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Molly Shannon: 12 key facts you need to know

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American actress and comedian Molly Helen Shannon. From 1995 through 2001, Shannon appeared as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live.

For her work in the movie Other People, she received the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017.

  1. Molly Shannon birthday, age and birthplace

Shannon was born to an Irish-American Catholic family on September 16, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her childhood in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

  1. Molly Shannon nationality, ethnicity

Shannon was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and was born to an Irish-American Catholic family on September 16, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio.

  1. Molly Shannon religion

Shannon was born to an Irish-American Catholic family on September 16, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her childhood in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

  1. Molly Shannon height and weight

Molly’s height is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m); weight, 58 kg (127 lbs).

  1. Molly Shannon education background

She went to New York University to study drama, earning a degree from the Tisch School of the Arts there in 1987.

  1. Molly Shannon parents and siblings

James Francis Shannon, her father, was a sales manager, and her mother Mary Margaret “Peg” was a teacher.

Her grandfather hails from Cloghmore, Achill, Mayo, and both of her maternal grandmothers were born in Ireland. Shannon’s mother, younger sister, and cousin perished in a car accident when she was four years old, and her father was the drunk driver.

  1. Molly Shannon husband and children

Fritz and Molly have two children together.

  1. Molly Shannon top movies and TV shows 

For her role in the HBO comedy series Enlightened (2013), Molly received acclaim, and for her work she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Further television credits include appearances as a guest star on CBS’ Life in Pieces (2015), HBO’s comedy Getting On (2013), ABC’s Rebel Wilson comedy Super Fun Night (2013), the IFC miniseries The Spoils of Babylon (2014), Up All Night (2011), Raising Hope (2010), The Middle (2009), Web Therapy (2008), Glee (2009), Neighbors from Hell (2010), the American adaptation of the well-known Australian sitcom Kath and Kim (2008), as well as Cracking Up (2004), Will.

More of Me (2007), The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004), and The Music Man are some of her television movies (2003).

  1. Molly Shannon awards

  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – 2018
  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – 2013
  • Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – 2013
  1. Molly Shannon home: Where does Molly Shannon live?

The couple and their oldest child, Stella Shannon Chesnut, currently reside in Los Angeles.

  1. Molly Shannon earnings and net worth 

American actress, writer, producer, and comedian Molly Shannon has a $8 million fortune.

  1. Molly Shannon social media pages

Check out Molly Shannon’s (@theofficialsuperstar) Instagram for photographs and videos; she has over 536k Followers and 963 Following.

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