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Melissa McCarthy
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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.
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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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Simpsons
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Oscars
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Only Murders in the Building
Finding Your Roots
Chelsea
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Late Show with David Letterman
Kids' Choice Awards
Kim Possible
The Penguins of Madagascar
Private Practice
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Central Intelligence
Charlie's Angels
Thor: Love and Thunder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
The Kid
Life As We Know It
Go
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
This Is 40
The Little Mermaid
The Hangover Part III
Bridesmaids
The Back-Up Plan
Gilmore Girls
Ghostbusters
Nine Perfect Strangers
God's Favorite Idiot
Mike & Molly
Identity Thief
Little Big Shots
The Heat
Unfrosted
Tammy
Thunder Force
Spy
Life of the Party
JonBenét Ramsey
The Boss
Genie
The Starling
The Kitchen
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Production Credits
Life of the Party
God's Favorite Idiot
Thunder Force
Nine Perfect Strangers
Genie
The Boss
Mike & Molly
Tammy
JonBenét Ramsey
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