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Melissa McCarthy

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Known For

54 Years Old

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.

Born

Plainfield, Illinois, USA on 26th August 1970

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Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Late Show with David Letterman
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The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
Conan Image
Conan
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
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The Simpsons
Calvin (voice)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
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The Penguins of Madagascar
Shelly (voice)
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The Graham Norton Show
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Image
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Saleswoman
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
Gilmore Girls Image
Gilmore Girls
Sookie St. James
The Reichen Show Image
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Chelsea Image
Chelsea
Self
Only Murders in the Building Image
Only Murders in the Building
Doreen
Nine Perfect Strangers Image
Nine Perfect Strangers
Frances
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Kids' Choice Awards
Self
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Kim Possible Image
Kim Possible
DNAmy (voice)
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
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Mike & Molly Image
Mike & Molly
Molly Flynn
Finding Your Roots Image
Finding Your Roots
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Samantha Who? Image
Samantha Who?
Dena
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Image
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Sookie St. James
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Private Practice
Lynn McDonald
God's Favorite Idiot Image
God's Favorite Idiot
Amily Luck
Little Big Shots Image
Little Big Shots
Self - Host
The Little Mermaid Image
The Little Mermaid
Ursula
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Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Hela
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The Hangover Part III
Cassie
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Central Intelligence
Darla (uncredited)
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Entertainment Tonight
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Charlie's Angels
Doris
Bridesmaids Image
Bridesmaids
Megan Price
Spy Image
Spy
Susan Cooper
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Ghostbusters
Abby Yates
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Celebrity IOU
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Lie Detector
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Bystander (uncredited)
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Show Me the Movie!
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The Heat Image
The Heat
Shannon Mullins
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The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
Self - Host
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St. Vincent
Maggie Bronstein
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This Is 40
Catherine
Identity Thief Image
Identity Thief
Diana
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The Back-Up Plan
Carol
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Life As We Know It
DeeDee
Tammy Image
Tammy
Tammy
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The Happytime Murders
Detective Connie Edwards
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Go
Sandra
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The Kid
Sky King Waitress
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Unfrosted
Donna Stankowski
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Life of the Party
Deanna Miles
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The Life of David Gale
Nico the Goth Girl
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Genie
Flora
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Image
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Amy Hall (voice)
The Kitchen Image
The Kitchen
Kathy Brennan
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White Oleander
Paramedic
Superintelligence Image
Superintelligence
Carol Peters
The Boss Image
The Boss
Michelle Darnell
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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Thunder Force Image
Thunder Force
Lydia Berman
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Actor Hela
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D.C.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Image
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Lee Israel
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Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
The Starling Image
The Starling
Lilly Maynard
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
The Nines Image
The Nines
Margaret / Melissa / Mary
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Drowning Mona
Shirley
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Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Patsy Ramsey
Adele One Night Only Image
Adele One Night Only
Self
Love and Distrust Image
Love and Distrust
Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Image
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
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Pumpkin
Cici Pinkus
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The Third Wheel
Marilyn
Pretty Ugly People Image
Pretty Ugly People
Becky
Cook-Off! Image
Cook-Off!
Amber Strang
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Margie Claus
Margie Claus (voice)
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! Image
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self (archive footage)
Just Add Water Image
Just Add Water
Selma
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The Jenny McCarthy Show
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Love, Gilda
Self
Take Flight Image
Take Flight
Self - Performer
Chicken Party Image
Chicken Party
Tot Wagner
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A Night at the Academy Museum
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God Image
God
Margaret
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FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
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Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
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Untitled Stanley Cup Project