Portrait of Molly Shannon

Acting

Molly Shannon

Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, busiest in 2018 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Other Two
The Other Two
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 115 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Molly Shannon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Cringe Humor 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • High School 3
  • Pop Culture 3
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Dysfunctional Family 3
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 62
The Hawk
The Hawk (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Stacy

Driver's Ed
Driver's Ed (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

as Principal Fisher

People We Meet on Vacation
People We Meet on Vacation (2026)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wanda

Balls Up
Balls Up (2026)
GoodWatch score 35

as Burgess

A Good Person
A Good Person (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

as Diane

I Love That for You
I Love That for You (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jackie Stilton

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wanda (voice)

Spin Me Round
Spin Me Round (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

as Deb

The White Lotus
The White Lotus (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Kitty Patton

Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Bev Melon

Horse Girl
Horse Girl (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joan

Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Fisher

2010s

51 titles ยท average score 58
The Other Two
The Other Two (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Pat Dubek

Sextuplets
Sextuplets (2019)
GoodWatch score 34

as Linda

Wild Nights with Emily
Wild Nights with Emily (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

as Emily Dickinson

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish (2018)

as Tish Cattigan

The Little Hours
The Little Hours (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sister Marea

Divorce
Divorce (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Diane

Other People
Other People (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Joanne Mulcahey

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Gail von Kleinenstein

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

as Denise Kushner

Life After Beth
Life After Beth (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

as Geenie Slocum

Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wanda (voice)

Casa de Mi Padre
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sheila

2000s

44 titles ยท average score 57
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim (2008)
GoodWatch score 35

TV show ยท as Kath Day

Year of the Dog
Year of the Dog (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peggy

More of Me
More of Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 21

as Alice

Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

as Marilyn

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aunt Victoire

The Wedding Weekend
The Wedding Weekend (2006)
GoodWatch score 35

as Trish

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Kristy (voice)

Good Boy!
Good Boy! (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Baker

My Boss's Daughter
My Boss's Daughter (2003)
GoodWatch score 27

as Audrey Bennett

Serendipity
Serendipity (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eve

Scrubs
Scrubs (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Denise Lemmon

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Betty Lou Who

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Never Been Kissed
Never Been Kissed (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Anita

Superstar
Superstar (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mary Katherine Gallagher

A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

as Emily Sanderson

Sex and the City
Sex and the City (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lily Martin

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Val Bassett

Dinner and Driving
Dinner and Driving (1997)

as Arguing Woman in Cafe

Return to Two Moon Junction
Return to Two Moon Junction (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

as Traci

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Checker

Ellen
Ellen (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Woman

The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Vivian

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Judy Swain

In Living Color
In Living Color (1990)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 72
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Katya (voice)

Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Sam

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Meg (New York)