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Melissa McCarthy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1970-08-26,Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Charlie's Angels

5.8

Charlie's Angels
2000-11-02

A Night at the Academy Museum

7

A Night at the Academy Museum
2021-10-12

The Life of David Gale

7.436

The Life of David Gale
2003-02-21

Pretty Ugly People

4.3

Pretty Ugly People
2008-11-14

5.5

Drowning Mona
2000-03-03

6.984

Go
1999-04-09

5.9

Pumpkin
2002-06-28

5.956

The Nines
2007-01-21

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around

7

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021-12-01

The Back-Up Plan

6.142

The Back-Up Plan
2010-04-23

Adele One Night Only

7.8

Adele One Night Only
2021-11-14

The Third Wheel

5.2

The Third Wheel
2002-05-31

5.1

Just Add Water
2008-03-18

Life As We Know It

6.907

Life As We Know It
2010-10-02

6.5

Bridesmaids
2011-05-13

5.886

This Is 40
2012-12-20

The Hangover Part III

6.209

The Hangover Part III
2013-05-23

5.852

Identity Thief
2013-02-07

6.6

The Heat
2013-06-27

7

God
1998-01-01

5.335

Tammy
2014-07-02

6.831

Spy
2015-05-06

7.111

St. Vincent
2014-10-09

6.626

Genie
2023-11-22

5.284

Unfrosted
2024-04-30

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.421

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-07-06

5.824

The Boss
2016-04-07

5.349

Ghostbusters
2016-07-14

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022-09-08

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

6.897

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005-04-08

Untitled Stanley Cup Project

0

Untitled Stanley Cup Project

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!

6.9

Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017-11-22

5.2

Cook-Off!
2017-11-17

0

Margie Claus
2027-11-05

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

4.3

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016-02-21

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

5.477

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003-06-25

7.1

White Oleander
2002-10-11

Life of the Party

6.104

Life of the Party
2018-05-10

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

6.808

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018-10-19

Central Intelligence

6.415

Central Intelligence
2016-06-16

6.5

Take Flight
2015-12-10

6.7

The Kid
2000-07-07

The Happytime Murders

5.775

The Happytime Murders
2018-08-22

6.122

The Kitchen
2019-08-08

7.171

Love, Gilda
2018-04-18

Superintelligence

5.991

Superintelligence
2020-12-11

6.9

The Starling
2021-09-17

5.5

Thunder Force
2021-04-09

The Little Mermaid

6.315

The Little Mermaid
2023-05-18

0

Chicken Party
2003-10-14

Love and Distrust

3.7

Love and Distrust
2010-08-16

FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America

4

FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020-03-29

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

8.1

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

6

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
2024-05-14

7.542

Kim Possible
2002-06-07

6.6

Samantha Who?
2007-10-15

Private Practice

7.5

Private Practice
2007-09-26

Finding Your Roots

6.2

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

7.887

Gilmore Girls
2000-10-05

0

D.C.
2000-04-02

The Jenny McCarthy Show

0

The Jenny McCarthy Show
1997-02-14

6.7

Mike & Molly
2010-09-20

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.403

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

6.377

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Kids' Choice Awards

9.1

Kids' Choice Awards
1987-01-18

7.4

Hot Ones
2015-03-12

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.337

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.31

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

5.2

Chelsea
2016-05-11

The Penguins of Madagascar

7.415

The Penguins of Madagascar
2008-11-28

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways

0

Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019-12-10

Late Show with David Letterman

6.3

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Show Me the Movie!

4

Show Me the Movie!
2018-03-22

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich

0

The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
2022-06-13

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.823

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

The Reichen Show

4.8

The Reichen Show
2005-11-11

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.968

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.31

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

8.015

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

RuPaul's Drag Race

7.537

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009-02-02

Entertainment Tonight

4.1

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

The Graham Norton Show

7.176

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

6.9

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.744

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

Little Big Shots

7.5

Little Big Shots
2016-03-08

6.1

Celebrity IOU
2020-04-13

Nine Perfect Strangers

7

Nine Perfect Strangers
2021-08-18

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

7.267

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016-11-25

God's Favorite Idiot

6.297

God's Favorite Idiot
2022-06-15

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.823

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7

Conan
2010-11-08

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

0

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Only Murders in the Building

8.48

Only Murders in the Building
2021-08-31

0

Lie Detector
2018-03-01

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.4

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09