Acting credits
92
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Melissa McCarthy
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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Movies: 52Series: 43Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 55536
IMDb ID: nm0565250
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q229048
Also known as
Melissa Ann McCarthy • 멀리사 매카시 • เมลิสซา แมคคาร์ธี • Мелісса Маккарті • ماليسا ماكارثي • Μελίσα Μακάρθι • 멜리사 맥카시 • ملیسا مککارتی
Other jobs
Producer (5)Executive Producer (4)Director (2)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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 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 (2011–2017) 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 portraying writer Lee Israel in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers (2021) and played Ursula in the musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid (2023). 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, including Life of the Party (2018), Super Intelligence (2020), and Thunder Force (2021). In 2015, she launched her clothing line for plus-sized women named Melissa McCarthy Seven7. She received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia Melissa McCarthy, article licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Melissa McCarthy.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025 Movie
5.3
Unfrosted
as Donna Stankowski
2024 Movie
6.5
Genie
as Flora
2023 Movie
Relighting Candles: The Timothy Sullivan Story
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.3
The Little Mermaid
as Ursula
2023 Movie
6.9
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - Actor Hela
2022 Movie
6.4
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Actor Hela
2022 Movie
7.0
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
as Self
2021 Movie
7.8
Adele One Night Only
as Self
2021 Movie
7.0
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021 Movie
6.9
The Starling
as Lilly Maynard
2021 Movie
6.7
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Producer
2021 Movie
5.5
Thunder Force
as Lydia Berman
2021 Movie
6.0
Superintelligence
as Carol Peters
2020 Movie
4.0
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
as Self
2020 Movie
6.1
The Kitchen
as Kathy Brennan
2019 Movie
6.8
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Lee Israel
2018 Movie
5.8
The Happytime Murders
as Detective Connie Edwards
2018 Movie
6.1
Life of the Party
as Deanna Miles
2018 Movie
7.2
Love, Gilda
as Self
2018 Movie
8.0
The Box
Director
2018 Movie
5.2
Cook-Off!
as Amber Strang
2017 Movie
5.3
Ghostbusters
as Abby Yates
2016 Movie
6.4
Central Intelligence
as Darla (uncredited)
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Melissa McCarthy.
6.2
God's Favorite Idiot
as Amily Luck • 8 eps
2022 Series
The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich
as Self - Host • 6 eps
2022 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Doreen • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Nine Perfect Strangers
as Frances • 8 eps
2021 Series
6.6
Celebrity IOU
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 4 eps
2019 Series
4.0
Show Me the Movie!
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Sookie St. James • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.1
Chelsea
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Little Big Shots
as Self - Host • 13 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.7
Mike & Molly
as Molly Flynn • 127 eps
2010 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
2009 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
The Penguins of Madagascar
as Shelly (voice) • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.5
Samantha Who?
as Dena • 35 eps
2007 Series