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Melissa McCarthy

Actor, Producer, Writer, DirectorBorn August 26, 1970 (54 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Drowning Mona
  • Cook Off!

Known For

  • Spy
  • Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
  • The Heat
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • Identity Thief
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Bridesmaids
  • Tammy
  • St. Vincent
  • The Hangover Part III
  • The Boss
  • Thunder Force
  • Life of the Party
  • Gilmore Girls
  • The Happytime Murders
  • Mike & Molly
  • The Kitchen
  • Nine Perfect Strangers
  • Unfrosted
  • The Nines
  • The Starling
  • Superintelligence
  • Genie
  • The Back-up Plan

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2027
    Margie Claus · as Margie Claus (voice)
    2024
    Unfrosted · as Donna Stankowski
    2023
    Genie · as Flora
    2023
    The Little Mermaid · as Ursula
    2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder · as Actor Hela
    2022
    God's Favorite Idiot (TV Series) · as Amily Luck
    2021
    The Starling · as Lilly Maynard
    2021
    Only Murders in the Building (TV Series) · as Doreen
    2021
    Nine Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Frances
    2021
    Thunder Force · as Lydia Berman
    2021
    2020
    Superintelligence · as Carol Peters
    2019
    The Kitchen · as Kathy Brennan
    2018
    Can You Ever Forgive Me? · as Lee Israel
    2018
    Life of the Party · as Deanna Miles
    2018
    The Happytime Murders · as Detective Connie Edwards
    2016
    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Sookie St. James
    2016
    2016
    Central Intelligence · as Darla (uncredited)
    2016
    The Boss · as Michelle Darnell
    2015
    Spy · as Susan Cooper
    2014
    St. Vincent · as Maggie Bronstein
    2014
    Tammy · as Tammy
    2014
    SNL Sports Spectacular · as Sheila Kelly
    2013
    The Heat · as Shannon Mullins
    2013
    2013
    Identity Thief · as Diana
    2012
    This Is 40 · as Catherine
    2011
    Bridesmaids · as Megan Price
    2010
    Life as We Know It · as Deedee
    2010
    Mike & Molly (TV Series) · as Molly Flynn
    2010
    Love & Distrust · as Tonnie (segment "auto Motives")
    2010
    The Back-up Plan · as Carol
    2008
    The Penguins of Madagascar (TV Series) · as Shelly (voice)
    2008
    Pretty Ugly People · as Becky
    2008
    Rita Rocks (TV Series) · as Mindy Boone
    2008
    Just Add Water · as Selma
    2007
    The Nines · as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
    2007
    Cook Off! · as Amber Strang
    2007
    Samantha Who? (TV Series) · as Dena
    2007
    Private Practice (TV Series) · as Lynn Mcdonald
    2005
    Kim Possible: So the Drama · as Amy Hall (voice)
    2003
    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
    Kim Possible (TV Series) · as Dnamy (voice)
    2002
    The Third Wheel · as Marilyn
    2000
    Charlie's Angels · as Doris
    2000
    Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Saleswoman
    2000
    Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Sookie St. James
    2000
    The Kid · as Sky King Waitress
    2000
    D.C. (TV Series)
    2000
    1999
    Go · as Sandra
    1997
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Calvin (voice)

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