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In 2013, McCarthy co-starred in the crime comedy ''[[Identity Thief]]'' with [[Jason Bateman]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Gallagher|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/id-theft-gets-jason-bateman-and-melissa-mccarthy|title=ID Theft Gets Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy|publisher=Movie Web|date=August 15, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefilmstage.com/news/jason-bateman-and-melissa-mccarthy-to-execute-id-theft/|title=Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy To Execute ''ID Theft''|publisher=The Film Stage|date=August 16, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> ''Identity Thief'' opened at #1 at the box office, and grossed $174 million worldwide<ref name="bom">{{mojo title|identitythief|Identity Thief}}</ref> despite negative reviews.<ref>{{metacritic film|identity-theft|Identity Thief}}</ref>
In 2013, McCarthy co-starred in the crime comedy ''[[Identity Thief]]'' with [[Jason Bateman]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Gallagher|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/id-theft-gets-jason-bateman-and-melissa-mccarthy|title=ID Theft Gets Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy|publisher=Movie Web|date=August 15, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefilmstage.com/news/jason-bateman-and-melissa-mccarthy-to-execute-id-theft/|title=Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy To Execute ''ID Theft''|publisher=The Film Stage|date=August 16, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2012}}</ref> ''Identity Thief'' opened at #1 at the box office, and grossed $174 million worldwide<ref name="bom">{{mojo title|identitythief|Identity Thief}}</ref> despite negative reviews.<ref>{{metacritic film|identity-theft|Identity Thief}}</ref>

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[[File:Can You Ever Forgive Me? 01 (44939300051).jpg|thumb|upright|left|McCarthy at an event for ''[[Can You Ever Forgive Me?]]'' in 2018]]


In 2013, McCarthy co-starred with [[Sandra Bullock]] in the buddy cop comedy ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]''. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 28, 2013 to both critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heat/|title=The Heat|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> With McCarthy being called "box office gold," ''The Heat'' grossed $229 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm|title=The Heat (2013)|website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, McCarthy co-starred with [[Sandra Bullock]] in the buddy cop comedy ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]''. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 28, 2013 to both critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_heat/|title=The Heat|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> With McCarthy being called "box office gold," ''The Heat'' grossed $229 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bullockmccarthy.htm|title=The Heat (2013)|website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref>


McCarthy co-wrote the script for the movie ''[[Tammy (film)|Tammy]]'', which was released on July 2, 2014. McCarthy's character loses her job and her car, and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful. To get away, she is forced to rely on her alcoholic grandmother ([[Susan Sarandon]]) for transportation as they embark on a journey of self-discovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2011/11/07/melissa-mccarthy-striking-out-with-tammy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609174127/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2011/11/07/melissa-mccarthy-striking-out-with-tammy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |first=Leins |last=Jeff |title=Melissa McCarthy Striking Out with ''Tammy'' |publisher=News in Film |date=November 7, 2011 |accessdate=December 10, 2011 }}</ref>
McCarthy co-wrote the script for the movie ''[[Tammy (film)|Tammy]]'', which was released on July 2, 2014. McCarthy's character loses her job and her car, and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful. To get away, she is forced to rely on her alcoholic grandmother ([[Susan Sarandon]]) for transportation as they embark on a journey of self-discovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2011/11/07/melissa-mccarthy-striking-out-with-tammy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609174127/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2011/11/07/melissa-mccarthy-striking-out-with-tammy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |first=Leins |last=Jeff |title=Melissa McCarthy Striking Out with ''Tammy'' |publisher=News in Film |date=November 7, 2011 |accessdate=December 10, 2011 }}</ref>

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[[File:Can You Ever Forgive Me? 01 (44939300051).jpg|thumb|upright|left|McCarthy at an event for ''[[Can You Ever Forgive Me?]]'' in 2018]]


McCarthy produced a CBS pilot which starred her husband, Ben Falcone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/09/next-for-emmy-winner-melissa-mccarthy-co-creating-comedy-series-for-cbs/|first=Andreeva|last=Nellie|title=Next For Emmy Winner Melissa McCarthy: Co-Creating Comedy Series For CBS|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 19, 2011|accessdate=December 10, 2011}}</ref> McCarthy played the female lead, opposite [[Bill Murray]], in the 2014 comedy film ''[[St. Vincent (film)|St. Vincent]]'', directed and written by Theodore Melfi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/melissa-mccarthy-may-join-the-congregation-of-st-vincent-de-van-nuys-with-bill-murray-20130311|title=Melissa McCarthy May Join The Congregation Of 'St. Vincent De Van Nuys' With Bill Murray|publisher=Indiewire|date=March 11, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109013652/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/melissa-mccarthy-may-join-the-congregation-of-st-vincent-de-van-nuys-with-bill-murray-20130311|archive-date=January 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 19, 2014, it was announced that McCarthy would portray fairy heroine [[Tinker Bell]] in the untitled comedy-adventure directed by [[Shawn Levy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/melissa-mccarthy-tinker-bell-shawn-levy-1201289728/|title=Melissa McCarthy Starring as Tinker Bell In Movie Directed by Shawn Levy – Deadline|author=Mike Fleming Jr|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> She would also produce the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/melissa-mccarthy-tinkerbell-movie-fox-1201360765/|title=Melissa McCarthy Tinker Bell Movie: McCarthy to Star in Film for Fox |work=Variety|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> In addition, McCarthy was the lead in frequent collaborator [[Paul Feig]]'s spy comedy ''[[Spy (2015 film)|Spy]]'' (2015),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-talks-join-paul-593299|title=Melissa McCarthy in Talks to Join Paul Feig's 'Susan Cooper'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 25, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013|first=Rebecca|last=Ford}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Todd|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-spy-spoof-susan-cooper-gets-memorial-193306413.html|title=Melissa McCarthy Spy Spoof 'Susan Cooper' Gets Key 2015 Release Date|publisher=Yahoo Movies|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> a role that earned McCarthy her first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.
McCarthy produced a CBS pilot which starred her husband, Ben Falcone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/09/next-for-emmy-winner-melissa-mccarthy-co-creating-comedy-series-for-cbs/|first=Andreeva|last=Nellie|title=Next For Emmy Winner Melissa McCarthy: Co-Creating Comedy Series For CBS|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 19, 2011|accessdate=December 10, 2011}}</ref> McCarthy played the female lead, opposite [[Bill Murray]], in the 2014 comedy film ''[[St. Vincent (film)|St. Vincent]]'', directed and written by Theodore Melfi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/melissa-mccarthy-may-join-the-congregation-of-st-vincent-de-van-nuys-with-bill-murray-20130311|title=Melissa McCarthy May Join The Congregation Of 'St. Vincent De Van Nuys' With Bill Murray|publisher=Indiewire|date=March 11, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109013652/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/melissa-mccarthy-may-join-the-congregation-of-st-vincent-de-van-nuys-with-bill-murray-20130311|archive-date=January 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 19, 2014, it was announced that McCarthy would portray fairy heroine [[Tinker Bell]] in the untitled comedy-adventure directed by [[Shawn Levy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/melissa-mccarthy-tinker-bell-shawn-levy-1201289728/|title=Melissa McCarthy Starring as Tinker Bell In Movie Directed by Shawn Levy – Deadline|author=Mike Fleming Jr|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> She would also produce the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/melissa-mccarthy-tinkerbell-movie-fox-1201360765/|title=Melissa McCarthy Tinker Bell Movie: McCarthy to Star in Film for Fox |work=Variety|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> In addition, McCarthy was the lead in frequent collaborator [[Paul Feig]]'s spy comedy ''[[Spy (2015 film)|Spy]]'' (2015),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-talks-join-paul-593299|title=Melissa McCarthy in Talks to Join Paul Feig's 'Susan Cooper'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 25, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013|first=Rebecca|last=Ford}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Todd|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-spy-spoof-susan-cooper-gets-memorial-193306413.html|title=Melissa McCarthy Spy Spoof 'Susan Cooper' Gets Key 2015 Release Date|publisher=Yahoo Movies|date=November 12, 2013|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref> a role that earned McCarthy her first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.

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Melissa McCarthy
McCarthy in 2018
Born
Melissa Ann McCarthy

(1970-08-26) August 26, 1970 (age 54)
Plainfield, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • fashion designer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children2
RelativesJenny McCarthy (cousin)
Joanne McCarthy (cousin)
AwardsFull list

Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970)[1] is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, 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.[2][3][4]

Melissa 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). Following a short series of failed comedies, McCarthy expanded into dramatic roles by portraying 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.[5][6]

Early life

McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois to Sandra and Michael McCarthy.[7][8] She is a cousin of actress and model Jenny McCarthy and professional basketball player Joanne McCarthy.[9] McCarthy was raised on a farm in a large Catholic family. Her father is of Irish descent, while her mother is of English, German, and Irish ancestry.[10][11][12] Some of her forebears were from County Cork.[13] She graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois.[14] Her career started with stand-up comedy in Los Angeles, and later in New York City.[15] McCarthy is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California.[16]

Career

1997–2010: Early work, Gilmore Girls and Samantha Who?

McCarthy made her first television appearance in an episode of the NBC comedy series Jenny, opposite her cousin Jenny McCarthy. She made her feature film debut in a minor role in the 1999 comedy Go, and later had roles in the movies Drowning Mona, Disney's The Kid, Charlie's Angels, The Third Wheel and The Life of David Gale. She also worked in three episodes of Kim Possible, voicing DNAmy.[17] In 2000, McCarthy was cast as Sookie St. James, the upbeat and klutzy best friend of Lorelai Gilmore, on The WB television series Gilmore Girls. Throughout the series, Sookie is Lorelai's business partner and cheerleader.[18] On April 7, 2016, McCarthy announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she would be returning for the show's revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, on Netflix.[19] The latter was released November 25, 2016 and McCarthy appeared in one of its four episodes.

In 2007, she starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in the science fantasy psychological thriller The Nines, written and directed by John August. She later starred in the independent comedies The Captain, Just Add Water, and Pretty Ugly People.[20] Also in 2007, McCarthy starred as Dena Stevens on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who?.[21] McCarthy played Samantha's socially awkward childhood best friend, whom Samantha hasn't seen since seventh grade. When Samantha wakes from her coma, Dena convinces Samantha that they have always been best friends. While Andrea eventually forces her to reveal the truth, Samantha still remains friends with Dena.[22] She guest starred in Rita Rocks and on Private Practice.[23] In 2010, McCarthy played supporting roles in films The Back-Up Plan and Life as We Know It.[24]

2011–2015: Mike and Molly, Bridesmaids and success

McCarthy in 2012

On September 20, 2010, McCarthy was cast in a leading role on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly.[25] In 2011, McCarthy had a breakout performance in the comedy movie Bridesmaids alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper. McCarthy received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. In fall 2011, after achieving fame from Bridesmaids, she received her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Mike & Molly.[26][27] In June 2011, she hosted the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.[28] McCarthy later had supporting roles in This Is 40 (2012), the spinoff to Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up,[29] and The Hangover Part III (2013). She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 others.[30] McCarthy hosted Saturday Night Live on October 1, 2011, April 6, 2013, February 1, 2014, February 13, 2016, and May 12, 2017.[31] She was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearances on the television show from 2011 to 2017, winning in 2017.[27]

In 2013, McCarthy co-starred in the crime comedy Identity Thief with Jason Bateman.[32][33] Identity Thief opened at #1 at the box office, and grossed $174 million worldwide[34] despite negative reviews.[35]

McCarthy at an event for Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2018

In 2013, McCarthy co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the buddy cop comedy The Heat. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 28, 2013 to both critical and commercial success.[36] With McCarthy being called "box office gold," The Heat grossed $229 million worldwide.[37]

McCarthy co-wrote the script for the movie Tammy, which was released on July 2, 2014. McCarthy's character loses her job and her car, and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful. To get away, she is forced to rely on her alcoholic grandmother (Susan Sarandon) for transportation as they embark on a journey of self-discovery.[38]

McCarthy produced a CBS pilot which starred her husband, Ben Falcone.[39] McCarthy played the female lead, opposite Bill Murray, in the 2014 comedy film St. Vincent, directed and written by Theodore Melfi.[40] On November 19, 2014, it was announced that McCarthy would portray fairy heroine Tinker Bell in the untitled comedy-adventure directed by Shawn Levy.[41] She would also produce the film.[42] In addition, McCarthy was the lead in frequent collaborator Paul Feig's spy comedy Spy (2015),[43][44] a role that earned McCarthy her first Golden Globe Award nomination.

In May 2015, McCarthy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[45][46] In August 2015, Forbes ranked her as the third highest-paid actress of 2015, with earnings of $23 million.[2]

2016–present: Dramatic roles and awards recognition

In 2016, McCarthy starred in The Boss, a comedy film based on a character which McCarthy had created in the Los Angeles Groundlings – a wealthy businesswoman "who goes to jail for insider trading, and struggles to reinvent herself as America's new sweetheart when she's released".[47] Also that year, she played an author and scientist in the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters, directed by Paul Feig.[48][49][50][51]

On May 31, 2016, McCarthy was cast as celebrity biographer Lee Israel in the dark comedy-drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? directed by Marielle Heller. She replaced Julianne Moore who dropped out of the film.[52][53] McCarthy's performance as Lee drew high praise and Film Journal International said that her previous film roles "could not anticipate how fearlessly and credibly she inhabits Lee Israel." She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.[54]

On February 4 and 11, 2017 she made surprise appearances on Saturday Night Live portraying White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.[55][56] She returned to the show to portray Spicer on April 16[57] and May 13, 2017 (also hosting the latter).

McCarthy appeared in a Super Bowl LI ad for Kia Motors, promoting the Kia Niro. McCarthy played a wannabe environmentalist, who has a series of mishaps befall her such as being capsized by a whale, being charged by a rhino, and falling down a crevasse. The commercial featured the song "Holding Out for a Hero".[58]

On June 28, 2019, it was announced that McCarthy was in talks to play Ursula in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, set to be directed by Rob Marshall.[59] On February 18, 2020, McCarthy confirmed her casting as the villainess during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[60]

Personal life

McCarthy married her longtime boyfriend, Ben Falcone, an actor and alumnus of The Groundlings, on October 8, 2005.[61][62] The couple have two daughters, Vivian, born May 2007, and Georgette, born March 2010.[63] McCarthy's pregnancy with Vivian was written into the last season of Gilmore Girls. Vivian and Georgette both made an appearance in the 2016 film The Boss, with the former playing a younger version of her mother's character. Falcone and McCarthy expressed a desire for their daughters to focus on their education and pursue professional acting afterwards.

Falcone often makes cameo appearances in McCarthy's movies and TV series, such as a third-season episode of Gilmore Girls, "The Nines", Bridesmaids, The Heat, Tammy, Identity Thief, Spy, The Boss, Life of the Party, The Happytime Murders, and Can You Ever Forgive Me?.

Since the start of Mike & Molly, McCarthy has lost an estimated 75 lb (35 kg). She credits the weight loss to a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, regular exercise, and a "super-boring life" that includes a 7:30 p.m. bedtime.[64]

McCarthy is the cousin of actress, model, and television host Jenny McCarthy.[65][66]

Production

In 2013, McCarthy founded the production company On the Day Productions with her husband Ben Falcone.[47] Tammy was the company's first project. The film cost $20 million.[67]

Production credits

Film

Television

Fashion line

McCarthy, who studied Textiles at Southern Illinois University, originally was interested in a career in fashion before she pursued a career in acting. When she first moved to New York City, it was to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. One of her closest friends is shoe designer Brian Atwood. McCarthy also spent time working as the costumer for a dance company.[9]

Following her films, she teamed up with Sunrise Brands to manufacture her first clothing collection, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, for plus-size women. The line will include clothes up to size 28. McCarthy states that "People don't stop at size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. Malls segregate "plus-size" clothes stores and hide these stores away from other sections of the mall."[82] Her fashion line, Seven7, debuted in August 2015 on the Home Shopping Network, with plans for her designs to be sold in major retailers.[83][84][85][86][87][88][89]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1998 God Margaret Short film
1999 Go Sandra
2000 Charlie's Angels Doris
2000 Drowning Mona Shirley
2000 Auto Motives Tonnie Short film
2000 Disney's The Kid Sky King Waitress
2002 Pumpkin Cici Pinkus
2002 The Third Wheel Marilyn
2002 White Oleander Paramedic
2003 The Life of David Gale Nico the Goth Girl
2003 Chicken Party Tot Wagner
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Woman at Crime Scene Credit only
2007 Cook Off! Amber Strang
2007 The Nines Margaret / Melissa / Mary
2007 The Captain Fran Short film
2008 Just Add Water Selma
2008 Pretty Ugly People Becky
2010 The Back-Up Plan Carol
2010 Life as We Know It DeeDee
2011 Bridesmaids Megan Price
2012 This Is 40 Catherine
2013 Identity Thief Diana / Dawn Budgie
2013 The Hangover Part III Cassy
2013 The Heat Detective Shannon Mullins
2014 Tammy Tammy Banks Also screenwriter and producer
2014 St. Vincent Maggie Bronstein
2015 Spy Susan Cooper
2016 The Boss Michelle Darnell Also screenwriter and producer
2016 Central Intelligence Darla McGuckian Cameo
2016 Ghostbusters Dr. Abigail "Abby" Yates
2018 Life of the Party Deanna Miles Also screenwriter and producer
2018 The Happytime Murders Detective Connie Edwards Also producer
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Leonore "Lee" Israel
2019 The Kitchen Kathy Brennan
2020 Superintelligence Carol Peters Post-production; also producer
TBA The Starling Lilly Maynard Post-production
TBA Thunder Force Lydia Post-production; also producer
TBA The Little Mermaid Ursula Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Jenny Melissa Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World"
2000 D.C. Molly 2 episodes
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Sookie St. James 153 episodes
2002–2005 Kim Possible DNAmy (voice) 3 episodes
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Saleswoman Episode: "The Surrogate"
2007–2009 Samantha Who? Dena 35 episodes
2009 Rita Rocks Mindy Boone 5 episodes
2010 Private Practice Lynn McDonald Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2010–2016 Mike & Molly Molly Flynn 127 episodes
2011–2017 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) / Sean Spicer 9 episodes
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Shelley (voice) Episode: "Hair Apparent/Love Takes Flightless"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Sookie St. James Episode: "Fall"
2017–2018 Nobodies Herself 8 episodes; also executive producer
2020 Little Big Shots Herself (host) 13 episodes; also executive producer
TBA Nine Perfect Strangers Francis Upcoming series; also executive producer

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy

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