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Melissa McCarthy

Acting 55 years old Plainfield, Illinois, USA ★ 3.5
Born: August 26, 1970

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.

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Calvin (voice) 1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls Sookie St. James 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Saleswoman 2000
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder Actor Hela 2022
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed Producer 2021
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (104)

Margie Claus
Margie Claus Margie Claus (voice) 2027
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Self 2025
Unfrosted
Unfrosted Donna Stankowski 2024
Genie
Genie Flora 2023
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid Ursula 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder Self - Actor Hela 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder Actor Hela 2022
God's Favorite Idiot
God's Favorite Idiot Amily Luck 2022
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich Self - Host 2022
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around Self 2021
Adele One Night Only
Adele One Night Only Self 2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
A Night at the Academy Museum Self 2021
The Starling
The Starling Lilly Maynard 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building Doreen 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers Frances 2021
Thunder Force
Thunder Force Lydia Berman 2021
Superintelligence
Superintelligence Carol Peters 2020
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU Self 2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America Self 2020
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
The Kitchen
The Kitchen Kathy Brennan 2019
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel 2018
The Happytime Murders
The Happytime Murders Detective Connie Edwards 2018
Life of the Party
Life of the Party Deanna Miles 2018
Love, Gilda
Love, Gilda Self 2018
Show Me the Movie!
Show Me the Movie! Self 2018
Cook-Off!
Cook-Off! Amber Strang 2017
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Sookie St. James 2016
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Abby Yates 2016
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Darla (uncredited) 2016
Chelsea
Chelsea Self 2016
The Boss
The Boss Michelle Darnell 2016
Little Big Shots
Little Big Shots Self - Host 2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Self 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Spy
Spy Susan Cooper 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
St. Vincent
St. Vincent Maggie Bronstein 2014
Tammy
Tammy Tammy 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Heat
The Heat Mullins 2013
The Hangover Part III
The Hangover Part III Cassie 2013
Identity Thief
Identity Thief Diana 2013
This Is 40
This Is 40 Catherine 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids Megan 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Life As We Know It
Life As We Know It DeeDee 2010
Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly Molly Flynn 2010
Love and Distrust
Love and Distrust Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives") 2010
The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan Carol 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Special Guest 2009
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Penguins of Madagascar Shelly (voice) 2008
Pretty Ugly People
Pretty Ugly People Becky 2008
Just Add Water
Just Add Water Selma 2008
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? Dena 2007
Private Practice
Private Practice Lynn McDonald 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Nines
The Nines Margaret / Melissa / Mary 2007
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self - Guest 2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Amy Hall (voice) 2005
Chicken Party
Chicken Party Tot Wagner 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Bystander (uncredited) 2003
The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale Nico the Goth Girl 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2003
White Oleander
White Oleander Paramedic 2002
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Cici Pinkus 2002
Kim Possible
Kim Possible DNAmy (voice) 2002
The Third Wheel
The Third Wheel Marilyn 2002
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Doris 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Saleswoman 2000
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls Sookie St. James 2000
The Kid
The Kid Sky King Waitress 2000
D.C.
D.C. 2000
Auto Motives
Auto Motives Tonnie 2000
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona Shirley 2000
Go
Go Sandra 1999
God
God Margaret 1998
The Jenny McCarthy Show
The Jenny McCarthy Show 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self - Presenter 1992
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Calvin (voice) 1989
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Self 1987
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Presenter 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self - Presenter 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Miss Nelson Is Missing
Miss Nelson Is Missing Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp
Turpentine
Turpentine
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey Patsy Ramsey

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (4)

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