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.
Movie | Untitled Stanley Cup Project | 2025 | |
Movie | Unfrosted | Donna Stankowski | 2024-04-30 |
Series | Sees Me Through | Rose Benson | 2023 |
Movie | The Little Mermaid | Ursula | 2023-05-18 |
Movie | Genie | Flora | 2023-11-22 |
Series | The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich | Self - Host | 2022-06-13 |
Movie | Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Hela | 2022-07-06 |
Movie | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Actor Hela | 2022-09-08 |
Series | God's Favorite Idiot | Amily Luck | 2022-06-15 |
Movie | Thunder Force | Lydia Berman | 2021-04-09 |
Series | Nine Perfect Strangers | Francis | 2021-08-18 |
Movie | Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021-11-14 |
Movie | The Starling | Lilly Maynard | 2021-09-17 |
Movie | Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around | Self | 2021-12-01 |
Movie | A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021-10-12 |
Movie | FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America | Self | 2020-03-29 |
Series | Celebrity IOU | Herself | 2020-04-13 |
Movie | Superintelligence | Carol Peters | 2020-12-11 |
Movie | The Kitchen | Kathy Brennan | 2019-08-08 |
Series | Show Me the Movie! | Self | 2018-03-22 |
Movie | Love, Gilda | Self | 2018-04-18 |
Movie | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Lee Israel | 2018-10-19 |
Movie | The Happytime Murders | Detective Connie Edwards | 2018-08-22 |
Movie | Life of the Party | Deanna Miles | 2018-05-10 |
Movie | Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! | Self (archive footage) | 2017-11-22 |
Series | Little Big Shots | Self - Host | 2016-03-08 |
Movie | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
Movie | The Boss | Michelle Darnell | 2016-04-07 |
Series | Chelsea | Self | 2016-05-11 |
Series | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Sookie St. James | 2016-11-25 |
Movie | Ghostbusters | Abby “Wonton” Yates | 2016-07-14 |
Movie | Central Intelligence | Darla (uncredited) | 2016-06-16 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self / Matt Foley | 2015-02-15 |
Series | Hot Ones | Self | 2015-03-12 |
Movie | Take Flight | Self - Performer | 2015-12-10 |
Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015-03-23 |
Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
Movie | Spy | Susan Cooper | 2015-05-06 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Tammy | Tammy | 2014-07-02 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | St. Vincent | Maggie Bronstein | 2014-10-09 |
Movie | Identity Thief | Diana | 2013-02-07 |
Movie | The Heat | Shannon Mullins | 2013-06-27 |
Movie | The Hangover Part III | Cassie | 2013-05-23 |
Movie | This Is 40 | Catherine | 2012-12-20 |
Series | Finding Your Roots | Self | 2012-03-24 |
Movie | Bridesmaids | Megan Price | 2011-05-13 |
Movie | The Back-Up Plan | Carol | 2010-04-23 |
Movie | Love and Distrust | Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
Movie | Life As We Know It | DeeDee | 2010-10-02 |
Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
Series | Mike & Molly | Molly Flynn | 2010-09-20 |
Movie | Just Add Water | Selma | 2008-03-18 |
Movie | Pretty Ugly People | Becky | 2008-11-14 |
Movie | Cook-Off! | Amber Strang | 2007-11-17 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | The Nines | Margaret / Melissa / Mary | 2007-01-21 |
Series | Samantha Who? | Dena | 2007-10-15 |
Series | Private Practice | Lynn McDonald | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Amy Hall (voice) | 2005-04-08 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | 2005-11-11 |
Movie | The Life of David Gale | Nico the Goth Girl | 2003-02-21 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Bystander (uncredited) | 2003-06-27 |
Movie | Chicken Party | Tot Wagner | 2003-10-14 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | The Third Wheel | Marilyn | 2002-05-31 |
Series | Kim Possible | DNAmy (voice) | 2002-06-07 |
Movie | White Oleander | Paramedic | 2002-10-11 |
Movie | Pumpkin | Cici Pinkus | 2002-06-28 |
Movie | The Kid | Sky King Waitress | 2000-07-07 |
Movie | Drowning Mona | Shirley | 2000-03-03 |
Series | D.C. | Unknown | 2000-04-02 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels | Doris | 2000-11-02 |
Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Saleswoman | 2000-10-15 |
Series | Gilmore Girls | Sookie St. James | 2000-10-05 |
Movie | Go | Sandra | 1999-04-09 |
Movie | God | Margaret | 1998-01-01 |
Series | The Jenny McCarthy Show | Unknown | 1997-02-14 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Series | The Simpsons | Calvin (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
Series | Kids' Choice Awards | Self | 1987-01-18 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |