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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Margie Claus
Character:Margie Claus (voice)
Release Date:05/11/2027
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self
Release Date:27/01/2025
Unfrosted
Character:Donna Stankowski
Release Date:30/04/2024
Genie
Character:Flora
Release Date:22/11/2023
The Little Mermaid
Character:Ursula
Release Date:18/05/2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Self - Actor Hela
Release Date:08/09/2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Actor Hela
Release Date:06/07/2022
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2021
Adele One Night Only
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2021
The Starling
Character:Lilly Maynard
Release Date:17/09/2021
Thunder Force
Character:Lydia Berman
Release Date:09/04/2021
Superintelligence
Character:Carol Peters
Release Date:11/12/2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Character:Self
Release Date:29/03/2020
The Kitchen
Character:Kathy Brennan
Release Date:08/08/2019
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Character:Lee Israel
Release Date:19/10/2018
The Happytime Murders
Character:Detective Connie Edwards
Release Date:22/08/2018
Life of the Party
Character:Deanna Miles
Release Date:10/05/2018
Love, Gilda
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2018
Cook-Off!
Character:Amber Strang
Release Date:17/11/2017
Ghostbusters
Character:Abby Yates
Release Date:14/07/2016
Central Intelligence
Character:Darla (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/2016
The Boss
Character:Michelle Darnell
Release Date:07/04/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Spy
Character:Susan Cooper
Release Date:06/05/2015
St. Vincent
Character:Maggie Bronstein
Release Date:09/10/2014
Tammy
Character:Tammy
Release Date:02/07/2014
The Heat
Character:Shannon Mullins
Release Date:27/06/2013
The Hangover Part III
Character:Cassie
Release Date:23/05/2013
Identity Thief
Character:Diana
Release Date:07/02/2013
This Is 40
Character:Catherine
Release Date:20/12/2012
Bridesmaids
Character:Megan Price
Release Date:13/05/2011
Life As We Know It
Character:DeeDee
Release Date:02/10/2010
Love and Distrust
Character:Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
Release Date:16/08/2010
The Back-Up Plan
Character:Carol
Release Date:23/04/2010
Pretty Ugly People
Character:Becky
Release Date:14/11/2008
Just Add Water
Character:Selma
Release Date:18/03/2008
The Nines
Character:Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Release Date:21/01/2007
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Character:Amy Hall (voice)
Release Date:08/04/2005
Chicken Party
Character:Tot Wagner
Release Date:14/10/2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Character:Bystander (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/2003
The Life of David Gale
Character:Nico the Goth Girl
Release Date:21/02/2003
White Oleander
Character:Paramedic
Release Date:11/10/2002
Pumpkin
Character:Cici Pinkus
Release Date:28/06/2002
The Third Wheel
Character:Marilyn
Release Date:31/05/2002
Charlie's Angels
Character:Doris
Release Date:02/11/2000
The Kid
Character:Sky King Waitress
Release Date:07/07/2000
Auto Motives
Character:Tonnie
Release Date:05/03/2000
Drowning Mona
Character:Shirley
Release Date:03/03/2000
Go
Character:Sandra
Release Date:09/04/1999
God
Character:Margaret
Release Date:01/01/1998
Television Appearances
God's Favorite Idiot
Character:Amily Luck
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
Character:Self - Host
Only Murders in the Building
Character:Doreen
Nine Perfect Strangers
Character:Frances
Celebrity IOU
Character:Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Show Me the Movie!
Character:Self
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Character:Sookie St. James
Chelsea
Character:Self
Little Big Shots
Character:Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Mike & Molly
Character:Molly Flynn
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Special Guest
The Penguins of Madagascar
Character:Shelly (voice)
Samantha Who?
Character:Dena
Private Practice
Character:Lynn McDonald
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Kim Possible
Character:DNAmy (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Saleswoman
Gilmore Girls
Character:Sookie St. James
D.C.
Character:
The Jenny McCarthy Show
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Simpsons
Character:Calvin (voice)
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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