Persona
Melissa McCarthy
Nato/a: 26/08/1970(56 anni)
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Conosciuto per
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Executive Producer · Patsy Ramsey · Patricia "Patsy" Ann Ramsey · 2026
Unfrosted: storia di uno snack americano
Donna Stankowski · 2024
Genie
Flora · 2023
La sirenetta
Ursula · 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Actor Hela · 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Hela · 2022
God's Favorite Idiot
Executive Producer · Amily Luck · 2022
Adele One Night Only
Self · 2021
Il nido dello storno
Lilly Maynard · 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Executive Producer · Frances · Frances Welty · 2021
Thunder Force
Lydia Berman · 2021
Superintelligence
Carol Peters · 2020
Celebrity IOU
Self · 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2019
Le regine del crimine
Kathy Brennan · 2019
Copia originale
Lee Israel · 2018
Pupazzi senza gloria
Detective Connie Edwards · 2018
Life of the Party - Una mamma al college
Deanna Miles · 2018
Una mamma per amica: Di nuovo insieme
Sookie St. James · 2016
Ghostbusters
Abby Yates · 2016
Una spia e mezzo
Darla (uncredited) · 2016
The Boss
Michelle Darnell · 2016
Little Big Shots
Self - Host · 2016
Spy
Susan Cooper · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 2015
St. Vincent
Maggie Bronstein · 2014
Tammy
Tammy · 2014
Corpi da reato
Mullins · 2013
Una notte da leoni 3
Cassie · 2013
Io sono tu
Diana · 2013
Questi sono i 40
Catherine · 2012
Le amiche della sposa
Megan · 2011
Tre all'improvviso
DeeDee · 2010
Mike & Molly
Regista · Molly Flynn · 2010
Piacere, sono un po' incinta
Carol · 2010
I pinguini di Madagascar
Shelly (voice) · 2008
Samantha Chi?
Dena · 2007
The Nines
Margaret / Melissa / Mary · 2007
Kim Possible - La sfida finale
Amy Hall (voice) · 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2003
Charlie's Angels - Più che mai
Bystander (uncredited) · 2003
The Life of David Gale
Nico the Goth Girl · 2003
White Oleander - Oleandro bianco
Paramedic · 2002
Kim Possible
DNAmy (voice) · 2002
Charlie's Angels
Doris · 2000
Una mamma per amica
Sookie St. James · 2000
Faccia a faccia
Sky King Waitress · 2000
Chi ha ucciso la signora Dearly?
Shirley · 2000
Go - Una notte da dimenticare
Sandra · 1999
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1993
Kids' Choice Awards
Self · 1987