1970-08-26 Plainfield, Illinois, USA
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.
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Margie Claus | Margie Claus (voice) | 2027-11-05 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Unfrosted | Donna Stankowski | 2024-04-30 |
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The Little Mermaid | Ursula | 2023-05-18 |
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Genie | Flora | 2023-11-22 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Actor Hela | 2022-09-08 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Hela | 2022-07-06 |
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Thunder Force | Lydia Berman | 2021-04-09 |
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The Starling | Lilly Maynard | 2021-09-17 |
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Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021-11-14 |
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A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021-10-12 |
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Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around | Self | 2021-12-01 |
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Superintelligence | Carol Peters | 2020-12-11 |
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FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America | Self | 2020-03-29 |
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The Kitchen | Kathy Brennan | 2019-08-08 |
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Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
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Life of the Party | Deanna Miles | 2018-05-10 |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Lee Israel | 2018-10-19 |
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The Happytime Murders | Detective Connie Edwards | 2018-08-22 |
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Cook-Off! | Amber Strang | 2017-11-17 |
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Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! | Self (archive footage) | 2017-11-22 |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
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The Boss | Michelle Darnell | 2016-04-07 |
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Central Intelligence | Darla (uncredited) | 2016-06-16 |
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Ghostbusters | Abby Yates | 2016-07-14 |
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Spy | Susan Cooper | 2015-05-06 |
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St. Vincent | Maggie Bronstein | 2014-10-09 |
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Tammy | Tammy | 2014-07-02 |
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The Hangover Part III | Cassie | 2013-05-23 |
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The Heat | Shannon Mullins | 2013-06-27 |
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Identity Thief | Diana | 2013-02-07 |
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This Is 40 | Catherine | 2012-12-20 |
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Bridesmaids | Megan Price | 2011-05-13 |
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The Back-Up Plan | Carol | 2010-04-23 |
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Life As We Know It | DeeDee | 2010-10-02 |
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Love and Distrust | Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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Pretty Ugly People | Becky | 2008-11-14 |
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Just Add Water | Selma | 2008-03-18 |
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The Nines | Margaret / Melissa / Mary | 2007-01-21 |
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Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Amy Hall (voice) | 2005-04-08 |
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Chicken Party | Tot Wagner | 2003-10-14 |
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The Life of David Gale | Nico the Goth Girl | 2003-02-21 |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Bystander (uncredited) | 2003-06-25 |
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Pumpkin | Cici Pinkus | 2002-06-28 |
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White Oleander | Paramedic | 2002-10-11 |
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The Third Wheel | Marilyn | 2002-05-31 |
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Charlie's Angels | Doris | 2000-11-02 |
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The Kid | Sky King Waitress | 2000-07-07 |
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Drowning Mona | Shirley | 2000-03-03 |
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Go | Sandra | 1999-04-09 |
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God | Margaret | 1998-01-01 |
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