US actress Molly Shannon will be honoured with an Oscar Wilde Award at the US-Ireland Alliance's annual event.
The event will be held on March 7 at Bad Robot, the production company of JJ Abrams and Katie McGrath, the event is supported by Screen Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen.
Shannon joins previously announced honorees Pierce Brosnan and Richie Baneham.
Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance said, "Molly’s Irish-American characters on Saturday Night Live - like Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O’Malley - are iconic.
"The impact of her Irish ancestry on her life and career comes across in her2022 New York Times bestselling memoir Hello, Molly!, as well as in the episode of Who Do You Think You Are? which took Molly back to her ancestral home of Achill, in County Mayo. We look forward to honoring this superstar."
Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on Saturday Night Live. In 2000, she received an Emmy nomination.
Additionally, Molly was awarded the 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance in the highly acclaimed drama Other People, written and directed by Chris Kelly.
On the silver screen, Shannon can most recently be seen starring opposite Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zach Braff’s A Good Person.
Other film credits include Tamara Jenkins’ Netflix film, Private Life alongside Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn, Wild Nights with Emily, Promising Young Woman, Analyze This, Happiness and The Santa Clause 2.
On the small screen, Molly starred in Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider’s The Other Two which quickly became a fan favorite and Critics’ darling on HBO Max.
In 2021, Shannon also received rave reviews for her role in Mike White’s critically acclaimed HBO limited series, The White Lotus.
Additional television credits include the popular HBO comedy Divorce, opposite Sarah Jessica Parker; a recurring role on Will & Grace, for which she received her second Primetime Emmy nominations, and Enlightened - for which she received her third Emmy nomination.
