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Apr 11, 2022 · Amy Sussman/Getty Images. As a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2001, Molly Shannon became famous for playing Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. She says that...
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Mary Katherine Gallagher is a fictional character invented and portrayed by Saturday Night Live cast member Molly Shannon from 1995 to 2001. She was considered the first breakout character from the new 1995 cast and a significant marker of the increased influence of women writers on the show in the 1990s.
Apr 6, 2023 · During her six seasons on the show, she developed beloved original characters like Sally O’Malley, Mary Katherine Gallagher and Jeannie Darcy, the unfunny standup comedian. After leaving SNL...
Oct 7, 2016 · By Jillian Capewell. Oct 7, 2016, 03:17 PM EDT. NBC via Getty Images. Molly Shannon’s breakout film, “Superstar,” came out 17 years ago, and yet fans continue to associate iconic Catholic schoolgirl Mary Catherine Gallagher with her.
Oct 5, 2022 · CNN — One of Molly Shannon’s most popular “SNL” characters, hyperactive Catholic school girl Mary Catherine Gallagher, stems from Shannon’s childhood of loss. When she was four years old, her...
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Mar 30, 2022 · Molly Shannon caused peals of laughter with the portrayal of her Saturday Night Live character Mary Katherine Gallagher, who loved to smell her own armpits and proudly called herself...
Aug 22, 2021 · Aug. 22, 2021 6 AM PT. For Subscribers. When Molly Shannon played Mary Katherine Gallagher on “Saturday Night Live” in the late ’90s, she hurt herself. A lot.
