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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Simpsons
as Calvin (voice) · 1989
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Conan
as Self · 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self · 2015
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Gilmore Girls
as Sookie St. James · 2000
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest · 2009
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Saleswoman · 2000
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Private Practice
as Lynn McDonald · 2007
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Kim Possible
as DNAmy (voice) · 2002
Kim Possible
as DNAmy / Gorilla Fist (voice) · 2002
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Only Murders in the Building
as Doreen · 2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Penguins of Madagascar
as Shelly (voice) · 2008
Mike & Molly
as Molly Flynn · 2010
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest · 2005
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1992
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
The Little Mermaid
as Ursula · 2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Actor Hela · 2022
Nine Perfect Strangers
as Frances · 2021
Charlie's Angels
as Doris · 2000
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1975
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter · 1953
The Hangover Part III
as Cassie · 2013
Samantha Who?
as Dena · 2007
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Celebrity IOU
as Self · 2020
Central Intelligence
as Darla (uncredited) · 2016
The Heat
as Mullins · 2013
Bridesmaids
as Megan · 2011
Ghostbusters
as Abby Yates · 2016
Kids' Choice Awards
as Self · 1987
The Back-Up Plan
as Carol · 2010
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Sookie St. James · 2016
Spy
as Susan Cooper · 2015
St. Vincent
as Maggie Bronstein · 2014
Life As We Know It
as DeeDee · 2010
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Bystander (uncredited) · 2003
Identity Thief
as Diana · 2013
This Is 40
as Catherine · 2012
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
as Patsy Ramsey · 2026
The Life of David Gale
as Nico the Goth Girl · 2003
The Kitchen
as Kathy Brennan · 2019
Life of the Party
as Deanna Miles · 2018
Thunder Force
as Lydia Berman · 2021
The Boss
as Michelle Darnell · 2016
The Happytime Murders
as Detective Connie Edwards · 2018
God's Favorite Idiot
as Amily Luck · 2022
Go
as Sandra · 1999
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Amy Hall (voice) · 2005
The Kid
as Sky King Waitress · 2000
Little Big Shots
as Self - Host · 2016
Show Me the Movie!
as Self · 2018
Superintelligence
as Carol Peters · 2020
Unfrosted
as Donna Stankowski · 2024
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Lee Israel · 2018
White Oleander
as Paramedic · 2002
The Starling
as Lilly Maynard · 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - Actor Hela · 2022
The Nines
as Margaret / Melissa / Mary · 2007
The Third Wheel
as Marilyn · 2002
Tammy
as Tammy · 2014
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
as Self · 2019
The Jenny McCarthy Show
· 1997
Cook-Off!
as Amber Strang · 2017
Genie
as Flora · 2023
Drowning Mona
as Shirley · 2000
D.C.
· 2000
Margie Claus
as Margie Claus (voice) · 2027
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self · 2025
Love and Distrust
as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives") · 2010
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self · 2016
Just Add Water
as Selma · 2008
Pretty Ugly People
as Becky · 2008
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
as Self - Host · 2022
Miss Nelson Is Missing
as Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp
Turpentine
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
as Self · 2021
God
as Margaret · 1998
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self · 2021
Auto Motives
as Tonnie · 2000
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
as Self · 2020
Pumpkin
as Cici Pinkus · 2002
Love, Gilda
as Self · 2018
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Chicken Party
as Tot Wagner · 2003