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6.  Molly Shannon-Year of the Dog

Shannon was great on SNL as her crazy, lovable characters. But she can also be incredibly sad, as those who watched Enlightened on HBO saw this year. Not surprisingly, the same man who wrote that miss lonelyheart character for Shannon is the same auteur who behind Year of the Dog. Another lonely single woman with a heart too big to control, she has a breakdown when her dog mysteriously dies and she gets a new aggressive dog from the pound. A weird and maybe even unsatisfying film, Shannon is nonetheless giving a daring performances as the certain type of woman few actresses can capture. Watch this clip on YouTube:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RupELElQj6E