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.
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Films (56)
Margie Claus
2027 · Margie Claus (voice), Producer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
Unfrosted : L'épopée de la Pop-Tart
2024 · Donna Stankowski
Genie
2023 · Flora, Executive Producer
Relighting Candles: The Timothy Sullivan Story
2023 · Executive Producer
La Petite Sirène
2023 · Ursula
Le Making of de Thor : Love and Thunder
2022 · Self - Actor Hela
Thor : Love and Thunder
2022 · Actor Hela
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021 · Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Self
The Starling
2021 · Lilly Maynard
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
2021 · Producer
Fuerza Trueno
2021 · Lydia Berman, Producer
Superintelligence
2020 · Carol Peters, Producer
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020 · Self
The Kitchen
2019 · Kathy Brennan
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · Lee Israel
Love, Gilda
2018 · Self
The Happytime Murders
2018 · Detective Connie Edwards, Producer
Life of the Party
2018 · Deanna Miles, Producer, Writer
The Box
2018 · Director
Cook-Off!
2017 · Amber Strang
Ghostbusters
2016 · Abby Yates
Central Intelligence
2016 · Darla (uncredited)
The Boss
2016 · Michelle Darnell, Screenplay, Producer
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
Spy
2015 · Susan Cooper
St. Vincent
2014 · Maggie Bronstein
Tammy
2014 · Tammy, Writer, Producer
The Heat
2013 · Mullins
The Hangover Part III
2013 · Cassie
Identity Thief
2013 · Diana
This Is 40
2012 · Catherine
Bridesmaids
2011 · Megan
Life As We Know It
2010 · DeeDee
Love and Distrust
2010 · Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
The Back-Up Plan
2010 · Carol
Pretty Ugly People
2008 · Becky
Just Add Water
2008 · Selma
The Nines
2007 · Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005 · Amy Hall (voice)
Chicken Party
2003 · Tot Wagner
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · Bystander (uncredited)
The Life of David Gale
2003 · Nico the Goth Girl
White Oleander
2002 · Paramedic
Pumpkin
2002 · Cici Pinkus
The Third Wheel
2002 · Marilyn
Charlie et ses drôles de dames
2000 · Doris
Sale môme
2000 · Sky King Waitress
Auto Motives
2000 · Tonnie
Qui a Tué Mona ?
2000 · Shirley
Go
1999 · Sandra
God
1998 · Margaret
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
· Screenplay
Miss Nelson Is Missing
· Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp, Producer
Turpentine
Séries (47)
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
2026 · Patsy Ramsey, Executive Producer
El idiota preferido de Dios
2022 · Amily Luck, Executive Producer
La Gran Recompensa
2022 · Self - Host
Solo Asesinatos en el Edificio
2021 · Doreen
Nueve perfectos desconocidos
2021 · Frances, Executive Producer
Hollywood rénove
2020 · Self
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
2019 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Show Me the Movie!
2018 · Self
Nobodies
2017 · Melissa McCarthy
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016 · Sookie St. James
Chelsea
2016 · Self
Little Big Shots
2016 · Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest, Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Le Tonight Show
2014 · Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
Mike & Molly
2010 · Molly Flynn, Director
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Special Guest
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008 · Shelly (voice)
Samantha Who?
2007 · Dena
Private Practice
2007 · Lynn McDonald
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Kim Possible
2002 · DNAmy (voice), DNAmy / Gorilla Fist (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Saleswoman
Gilmore Girls
2000 · Sookie St. James
D.C.
2000
The Jenny McCarthy Show
1997
Le Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self, Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
Les Simpson
1989 · Calvin (voice)
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
Sesame Street
1969 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self, Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter