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Born · August 26, 1970 (54 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Plainfield, Illinois, USA
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.
Margie Claus
0.0
2027
Donna Stankowski
5.3
2024
Flora
6.7
2023
Ursula
6.3
2023
Self - Actor Hela
7.0
2022
Actor Hela
6.4
2022
Self
6.3
2021
Self
7.9
2021
Self
7.0
2021
Lilly Maynard
7.0
2021
Lydia Berman
5.5
2021
Carol Peters
6.0
2020
Kathy Brennan
6.1
2019
Lee Israel
6.8
2018
Detective Connie Edwards
5.7
2018
Deanna Miles
6.1
2018
Self
7.2
2018
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2017
Abby Yates
5.4
2016
Darla (uncredited)
6.4
2016
Michelle Darnell
5.8
2016
Self
4.3
2016
Self - Performer
6.5
2015
Susan Cooper
6.8
2015
Self / Matt Foley
8.2
2015
Maggie Bronstein
7.1
2014
Tammy
5.3
2014
Shannon Mullins
6.6
2013
Cassie
6.2
2013
Diana
5.9
2013
Catherine
5.9
2012
Megan Price
6.5
2011
DeeDee
6.9
2010
Carol
6.1
2010
Becky
4.3
2008
Selma
5.1
2008
Amber Strang
5.1
2007
Margaret / Melissa / Mary
6.0
2007
Amy Hall (voice)
6.8
2005
Bystander (uncredited)
5.5
2003
Nico the Goth Girl
7.4
2003
Paramedic
7.1
2002
Cici Pinkus
5.9
2002
Marilyn
5.3
2002
Doris
5.8
2000
Sky King Waitress
6.7
2000
Shirley
5.5
2000
Sandra
7.0
1999
Margaret
7.0
1998
0.0
Amily Luck · (8 episodes)
6.3
2022
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
0.0
2022
Doreen · (1 episode)
8.4
2021
Francis · (8 episodes)
7.0
2021
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
2020
Self
4.0
2020
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2019
Self · (3 episodes)
6.2
2019
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2018
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Sookie St. James · (1 episode)
7.3
2016
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
2016
Self - Host · (13 episodes)
7.9
2016
Self · (3 episodes)
6.6
2015
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2012
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Molly Flynn · (127 episodes)
6.7
2010
Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")
3.7
2010
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
5.0
2009
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
7.5
2009
Shelly (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
2008
Dena · (35 episodes)
6.5
2007
Lynn McDonald · (1 episode)
7.6
2007
Self · (4 episodes)
7.2
2007
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Tot Wagner
0.0
2003
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2003
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2003
DNAmy (voice) · (3 episodes)
7.5
2002
Saleswoman · (1 episode)
8.0
2000
Sookie St. James · (153 episodes)
7.9
2000
(2 episodes)
0.0
2000
(1 episode)
0.0
1997
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1993
Calvin (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Self · (1 episode)
8.8
1987
Self · (5 episodes)
3.7
1981
Self - Host · (5 episodes)
6.9
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (5 episodes)
6.9
1975
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Patsy Ramsey · (1 episode)
0.0