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