Melissa McCarthy

Acting · Born 1970-08-26 in Plainfield, Illinois, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• The Life of David Gale as Nico the Goth Girl
• Go as Sandra
• Bridesmaids as Megan
• This Is 40 as Catherine
• St. Vincent as Maggie Bronstein
• White Oleander as Paramedic
• The Starling as Lilly Maynard
• Charlie's Angels as Doris
• A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
• Pretty Ugly People as Becky

TV

• Gilmore Girls as Sookie St. James
• Curb Your Enthusiasm as Saleswoman
• The Simpsons as Calvin (voice)
• Only Murders in the Building as Doreen
• Kim Possible as DNAmy (voice)
• Samantha Who? as Dena
• Private Practice as Lynn McDonald
• Finding Your Roots as Self
• D.C.
• Mike & Molly as Molly Flynn