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Molly Shannon (born September 16, 1964 in Shaker
Heights, Ohio) is an United States|American
actress and writer.

Before Saturday Night Live, she had a struggling
career in films.  She first portrayed a supporting
role as Meg in the present day sequences in the
horror film remake of The Phantom of the Opera
with Robert Englund and Jill Scholen.  Shannon's
major break came in February of 1995 when she was
hired as a featured player on Saturday Night Live
to replace the departing Janeane Garofalo.  She
played various parts on the comedy show and was
especially known for playing the character of
Parochial school|Catholic school girl Mary
Katherine Gallagher as well as her impression of
Monica Lewinsky (alongside frequent host John
Goodman's Linda Tripp).

After her departure from SNL in 2001 (she passed
Victoria Jackson to become the show's
longest-serving female cast member), Shannon has
refocused on her film career. In 1999 she
revisited the role of Mary Katherine Gallagher for
the motion picture Superstar, and had a supporting
role in Never Been Kissed. Her recent films
include How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Shallow
Hal, The Santa Clause 2, Serendipity and Osmosis
Jones.