Acting
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.
Filmography
Margie Claus
Film · 2027
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Series · 2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Film · 2025
Unfrosted
Film · 2024
Genie
Film · 2023
The Little Mermaid
Film · 2023
Thor: Love and Thunder
Film · 2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Film · 2022
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
Series · 2022
God's Favorite Idiot
Series · 2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
Film · 2021
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Film · 2021
The Starling
Film · 2021
Thunder Force
Film · 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Series · 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
Superintelligence
Film · 2020
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Film · 2020
Celebrity IOU
Series · 2020
The Kitchen
Film · 2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Life of the Party
Film · 2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Film · 2018
The Happytime Murders
Film · 2018
Love, Gilda
Film · 2018
Show Me the Movie!
Series · 2018
Cook-Off!
Film · 2017
The Boss
Film · 2016
Ghostbusters
Film · 2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Film · 2016
Central Intelligence
Film · 2016
Chelsea
Series · 2016
Little Big Shots
Series · 2016
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Series · 2016
Spy
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Tammy
Film · 2014
St. Vincent
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Identity Thief
Film · 2013
The Hangover Part III
Film · 2013
The Heat
Film · 2013
This Is 40
Film · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
Bridesmaids
Film · 2011
The Back-Up Plan
Film · 2010
Life As We Know It
Film · 2010
Love and Distrust
Film · 2010
Mike & Molly
Series · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
Pretty Ugly People
Film · 2008
Just Add Water
Film · 2008
The Penguins of Madagascar
Series · 2008
The Nines
Film · 2007
Samantha Who?
Series · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Film · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
The Life of David Gale
Film · 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Film · 2003
Chicken Party
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Pumpkin
Film · 2002
The Third Wheel
Film · 2002
White Oleander
Film · 2002
Kim Possible
Series · 2002
Kim Possible
Series · 2002
Charlie's Angels
Film · 2000
Drowning Mona
Film · 2000
The Kid
Film · 2000
Auto Motives
Film · 2000
Gilmore Girls
Series · 2000
D.C.
Series · 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Series · 2000
Go
Film · 1999
God
Film · 1998
The Jenny McCarthy Show
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Series · 1992
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Kids' Choice Awards
Series · 1987
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Untitled Stanley Cup Project
Film
Miss Nelson Is Missing
Film
Turpentine
Film