 molly helen shannon (born september 16, 1964) is 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. == early life == shannon was born in shaker heights, ohio, on september 16, 1964, to an irish american catholic family.cranky critic startalk: movie star interview with molly shannonthe lantern â shannon talks about snl and being a "superstar" her mother, mary margaret "peg" (nÃ©e keating), was a teacher, and her father, james francis shannon, was a sales manager.molly shannon biography (1964â) shannon was involved in a car accident when she was four years old which killed her mother, younger sister and cousin.youtube â molly shannon â life insurance awareness month 2007 shannon attended st. dominic school in shaker heights for grade school, and hawken school in gates mills, ohio. she attended new york university, where she studied drama and graduated from nyu's tisch school of the arts in 1987. == career == before saturday night live, shannon had a struggling career in m
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