line	Aanl
1998	Daydream Believer	Susan Bradley	Short film
1999	Analyze This	Caroline
1999	Never Been Kissed	Anita
1999	My Neighbors the Yamadas	Matsuko Yamada (English version, voiceover)	Japanese animated film
1999	Superstar	Mary Katherine Gallagher
2000	My 5 Wives	Dr. Van Dyke
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Betty Lou Who
2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Gail von Kleinenstein
2001	Osmosis Jones	Mrs. Boyd
2001	Serendipity	Eve
2001	Shallow Hal	Mrs. Mary Larson
2002	The Santa Clause 2	Tracy
2003	Seeing Double	Jo
2003	American Splendor	Stage Actor Joyce
2003	My Boss's Daughter	Audrey Bennett
2003	Good Boy!	Mrs. Baker
2005	Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie	Jackie Frost	Voice only
2006	Shut Up and Sing	Trish
2006	Scary Movie 4	Marilyn
2006	Marie Antoinette	Aunt Victoire
2006	Little Man	Soccer Mom
2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby	Mrs. Dennit
2006	Gray Matters	Carrie
2006	Air Buddies	Molly	Voice only
2007	Year of the Dog	Peggy Spade
2007	Evan Almighty	Eve Adams
2008	Snow Buddies	Molly
2008	Igor	Eva	Voice only
2009	What Goes Up	Penelope Little
2011	Bad Teacher	Melody Tiara
2012	Casa de Mi Padre	Sheila
2012	The Five-Year Engagement	Onion Chef
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Wanda	Voice only
2013	Scary Movie 5	Heather Darcy
2013	Trust Me	Janice
2014	Life After Beth	Geenie Slocum
2015	Me and Earl and the Dying Girl	Denise Kushner
2015	Addicted to Fresno	Margaret
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Emily McCoy
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Wanda	Voice only; Cameo
2016	Other People	Joanne Mulcahey	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated—AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016	Miles	Pam Walton
2017	The Little Hours	Sister Marea
2017	Fun Mom Dinner	Jamie
2017	We Don't Belong Here	Deborah
2017	The Layover	Nancy
2018	Private Life	Cynthia
2018	Half Magic	Mistress Valesca
2018	Wild Nights with Emily	Emily Dickinson
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Wanda	Voice only
2019	Sextuplets	Linda
2019	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot	Joline
2020	Promising Young Woman	Mrs. Fisher
2020	Horse Girl	Joan
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania	Wanda	Voice only[21]
2022	Spin Me Round	Deb
2022	Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special	Herself	Stand-up special[22]
2023	A Good Person	Diane	Post-production[23]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Twin Peaks	Judy Swain	1 episode
1992–1993	In Living Color	Officer Trainee	5 episodes
1993	General Hospital	Surrogate Mother #2	1 episode
1994	The John Larroquette Show		1 episode
1994	Sister, Sister	Cashier	1 episode
1994	Ellen	Woman	1 episode
1995–2001	Saturday Night Live	Various	116 episodes
1997	The Single Guy	Melody Pugh	1 episode
1997	Seinfeld	Sam	1 episode
1999–2004; 2018–2020	Will and Grace	Val Bassett	8 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2018)
2000	SNL Fanatic	Anna Nicole Smith	TV short
2001	Saturday Night Live Primetime Extra 1	Elizabeth Taylor	TV short
2002	Sex and the City	Lily Martin	3 episodes
2003	Johnny Bravo	Multiple voices	1 episode
2003	Ed	Linda Berringer	1 episode
2003	The Music Man	Mrs. Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn	TV movie
2004	The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve	Angie	TV movie
2004	Scrubs	Denise Lemmon	1 episode
2004–2006	Cracking Up	Lesley Shackleton	7 episodes
2005–2007	American Dad!	Kristy	3 episodes
2006	My Gym Partner's a Monkey	Pretties	1 episode
2006	The Amazing Screw-On Head	Patience the Vampire (voice)	1 episode, unsold pilot
2007	30 Rock	Katherine Catherine	1 episode
2007	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	1 episode
2007	Pushing Daisies	Dilly Balsam	1 episode
2007	The Mastersons of Manhattan	Amanda Masterson	TV movie
2007	More of Me	Alice McGowan	TV movie
2008–2009	Kath & Kim	Kath	18 episodes
2009	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Jeannie	1 episode
2010	Glee	Brenda Castle	2 episodes
2010	Neighbors from Hell	Tina Hellman (voice)	10 episodes
2011, 2013	The Middle	Janet	2 episodes
2011–2012	Up All Night	Nancy	2 episodes
2012	Web Therapy	Kirsten Noble	2 episodes
2012	Partners	Cassandra	1 episode
2013	Doc McStuffins	Rita (voice)	1 episode
2013	Happily Divorced	Peggy	1 episode
2013	Enlightened	Eileen Foliente	Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
2013	Hannibal	Kidnapper	1 episode
2013	Jessie	Col. Beverly Shannon	1 episode
2013	Super Fun Night	Jane Spencer	1 episode
2013	Getting On	Phyllis Marmatan	3 episodes
2013–2022	Bob's Burgers	Millie (voice)	7 episodes
2013–2014	Raising Hope	Maxine	2 episodes
2014	Bambi Cottages	Cathleen Burke	TV movie
2014	The Spoils of Babylon	Meredith Sennheiser	2 episodes, TV miniseries
2014	Benched	Judge Conner	1 episode
2014–2015	The Millers	Miss Pam	2 episodes
2015	Mulaney	Markie	1 episode
2015	The Spoils Before Dying	Tricksy	2 episodes, TV miniseries
2015	Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp	Gail Dana Starfield	7 episodes
2016	Animals.	Olivia (voice)	1 episode
2016	Childrens Hospital	Paula Reilly	1 episode
2016–2019	Divorce	Diane	Main role, all 24 episodes
2017	Life in Pieces	Allie	1 episode
2017	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Gail Dana Starfield	3 episodes
2018	The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish	Tish Cattigan	Amazon Video coverage
2018	The Royal Wedding Live with Cord & Tish!	Tish Cattigan	HBO coverage
2018	Spy Kids: Mission Critical	Murna (voice)	12 episodes
2019–present	The Other Two	Pat Dubek	Main role
2020	Better Things	Herself	1 episode
2021	The White Lotus	Kitty Patton	2 episodes
2022	I Love That for You	Jackie Stilton	Main role

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Web Therapy	Kirsten Noble	3 episodes
2013	Ghost Ghirls	Joy Button	3 episodes, streaming on Yahoo! Screen
2016	Rhett and Link's Buddy System	Rhonda	1 episode, streaming on YouTube Premium

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Notes
2017	"Swish Swish"	Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj	Coach Molly

Saturday Night Live characters

Original characters

• Mary Katherine Gallagher, Shannon's best known character. An odd, outcast student at a Catholic school who enjoyed performing in the choir and school plays. Shannon starred in a 1999 feature film based on the character.
• Sally O'Malley, a proud 50-year-old dancer ("I’m FIFTY!") with a bouffant hairdo, who wore tight red pants and proclaimed how much she loved to "kick, stretch and kick!"
• Circe Nightshade, co-host of "Goth Talk" (with Chris Kattan).
• Miss Colleen, co-host of "Dog Show" (with Will Ferrell).
• Elizabeth, one of the "Southern Gals."
• Helen Madden, an overly exuberant self-proclaimed "Joyologist", who appeared on talk shows with the trademark catchphrase "I love it, I love it, I love it!"
• Veronica Kilvere, an airhead fashion model who hosts the "Veronica & Co." talk show.
• Janette Blow, wife of Joe Blow (played by Colin Quinn) on "The Local News" public-access television cable TV talk show.
• Terri Rialto, co-host of the NPR radio show "Delicious Dish" (with Ana Gasteyer).
• Margaret Healy, a woman who enjoys doing many voices and accents.
• Jeannie Darcy, an unfunny mullet-haired stand-up comedian, who ended almost every joke with the phrase "Don't get me started, don't even get me started!"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1997	Online Film & Television Association	Best Host or Performer in a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
1998	National Board of Review Award	Best Cast	Happiness	Won
2000	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Host or Performer in a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Series		Won
	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Actress - Comedy	Superstar	Nominated
2001		Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nominated
2013	Critics Choice Television Awards	Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series	Enlightened	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2017	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Other People	Nominated
	Film Independent Spirit Awards	Best Supporting Female		Won
2018	Online Film & Television Association	Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Will & Grace	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series		Nominated
	Provincetown International Film Festival	Excellence in Acting Award	Body of Work	Won

References

External links

• Molly Shannon at IMDb
• The Career Cookbook Molly Shannon Profile
• Maxim Rated Top SNL performer
• ontheinside.info/Molly Shannon

На других языках

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[de] Molly Shannon

Molly Helen Shannon (* 16. September 1964 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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[es] Molly Shannon

Molly Helen Shannon, conocida como Molly Shannon (Shaker Heights, Ohio, 16 de septiembre de 1964), es una actriz, comediante y escritora estadounidense. Es conocida por haber sido parte del elenco de la serie Saturday Night Live, entre 1995 y 2001 y también por haber protagonizado la serie de la NBC Kath & Kim, junto con su coestrella Selma Blair. Suele aparecer en películas junto al actor y también comediante Will Ferrell.

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[ru] Шеннон, Молли

Мо́лли Хе́лен Ше́ннон (англ. Molly Helen Shannon; род. 16 сентября 1964 (1964-09-16), Шейкер-Хайтс  (англ.) (рус., Огайо) — американская актриса, певица, комик, и сценаристка. Наиболее известна участием в музыкально-юмористической телепрограмме «Субботним вечером в прямом эфире» в 1995—2001 годах. Лауреат премии Национального совета кинокритиков США (1998).

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