Melissa McCarthy
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1970-08-26 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Plainfield, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Melissa Ann McCarthy
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
TV Shows (45)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Calvin (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Sookie St. James
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Saleswoman
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Private Practice
2007
as Lynn McDonald
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Kim Possible
2002
as DNAmy (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Shelly (voice)
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Doreen
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Mike & Molly
2010
as Molly Flynn
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Chelsea
2016
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Samantha Who?
2007
as Dena
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021
as Frances
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Sookie St. James
Little Big Shots
2016
as Self - Host
God's Favorite Idiot
2022
as Amily Luck
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
as Patsy Ramsey
Show Me the Movie!
2018
as Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019
as Self
D.C.
2000
The Jenny McCarthy Show
1997
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
2022
as Self - Host
Movies (54)
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Actor Hela
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Ursula
Charlie's Angels
2000
as Doris
The Hangover Part III
2013
as Cassie
Bridesmaids
2011
as Megan
Spy
2015
as Susan Cooper
Central Intelligence
2016
as Darla (uncredited)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Bystander (uncredited)
Ghostbusters
2016
as Abby Yates
The Heat
2013
as Mullins
St. Vincent
2014
as Maggie Bronstein
Life of the Party
2018
as Deanna Miles
Identity Thief
2013
as Diana
The Kitchen
2019
as Kathy Brennan
Unfrosted
2024
as Donna Stankowski
The Kid
2000
as Sky King Waitress
Life As We Know It
2010
as DeeDee
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Nico the Goth Girl
This Is 40
2012
as Catherine
The Back-Up Plan
2010
as Carol
Tammy
2014
as Tammy
The Happytime Murders
2018
as Detective Connie Edwards
The Boss
2016
as Michelle Darnell
Go
1999
as Sandra
Superintelligence
2020
as Carol Peters
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Amy Hall (voice)
Thunder Force
2021
as Lydia Berman
White Oleander
2002
as Paramedic
The Starling
2021
as Lilly Maynard
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Lee Israel
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
Love and Distrust
2010
as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
Genie
2023
as Flora
The Nines
2007
as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Drowning Mona
2000
as Shirley
The Third Wheel
2002
as Marilyn
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
Cook-Off!
2017
as Amber Strang
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Actor Hela
Pumpkin
2002
as Cici Pinkus
Just Add Water
2008
as Selma
Pretty Ugly People
2008
as Becky
Margie Claus
2027
as Margie Claus (voice)
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020
as Self
Love, Gilda
2018
as Self
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021
as Self
God
1998
as Margaret
Chicken Party
2003
as Tot Wagner
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
Auto Motives
2000
as Tonnie
Turpentine
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Miss Nelson Is Missing
as Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp
About Melissa McCarthy
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… With 99 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Melissa McCarthy has appeared in 54 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — as Actor Hela
- The Little Mermaid (2023) — as Ursula
- Charlie's Angels (2000) — as Doris
- The Hangover Part III (2013) — as Cassie
- Bridesmaids (2011) — as Megan
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