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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-08-26 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Plainfield, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Melissa Ann McCarthy

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Мелісса Маккарті

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Melissa 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. Description above from the Wikipedia Melissa McCarthy, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Charlie's Angels

2000

Charlie's Angels

as

Doris

The Life of David Gale

2003

The Life of David Gale

as

Nico the Goth Girl

Drowning Mona

2000

Drowning Mona

as

Shirley

Go

1999

Go

as

Sandra

Pumpkin

2002

Pumpkin

as

Cici Pinkus

The Nines

2007

The Nines

as

Margaret / Melissa / Mary

The Back-Up Plan

2010

The Back-Up Plan

as

Carol

The Third Wheel

2002

The Third Wheel

as

Marilyn

Just Add Water

2008

Just Add Water

as

Selma

Life As We Know It

2010

Life As We Know It

as

DeeDee

Bridesmaids

2011

Bridesmaids

as

Megan Price

This Is 40

2012

This Is 40

as

Catherine

Identity Thief

2013

Identity Thief

as

Diana

The Heat

2013

The Heat

as

Shannon Mullins

God

1998

God

as

Margaret

Tammy

2014

Tammy

as

Tammy

Spy

2015

Spy

as

Susan Cooper

St. Vincent

2014

St. Vincent

as

Maggie Bronstein

Genie

2023

Genie

as

Flora

Unfrosted

2024

Unfrosted

as

Donna Stankowski

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

as

Actor Hela

The Boss

2016

The Boss

as

Michelle Darnell

Ghostbusters

2016

Ghostbusters

as

Abby Yates

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

as

Amy Hall (voice)

Cook-Off!

2017

Cook-Off!

as

Amber Strang

Margie Claus

2027

Margie Claus

as

Margie Claus (voice)

White Oleander

2002

White Oleander

as

Paramedic

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as

Bystander (uncredited)

Life of the Party

2018

Life of the Party

as

Deanna Miles

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

as

Lee Israel

Central Intelligence

2016

Central Intelligence

as

Darla (uncredited)

Take Flight

2015

Take Flight

as

Self - Performer

The Kid

2000

The Kid

as

Sky King Waitress

The Happytime Murders

2018

The Happytime Murders

as

Detective Connie Edwards

The Kitchen

2019

The Kitchen

as

Kathy Brennan

Love, Gilda

2018

Love, Gilda

as

Self

Superintelligence

2020

Superintelligence

as

Carol Peters

The Starling

2021

The Starling

as

Lilly Maynard

Thunder Force

2021

Thunder Force

as

Lydia Berman

The Little Mermaid

2023

The Little Mermaid

as

Ursula

Chicken Party

2003

Chicken Party

as

Tot Wagner

Love and Distrust

2010

Love and Distrust

as

Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

as

DNAmy (voice)

Private Practice

Private Practice

as

Lynn McDonald

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

as

Sookie St. James

Mike & Molly

Mike & Molly

as

Molly Flynn

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Chelsea

Chelsea

as

Self

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

as

Self - Guest

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Calvin (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Special Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots

as

Self - Host

Conan

Conan

as

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing