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Main Movie Roles 2009 - What Goes Up 2008 - Igor 2007 - Evan Almighty 2006 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 - Scary Movie 4 2006 - Marie Antoinette 2003 - My Boss's Daughter 2003 - American Splendor 2003 - Good Boy! 2001 - Wet Hot American Summer 2001 - Osmosis Jones 2001 - Shallow Hal 2001 - Serendipity 2000 - The Grinch 2000 - My 5 Wives 1999 - Superstar 1999 - Analyze This 1999 - Never Been Kissed 1998 - Happiness 1998 - A Night at the Roxbury 1996 - Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1989 - The Phantom of the Opera

BIOGRAPHY:

Before "Saturday Night Live" (1975), Molly Shannon had a struggling career in films. She gained notice as Meg in the present day sequences in the horror film remake of The Phantom of the Opera (1989) with Robert Englund and Jill Schoelen, which was a major hit in 1989. Her big break came in 1995 when she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (1975), where she played various characters, the best known of which was Mary Katharine Gallagher. After her departure from SNL she refocused on a film career. She again played Mary Katharine Gallagher in Superstar (1999) and had a supporting role in Never Been Kissed (1999). Her more recent films include How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Shallow Hal (2001), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Serendipity (2001) and Osmosis Jones (2001).


TRIVIA:

• Graduated from NYU in 1987.
• Presented at the 2000 GLAAD Media Awards for films and TV shows that accurately portray gay and lesbian characters.
• Appeared in 'Sheryl Crow' (qv)'s 1997 video "A Change Would Do You Good"
• Dated songwriter and guitarist 'James Patrick Whalen Jr.' (qv).
• (1998) Broke up with longtime boyfriend screenwriter 'Neal Brennan' (qv).
• (15 March 2005) Had a second baby, a boy, named Nolan Shannon Chesnut
• She is from the neighborhood in Ohio as 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv), 'Fred Willard' (qv) and 'David Wain' (qv).
• Was in a car crash at age 4 that killed her 34 year old mother, her 3 year old sister, and a 25 year old cousin. She has used that as a motivation for her life.