Melissa McCarthy
Acting • Born 1970-08-26
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.
Filmography
101 credits
Charlie's Angels
Movie • 2000
Doris
A Night at the Academy Museum
Movie • 2021
Self
The Life of David Gale
Movie • 2003
Nico the Goth Girl
Pretty Ugly People
Movie • 2008
Becky
Drowning Mona
Movie • 2000
Shirley
Go
Movie • 1999
Sandra
Pumpkin
Movie • 2002
Cici Pinkus
The Nines
Movie • 2007
Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Movie • 2021
Self
The Back-Up Plan
Movie • 2010
Carol
Adele One Night Only
Movie • 2021
Self
The Third Wheel
Movie • 2002
Marilyn
Just Add Water
Movie • 2008
Selma
Life As We Know It
Movie • 2010
DeeDee
Bridesmaids
Movie • 2011
Megan
This Is 40
Movie • 2012
Catherine
Identity Thief
Movie • 2013
Diana
The Hangover Part III
Movie • 2013
Cassie
The Heat
Movie • 2013
Mullins
God
Movie • 1998
Margaret
Tammy
Movie • 2014
Tammy
Spy
Movie • 2015
Susan Cooper
St. Vincent
Movie • 2014
Maggie Bronstein
Genie
Movie • 2023
Flora
Unfrosted
Movie • 2024
Donna Stankowski
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Actor Hela
The Boss
Movie • 2016
Michelle Darnell
Ghostbusters
Movie • 2016
Abby Yates
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Self - Actor Hela
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie • 2005
Amy Hall (voice)
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Movie
Cook-Off!
Movie • 2017
Amber Strang
Margie Claus
Movie • 2027
Margie Claus (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
White Oleander
Movie • 2002
Paramedic
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Movie • 2003
Bystander (uncredited)
Life of the Party
Movie • 2018
Deanna Miles
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Movie • 2018
Lee Israel
Central Intelligence
Movie • 2016
Darla (uncredited)
The Kid
Movie • 2000
Sky King Waitress
The Happytime Murders
Movie • 2018
Detective Connie Edwards
The Kitchen
Movie • 2019
Kathy Brennan
Love, Gilda
Movie • 2018
Self
Superintelligence
Movie • 2020
Carol Peters
The Starling
Movie • 2021
Lilly Maynard
Thunder Force
Movie • 2021
Lydia Berman
The Little Mermaid
Movie • 2023
Ursula
Chicken Party
Movie • 2003
Tot Wagner
Love and Distrust
Movie • 2010
Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Movie • 2020
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self
Miss Nelson Is Missing
Movie
Miss Nelson/Miss Swamp
Auto Motives
Movie • 2000
Tonnie
Kim Possible
TV • 2002
DNAmy (voice)
Samantha Who?
TV • 2007
Dena
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Lynn McDonald
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Sookie St. James
D.C.
TV • 2000
The Jenny McCarthy Show
TV • 1997
Mike & Molly
TV • 2010
Molly Flynn
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Kids' Choice Awards
TV • 1987
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Saleswoman
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV • 2008
Shelly (voice)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV • 2019
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self
Show Me the Movie!
TV • 2018
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
TV • 2022
Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Calvin (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Special Guest
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Little Big Shots
TV • 2016
Self - Host
Celebrity IOU
TV • 2020
Self
Nine Perfect Strangers
TV • 2021
Frances
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV • 2016
Sookie St. James
God's Favorite Idiot
TV • 2022
Amily Luck
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
TV
Patsy Ramsey
Only Murders in the Building
TV • 2021
Doreen
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter