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Molly Shannon's family tragedy shaped one of her most famous characters
(CNN)One of Molly Shannon's most famous "Saturday Night Live" characters was awkward, clumsy, Catholic school student Mary Katherine Gallagher.In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Shannon explained how the character came to be after a tragic car accident resulted in the death of her mother, sister and cousin when the actress was 4 years old."I was very heartbroken and very sad and just trying to hold it all together as a kid," she said.