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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Ursula
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Actor Hela
- 2022 · God's Favorite Idiot as Amily Luck
- 2022 · The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich as Self - Host
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Doreen
- 2021 · Nine Perfect Strangers as Frances
- 2020 · Celebrity IOU as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Show Me the Movie! as Self
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2016 · Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Sookie St. James
- 2016 · Ghostbusters as Abby Yates
- 2016 · Chelsea as Self
- 2016 · Little Big Shots as Self - Host
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · The Hangover Part III as Cassie
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Bridesmaids as Megan Price
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Mike & Molly as Molly Flynn
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
- 2008 · The Penguins of Madagascar as Shelly (voice)
- 2007 · Samantha Who? as Dena
- 2007 · Private Practice as Lynn McDonald
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Kim Possible as DNAmy (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Saleswoman
- 2000 · Gilmore Girls as Sookie St. James
- 1997 · The Jenny McCarthy Show as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Calvin (voice)
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey as Patsy Ramsey
- 2027 · Margie Claus as Margie Claus (voice)
- 2025 · Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2024 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Unfrosted as Donna Stankowski
- 2023 · Genie as Flora
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Actor Hela
- 2021 · Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around as Self
- 2021 · Adele One Night Only as Self
- 2021 · A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
- 2021 · The Starling as Lilly Maynard
- 2021 · Thunder Force as Lydia Berman
- 2020 · Superintelligence as Carol Peters
- 2020 · FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America as Self
- 2019 · Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways as Self
- 2019 · The Kitchen as Kathy Brennan
- 2018 · Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Lee Israel
- 2018 · The Happytime Murders as Detective Connie Edwards
- 2018 · Life of the Party as Deanna Miles
- 2018 · Love, Gilda as Self
- 2017 · Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Cook-Off! as Amber Strang
- 2016 · Central Intelligence as Darla (uncredited)
- 2016 · The Boss as Michelle Darnell
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2015 · Take Flight as Self - Performer
- 2015 · Spy as Susan Cooper
- 2014 · St. Vincent as Maggie Bronstein
- 2014 · Tammy as Tammy
- 2013 · The Heat as Shannon Mullins
- 2013 · Identity Thief as Diana
- 2012 · This Is 40 as Catherine
- 2010 · Life As We Know It as DeeDee
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
- 2010 · The Back-Up Plan as Carol
- 2008 · Pretty Ugly People as Becky
- 2008 · Just Add Water as Selma
- 2007 · The Nines as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
- 2005 · Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Amy Hall (voice)
- 2003 · Chicken Party as Tot Wagner
- 2003 · Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Bystander (uncredited)
- 2003 · The Life of David Gale as Nico the Goth Girl
- 2002 · White Oleander as Paramedic
- 2002 · Pumpkin as Cici Pinkus
- 2002 · The Third Wheel as Marilyn
- 2000 · Charlie's Angels as Doris
- 2000 · The Kid as Sky King Waitress
- 2000 · D.C. as
- 2000 · Drowning Mona as Shirley
- 1999 · Go as Sandra
- 1998 · God as Margaret
- Future · Untitled Stanley Cup Project as