Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon
Molly Helen Shannonis an American comic actress best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001 and for starring in the films Superstar and Year of the Dog. More recently, she starred in NBC's Kath & Kim from 2008 to 2009 and on the TBS animated series Neighbors from Hell. Throughout Shannon's career she has appeared in a number of films in supporting roles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 September 1964
CityShaker Heights, OH
CountryUnited States of America
She's true to herself and she's determined. She has things going against her, but she forges ahead despite all of that. I think that's encouraging. She's got some problems, but she has hope and tries to plow through things. I think that's a good role model.
Yeah, the guy that wrote the script is John Hoffman. He wrote and directed. He's one of my best friends in LA. So he asked my if I could play the mom. I think he's such a good writer. It's a kid's movie, but it's written really beautifully. There are moments when I was like, this is so sweet. I really feel it's great to see live action like that for kids. It's moving and makes you think. I found it so touching when I read it.
Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.
We are a little short. We've done car washes, we had donations but we're still a little short.
I'm no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it.
I like both movies and TV, so I don't have some big grand plan.
In real life, my son had a little injury a couple of years ago where we had moved into a new house and he put his hand through a glass window and it cut him really badly. Thank god he had surgery and repaired everything, but I remember I felt frozen I was so scared, and then I realized I was holding my hand just because his hand was hurt.
Most comedians come from a dark past and have a lot of sadness.
I try to put my own history in my work.
I certainly struggled when I was little and didn't have an easy time, so I try to put that stuff in my work.
I think people pick up on that. You use personal stuff and mix it all in - I definitely pull on that stuff in my acting.
Sometimes a fan comes up to me, and I'm really interested in how they're acting, so I'll study them and use that in my material.
I can't believe when you write something from within, how many people relate to it.
I think in show business, it's really kind of easy to perpetuate that feeling of, like, Oh, I don't measure up. Or always having to prove yourself.