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Molly Shannon

(1964) Television Actor United States

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Molly Shannon is a television actor from the United States, best known for Hello, Molly!.

Quick Facts About Molly Shannon

Born: September 16, 1964
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Hello, Molly!

About Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Film Independent Spirit Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Molly Shannon

I want to do something I feel like I can do.

Can do

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I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing…

Feels

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I went to drama school at New York University.

Drama

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I really love having lots of down time with my kids.

Down

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The clothes, the shoes, the gold belts and the necklaces always click me into the character, for sure. You could not feel…

Belts

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I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back…

Comedies

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I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have…

High school

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The three words every woman really longs to hear: I'll clean up.

Clean

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I'm so respectful of good writing. It's the blueprint for the movie. You have to have that script there because, if you…

Blueprints

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People would be like, 'Oh, 'Saturday Night Live' is such a stepping stone!' And I remember being like, 'A stepping stone?! This…

Live

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Without a doubt, the worst part of being a mom is having to floss my kids' teeth every night. It's so tedious.

Being

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The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.

Connection

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I went to NYU drama school, so I was a very serious actress. I used to do monologues with a Southern accent,…

Actress

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When I was on 'Saturday Night Live,' all I did was work.

Did

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I'm very driven by writing.

Driven

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If it's not happening, write your own thing!

Happenings

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There's so much to watch, I can't even keep up.

I can

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There was a period where I stopped auditioning because I was like, 'I don't have the heart.' There's just so much rejection.

Heart

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My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he…

Dad

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I lead a very normal life. I'm just so happy being a mother that everything else revolves around that. If a movie…

Everything

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I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing.

Art

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I do make a conscious effort to not repeat old patterns, instead of being like, But they don't want me! I haven't…

Conscious

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I've got wonderful people I get to work with, and I'm trying to focus on that, instead of worrying about, Aw, who…

Focus

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I'm healthy, I have beautiful children and a beautiful life. I don't want to go toward negative stuff because I'm scared.

Beautiful

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I do use my body a lot, to click into a character.

Body

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