Melissa McCarthy
Born 26/08/1969
(54 years old)
Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Biography
MELISSA MCCARTHY stars as Molly on Mike & Molly, the No. 1 new comedy series that airs on CBS.
McCarthy's previous feature film work includes The Back-up Plan, alongside Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin; Life as We Know It, with Katherine Heigl; Pretty Ugly People, with Josh Hopkins, Missi Pyle and Allison Janney; Just Add Water, with Danny DeVito; director John August's sci-fi mystery The Nines, with Ryan Reynolds and Hope Davis; White Oleander, with Michelle Pfeiffer; Pumpkin, with Christina Ricci; and Go, directed by Doug Liman. Additionally, she starred in John August's short film God as a young woman having a gossipy phone conversation and short-lived spat with the Almighty, and she also appeared in The Life of David Gale, starring Kevin Spacey.
On television, she previously starred as the clumsy culinary genius Sookie St. James, in Gilmore Girls, and as Dena in the series Samantha Who?.
McCarthy first made her mark on the comedy stage and performed stand-up in New York at the Improv and at Stand-Up NY. She also received dramatic training from The Actors Studio in New York and starred in a variety of stage productions throughout the city. In Los Angeles, McCarthy spent nine years as a mainstage member of the world-renowned improv and sketch troupe The Groundlings.
McCarthy sold her first pilot, Marbles, to VH1, in which she played the title role.
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Actress
Movies | |
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2027 |
Margie Claus |
2024 |
B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations |
Spy 2 |
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Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story |
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2023 |
Genie |
The Little Mermaid |
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2022 |
Thor: Love and Thunder |
2021 |
The Starling |
Thunder Force |
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2020 |
Superintelligence |
2019 |
The Kitchen |
2018 |
Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
Life of the Party |
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The Happytime Murders |
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2016 |
Central Intelligence |
Ghostbusters |
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The Boss |
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2015 |
Spy |
2014 |
St. Vincent |
Tammy |
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2013 |
Identity Thief |
The Hangover Part III |
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The Heat |
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2012 |
This Is 40 |
2011 |
Bridesmaids |
2010 |
Life as We Know It |
Love & Distrust |
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The Back-up Plan |
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2008 |
Just Add Water |
Pretty Ugly People |
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2007 |
Cook-Off! |
The Nines |
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2003 |
The Life of David Gale |
2002 |
Pumpkin |
The Third Wheel |
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White Oleander |
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2000 |
Charlie's Angels |
Drowning Mona |
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The Kid |
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1999 |
Go |
Documentaries | |
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2018 |
Love Gilda |
Music videos | |
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2015 |
Ivy Levan - Who Can You Trust - a.f. |
Short | |
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2003 |
Chicken Party |
2000 |
Auto Motives |
Producer
Movies | |
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2027 |
Margie Claus |
2021 |
Thunder Force |
2020 |
Superintelligence |
2018 |
Life of the Party |
The Happytime Murders |
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2016 |
The Boss |
2014 |
Tammy |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2018 |
Life of the Party |
2016 |
The Boss |
2014 |
Tammy |
Director
Series | |
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2016 |
Mike & Molly |
Curse of the Bambino (S06E12) |
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2014 |
Mike & Molly |
No Kay Morale (S05E18) |
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Mike Check (S05E08) |
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2013 |
Mike & Molly |
Who's Afraid of J.C. Small (S04E19) |
Performer
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