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Melissa Ann McCarthy 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.
Birth Name
Melissa Ann McCarthy
Born
Wednesday, 26 August 1970
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Little Mermaid | Ursula | 2023 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Hela | 2022 |
| God's Favorite Idiot | Amily Luck | 2022 |
| The Great Giveback | Self - Host | 2022 |
| Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | 2022 | |
| Adele One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| A Night in the Academy Museum | Self / Herself | 2021 |
| The Starling | Lilly Maynard | 2021 |
| Nine Perfect Strangers | Frances Welty | 2021 |
| Thunder Force | Lydia Berman | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Little Mermaid | Ursula | 2023 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Hela | 2022 |
| God's Favorite Idiot | Amily Luck | 2022 |
| The Great Giveback | Self - Host | 2022 |
| Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | 2022 | |
| Adele One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| A Night in the Academy Museum | Self / Herself | 2021 |
| The Starling | Lilly Maynard | 2021 |
| Nine Perfect Strangers | Frances Welty | 2021 |
| Thunder Force | Lydia Berman | 2021 |
| Superintelligence | Carol Peters / Carol | 2020 |
| Celebrity IOU | Self | 2020 |
| Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways | Self | 2019 |
| Margie Clause | Margie Clause | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest, Self | 2019 |
| The Kitchen | Kathy / Kathy Brennan | 2019 |
| Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Lee Israel | 2018 |
| Love, Gilda | Self | 2018 |
| The Happytime Murders | Detective Connie Edwards | 2018 |
| Life of the Party | Deanna / Deanna Miles | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man | Self | 2018 |
| Show Me the Movie! | Self | 2018 |
| Momsplaining with Kristen Bell | Self | 2018 |
| Barbra: The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic! | Self | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Nobodies | Melissa McCarthy | 2017 |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Sookie St. James | 2016 |
| Ghostbusters | Abby Yates | 2016 |
| Central Intelligence | Darla | 2016 |
| Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| The Boss | Michelle Darnell | 2016 |
| Little Big Shots | Self - Host | 2016 |
| Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Herself, Self - Guest | 2016 |
| 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2016 |
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest, Self | 2015 |
| Spy | Susan Cooper | 2015 |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | Herself | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Herself, Herself - Guest, Herself - Guest Host | 2015 |
| Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self / Matt Foley | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
| The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Winner | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| St. Vincent | Maggie / Maggie Bronstein | 2014 |
| Tammy | Tammy | 2014 |
| American Comedy Awards | Self - Winner | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest, Self | 2014 |
| Unscripted | Self | 2011 |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Heat | Mullins / Shannon Mullins | 2013 |
| The Hangover Part III | Cassie | 2013 |
| Weekend Ticket | Self | 2013 |
| The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 2013 |
| Identity Thief | Diana | 2013 |
| This Is 40 | Catherine | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Herself - Guest | 2012 |
| The Conversation | Self | 2012 |
| Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2012 |
| The Screen Junkies Show | Self | 2012 |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Anderson Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Bridesmaids | Megan / Megan Price | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest, Melissa McCarthy (segment "Young Han Solo Audition") | 2010 |
| Life as We Know It | DeeDee | 2010 |
| Mike & Molly | Molly Flynn | 2010 |
| Love & Distrust | Tonnie (segment 5 - Auto Motives) / Tonnie (Segment 5: Auto Motives) | 2010 |
| The Back-up Plan | Carol | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Shelley | 2008 |
| Rita Rocks | Mindy Boone | 2008 |
| Pretty Ugly People | Becky | 2008 |
| Just Add Water | Selma | 2008 |
| Cook Off! | Amber Strang | 2007 |
| Samantha Who? | Dena | 2007 |
| Private Practice | Lynn McDonald | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest, Tammy, Herself, Mullins in 'The Heat' | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The Nines | Mary / Margaret / Melissa McCarthy / Melissa | 2007 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself - Guest | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself, Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest, Self, Herself, Self - Guest Host, Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| The Life of David Gale | Nico the Goth Girl | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest, Herself - Guest Host, Herself | 2003 |
| White Oleander | Paramedic | 2002 |
| Pumpkin | Cici Pinkus | 2002 |
| Kim Possible | DNAmy | 2002 |
| The Third Wheel | Marilyn | 2002 |
| Charlie's Angels | Doris | 2000 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Saleswoman | 2000 |
| Gilmore Girls | Sookie St. James | 2000 |
| The Kid | Sky King Waitress / Waitress | 2000 |
| D.C. | Molly | 2000 |
| Drowning Mona | Shirley | 2000 |
| Go | Sandra | 1999 |
| God | Margaret | 1998 |
| The Jenny McCarthy Show | Melissa | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest, Self | 1996 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self, Self (archive footage), Herself | 1994 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Simpsons | (voice) | 1989 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 1988 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self, Herself (archive footage), Herself, Herself (archive footage) / Self | 1981 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | 1979 |
| Saturday Night Live | Various / Self - Host, Sheila Kelly / P.J. / Kathleen / Employee / Donna Ruth Baker / Mama Pass / Diane / Self - Host, Tabby-tha / Various / Self - Host, Various | 1975 |
| Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mike & Molly | 2010 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| God's Favorite Idiot | 2022 |
| The Great Giveback | 2022 |
| Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | 2021 |
| Nine Perfect Strangers | 2021 |
| Thunder Force | 2021 |
| Superintelligence | 2020 |
| The Happytime Murders | 2018 |
| Life of the Party | 2018 |
| Nobodies | 2017 |
| The Boss | 2016 |
| Little Big Shots | 2016 |
| Tammy | 2014 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 2019 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2016 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
