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