There's no character quite like Molly Shannon's Mary Katherine Gallagher, so in honor of the actress's birthday this week, we're taking a look back at some of her iconic character's hilarious — and hilariously awkward — moments in Superstar. Shannon first introduced the world to the clumsy Catholic schoolgirl on Saturday Night Live [1], and in 1999, Mary Katherine Gallagher made it to the big screen with the movie Superstar, which costarred Will Ferrell [2] as cheesy high school hunk Sky Corrigan. The film featured Mary Katherine's most memorable antics, including the midconfession monologues, the tree-bark makeouts, and the sweet, sometimes heartbreakingly vulnerable moments that make the character so lovable. To celebrate Shannon's 50th birthday on Tuesday, take a look at 17 times Mary Katherine Gallagher gets wonderfully, hysterically weird.
When She's Just a Little Girl Praying For a Makeout Session
When She Absolutely Cannot Win
When She Creatively Smells Her Armpits
When She Flirts With a Tree
When She Literally Makes Out With a Tree
When She Proudly Admires Her Assets
When She Delivers a Monologue During Confession
When She Gets a Little Aggressive
Actually, Make That "Really" Aggressive
When She Imagines a Ridiculous Flash Mob
When She Busts Out Cheesy Comebacks
When She Says It Like It Is
When She Gets Graphic With Her Threats
When She Repeatedly Calls Her Grandma Horrible
When She's Heartbreakingly Vulnerable and Covered in Paint
When She's Brutally, Hilariously Honest
And When She's the Most Super of Superstars
PS Let's Never Forget Will Ferrell's Epic Dance Move
Or that hairstyle.