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