Melissa McCarthy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 26, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Biography
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. McCarthy began appearing on television and in film in the late 1990s. She first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007). She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (2007–2009) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2010–2016), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. McCarthy's appearances as a host on Saturday Night Live (2011–2017) led to a win for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017. McCarthy gained critical acclaim for her performance in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to star in several commercially successful comedies, including Identity Thief (2013), The Heat(2013), Tammy (2014), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), and The Boss (2016). In 2018, McCarthy received critical acclaim for portraying writer Lee Israel in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) and played Ursula in the musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid (2023). McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, are the founders of the production company On the Day Productions, under which they have collaborated on several comedy films, including Life of the Party (2018), Super Intelligence (2020), and Thunder Force (2021). In 2015, she launched her clothing line for plus-sized women named Melissa McCarthy Seven7. She received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia Melissa McCarthy, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Movie
Miss Nelson Is Missing
Movie · as Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp
Turpentine
Movie
Margie Claus
Movie · as Margie Claus (voice)
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
TV · as Patsy Ramsey · 8 eps
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self
Unfrosted
Movie · as Donna Stankowski
Genie
Movie · as Flora
The Little Mermaid
Movie · as Ursula
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Actor Hela
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Self - Actor Hela
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
God's Favorite Idiot
TV · as Amily Luck · 8 eps
A Night at the Academy Museum
Movie · as Self
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Movie · as Self
The Starling
Movie · as Lilly Maynard
Thunder Force
Movie · as Lydia Berman
Nine Perfect Strangers
TV · as Frances · 8 eps
Only Murders in the Building
TV · as Doreen · 1 ep
Superintelligence
Movie · as Carol Peters
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Movie · as Self
Celebrity IOU
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kitchen
Movie · as Kathy Brennan
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Life of the Party
Movie · as Deanna Miles
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Movie · as Lee Israel
The Happytime Murders
Movie · as Detective Connie Edwards
Love, Gilda
Movie · as Self
Show Me the Movie!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cook-Off!
Movie · as Amber Strang
Nobodies
TV · as Melissa McCarthy · 8 eps
The Boss
Movie · as Michelle Darnell
Ghostbusters
Movie · as Abby Yates
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self
Central Intelligence
Movie · as Darla (uncredited)
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Little Big Shots
TV · as Self - Host · 13 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV · as Sookie St. James · 1 ep
Spy
Movie · as Susan Cooper
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tammy
Movie · as Tammy
St. Vincent
Movie · as Maggie Bronstein
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hangover Part III
Movie · as Cassie
Identity Thief
Movie · as Diana
The Heat
Movie · as Mullins
This Is 40
Movie · as Catherine
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bridesmaids
Movie · as Megan
The Back-Up Plan
Movie · as Carol
Life As We Know It
Movie · as DeeDee
Love and Distrust
Movie · as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
Mike & Molly
TV · as Molly Flynn · 127 eps
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Pretty Ugly People
Movie · as Becky
Just Add Water
Movie · as Selma
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV · as Shelly (voice) · 1 ep
The Nines
Movie · as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Samantha Who?
TV · as Dena · 35 eps
Private Practice
TV · as Lynn McDonald · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie · as Amy Hall (voice)
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Life of David Gale
Movie · as Nico the Goth Girl
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Movie · as Bystander (uncredited)
Chicken Party
Movie · as Tot Wagner
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Pumpkin
Movie · as Cici Pinkus
The Third Wheel
Movie · as Marilyn
White Oleander
Movie · as Paramedic
Kim Possible
TV · as DNAmy (voice), DNAmy / Gorilla Fist (voice) · 2 eps
Charlie's Angels
Movie · as Doris
Drowning Mona
Movie · as Shirley
The Kid
Movie · as Sky King Waitress
Auto Motives
Movie · as Tonnie
Gilmore Girls
TV · as Sookie St. James · 153 eps
D.C.
TV · 2 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Saleswoman · 1 ep
Go
Movie · as Sandra
God
Movie · as Margaret
The Jenny McCarthy Show
TV · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Calvin (voice) · 1 ep
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 6 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps