Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of 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 in television and film in the late 1990s and 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 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 her portrayal of writer Lee Israel in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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. In 2015, she launched her own clothing line for plus-sized women, named Melissa McCarthy Seven7, and she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Acted in
Margie Claus
2027
as Margie Claus
Unfrosted
2024
as Donna Stankowski
Genie
2023
as Flora
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Ursula
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Actor Hela
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Actor Hela
God's Favorite Idiot
2022
as Amily Luck
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
2022
as Self - Host
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
2021
as Self
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
The Starling
2021
as Lilly Maynard
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Doreen
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021
as Francis
Thunder Force
2021
as Lydia Berman
Superintelligence
2020
as Carol Peters
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020
as Self
The Kitchen
2019
as Kathy Brennan
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018
as Lee Israel
The Happytime Murders
2018
as Detective Connie Edwards
Life of the Party
2018
as Deanna Miles
Love, Gilda
2018
as Self
Lie Detector
2018
as Self
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Sookie St. James
Ghostbusters
2016
as Abby “Wonton” Yates
Central Intelligence
2016
as Darla (uncredited)
The Boss
2016
as Michelle Darnell
Little Big Shots
2016
as Self - Host
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Take Flight
2015
as Self - Performer
Spy
2015
as Susan Cooper
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
as Self / Matt Foley
St. Vincent
2014
as Maggie Bronstein
Tammy
2014
as Tammy
The Heat
2013
as Shannon Mullins
The Hangover Part III
2013
as Cassie
Identity Thief
2013
as Diana
This Is 40
2012
as Catherine
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Bridesmaids
2011
as Megan Price
Life As We Know It
2010
as DeeDee
Mike & Molly
2010
as Molly Flynn
Love and Distrust
2010
as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
The Back-Up Plan
2010
as Carol
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Shelly (voice)
Pretty Ugly People
2008
as Becky
Just Add Water
2008
as Selma
Cook-Off!
2007
as Amber Strang
Samantha Who?
2007
as Dena
Private Practice
2007
as Lynn McDonald
The Nines
2007
as Margaret / Melissa / Mary
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Amy Hall (voice)
Chicken Party
2003
as Tot Wagner
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Bystander (uncredited)
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Nico the Goth Girl
White Oleander
2002
as Paramedic
Pumpkin
2002
as Cici Pinkus
Kim Possible
2002
as DNAmy (voice)
The Third Wheel
2002
as Marilyn
Charlie's Angels
2000
as Doris
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Saleswoman
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Sookie St. James
The Kid
2000
as Sky King Waitress
D.C.
2000
Drowning Mona
2000
as Shirley
Go
1999
as Sandra
God
1998
as Margaret
The Jenny McCarthy Show
1997
The Simpsons
1989
as Calvin (voice)
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
JonBenét Ramsey
as Patsy Ramsey