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Molly Helen Shannon Wiki Biography

Molly Helen Shannon was born on the 16th September 1964, in Shaker Heights, Ohio USA, of Irish descent. She is an actress, comedian and writer, best known for being part of the cast in the series “Saturday Night Live” (1995 – 2001) and also starring in the series “Kath & Kim” (2008 – 2009) alongside co-star Selma Blair. She has also landed a number of roles in feature films, in which she often appears with the actor and comedian Will Ferrell. Shannon has been active in the entertainment industry since 1987.

How rich is the actress? Authoritative sources estimate that the total size of Molly Shannon’s wealth is as much as $5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of her net worth.

To begin with, Shannon was raised in Shaker Heights in a Catholic household. Her mother, Peg Shannon, was a teacher whereas his father, James F. Shannon, was a sales manager. Shannon was involved in a car accident when she was four years old, in which her mother, younger sister and cousin were killed. Shannon was educated at St. Dominic school in Shaker Heights and Hawken school in Gates Mills, Ohio. She is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts.

Shannon began her career in a supporting role in the film “The Phantom of the Opera” (1989) as Meg, alongside Robert Englund. In 1991, she appeared in the second season of “Twin Peaks”, then in 1993, she appeared in a supporting role in two episodes of “In Living Colour”, in the first with Shawn Wayans and the second with Jim Carrey. Molly joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” by replacing Janeane Garofalo in 1995. These contributed a steady start to Molly’s net worth.

In 1999, Shannon starred opposite Will Ferrell in the feature film based on her most famous character of SNL, Mary Katherine Gallagher “Superstar”, about an awkward Catholic school student who aspires to be a musical superstar. In 2001, Shannon left SNL, after beating Victoria Jackson as the longest serving member of the cast of women in the show. Later, she starred in the feature films “My Boss’s Daughter” (2003), “American Splendour” (2003) and “Good Boy!”. In 2004, she starred in a series “Cracking Up” with actor Jason Schwartzman, and the same year, Shannon was a guest star in an episode of “Scrubs”. In 2006, Shannon starred in the film “Marie Antoinette”, then the following year was a guest star in the series “Pushing Daisies” and appeared in the film “Evan Almighty”, and was also cast as main in “Year of the Dog” in 2007. Being in constant demand served her net worth very well.

Afterwards, she landed the lead role in the television series “Kath & Kim” (2008 – 2009), and starred in the comedy-drama film “What Goes Up” (2009) co-written, co-produced and directed by Jonathan Glatzer. In 2013, she was in the main cast of comedies “Scary Movie 5” by Malcolm D. Lee and “Trust Me” by Clark Gregg. The same year she appeared as a guest star in the series “Enlightened”, and was nominated for Critic’s Choice and Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of the Outstanding Guest Actress. In 2014, she received mixed reviews starring in the zombie comedy “Life After Beth” by Jeff Baena.

Most recently, Molly has starred in the comedy drama “Other People” written and directed by Chris Kelly, and number of films featuring Shannon will be released – “We Don’t Belong Here” (2016), “Half Magic” (2016), “The Layover” (2016), “Fun Mom Dinner” (2017) and “The Little Hours” (2017).

Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she is married to the artist Fritz Chesnut; the family has two children.

IMDB Wikipedia “Cracking Up” (2004) “Fun Mom Dinner” (2017) “Half Magic” (2016) “In Living Colour” (1993) “Kath & Kim” (2008 – 2009) “Saturday Night Live” (1995-2001) “The Layover” (2016) “The Little Hours” (2017) “Twin Peaks” (1991) $5 million 1964 1964-09-16 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m) Actor Comedian Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (2013) Evan Almighty Fritz Chesnut Fritz Chesnut (m. 2004) Hawken school in Gates Mills Irish American James F. Shannon Jeff Baena Jonathan Glatzer Marie Antoinette (2006) Molly Helen Shannon Molly Shannon Molly Shannon Net Worth My Boss’s Daughter (2003) Nolan Shannon Chesnut Ohio Peg Shannon Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2013) Pushing Daisies Richest Comedians Scrubs September 16 Shaker Heights St. Dominic school in Shaker Heights Stella Shannon Chesnut The Phantom of the Opera (1989) Tisch School of the Arts United States United States of America Voice Actor

Molly Helen Shannon Quick Info

Molly Helen Shannon Trademarks

1. Known for her characters on Saturday Night Live (1975): Mary Katherine Gallagher (the nerdy Catholic school girl) and Helen Madden (the licensed joyologist).

Molly Helen Shannon Quotes

• My dad was a real fun guy and, despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn’t easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.
• I feel great about it. I did six full years, and I loved it. I just felt like it was time. Not everything is going to be a perfect decision. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss, and that’s the way it goes – about leaving Saturday Night Live (1975) to pursue a film career.
• I used to get painful crushes on really unavailable guys.

Molly Helen Shannon Important Facts

• Mother of Stella Chestnut and Nolan Chestnut.
• Had first born child with the name of Stella Shannon Chestnut. [September 2003]
• Both of her parents were of Irish descent.
• She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
• She is from the neighborhood in Ohio as Paul Newman, Fred Willard and David Wain. Shaker Heights, Ohio is also the name of the place that the Cleaver family was from in the early sitcom, “Leave It To Beaver”.
• Wore an off-white “garden dress” designed by SNL wardrobe department head Dale Richards in her May 2004 wedding to Fritz Chestnut.
• Had a second baby, a boy, named Nolan Shannon Chestnut. [March 2005]
• BFA in Drama – New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1987).
• Molly & Fritz welcomed their first child, a girl named Stella Shannon Chestnut. [September 2003]
• Became engaged to Fritz Chestnut, an artist. [March 2003]
• Appeared in Sheryl Crow’s 1997 video “A Change Would Do You Good”.
• Graduated from NYU in 1987.
• 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.
• Graduated from Hawken School in Chesterland, Ohio, June 1983, where she was a classmate of actress Greer Goodman.
• Presented at the 2000 GLAAD Media Awards for films and TV shows that accurately portray gay and lesbian characters.

Molly Helen Shannon Filmography