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  • BIRTH 26/08/1970
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 33
  • MOVIES 40
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • SCRIPT 3
  • PRODUCTION 8

Melissa McCarthy

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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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Melissa McCarthy

Shows (33)

Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
Doreen
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Calvin (voice)
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Sookie St. James
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Sookie St. James
Private Practice
Private Practice
Lynn McDonald
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers
Francis
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
God's Favorite Idiot
God's Favorite Idiot
Amily Luck
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Saleswoman
Kim Possible
Kim Possible
DNAmy (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Penguins of Madagascar
Shelly (voice)
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
Molly Flynn
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
Self
Hot Ones
Hot Ones
Self
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU
Self
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Dena
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self / Self - Guest
Little Big Shots
Little Big Shots
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Chelsea
Chelsea
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Self

Movies (40)

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Ursula
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Hela
Genie
Genie
Flora
The Hangover Part III
The Hangover Part III
Cassie
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Abby Yates
Spy
Spy
Susan Cooper
The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan
Carol
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Doris
Thunder Force
Thunder Force
Lydia Berman
Unfrosted
Unfrosted
Donna Stankowski
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids
Megan Price
The Heat
The Heat
Shannon Mullins
This Is 40
This Is 40
Catherine
The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale
Nico the Goth Girl
Life As We Know It
Life As We Know It
DeeDee
Identity Thief
Identity Thief
Diana
The Kid
The Kid
Sky King Waitress
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
Kathy Brennan
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of…
Self - Actor Hela
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
Maggie Bronstein
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Lee Israel
The Boss
The Boss
Michelle Darnell
The Starling
The Starling
Lilly Maynard
Life of the Party
Life of the Party
Deanna Miles
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Amy Hall (voice)
Tammy
Tammy
Tammy
The Happytime Murders
The Happytime Murders
Detective Connie Edwards
The Nines
The Nines
Margaret / Melissa / Mary
White Oleander
White Oleander
Paramedic
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona
Shirley
Superintelligence
Superintelligence
Carol Peters
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas…
Self
Adele One Night Only
Adele One Night Only
Self
Pumpkin
Pumpkin
Cici Pinkus
Pretty Ugly People
Pretty Ugly People
Becky
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James…
Self
The Third Wheel
The Third Wheel
Marilyn
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The…
Self (archive footage)
Go
Go
Sandra
Just Add Water
Just Add Water
Selma

Director

Mike & Molly
Mike & Molly
(2 episodes)

Script (3)

The Boss
The Boss
Life of the Party
Life of the Party
Tammy
Tammy

Production (8)

Genie
Genie
Thunder Force
Thunder Force
The Boss
The Boss
Life of the Party
Life of the Party
Tammy
Tammy
The Happytime Murders
The Happytime Murders
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Superintelligence
Superintelligence