🎬Melissa McCarthy

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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Margie Claus (2027)	Margie Claus (voice)	-	-
2	Unfrosted (2024)	Donna Stankowski		5.6
3	Genie (2023)	Flora		5.3
4	The Little Mermaid (2023)	Ursula		6.4
5	Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Most waited movies 2022	Actor Hela		6.5
6	Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)	Self - Actor Hela		7
7	Adele One Night Only (2021)	Self		6
8	Thunder Force (2021)	Lydia Berman		4.8
9	The Starling (2021)	Lilly Maynard		3.5
10	Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around (2021)	Self	-	-
11	FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America (2020)	Self		7
12	Superintelligence (2020)	Carol Peters		6.1
13	The Kitchen (2019)	Kathy Brennan		6.4
14	Love, Gilda (2018)	Self	-	-
15	Life of the Party (2018)	Director / Writer		6
16	The Happytime Murders (2018)	Detective Connie Edwards		5.4
17	Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)	Lee Israel		7.3
18	Cook-Off! (2017)	Amber Strang		1
19	Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)	Self	-	-
20	The Boss (2016)	Director / Writer		6.3
21	Ghostbusters (2016)	Abby Yates		6.1
22	Central Intelligence (2016)	Darla (uncredited)		6.8
23	Take Flight (2015)	Self - Performer	-	-
24	Spy (2015)	Susan Cooper		7.3
25	Tammy (2014)	Director / Writer		5.7
26	St. Vincent (2014)	Maggie Bronstein		7.2
27	The Heat (2013)	Shannon Mullins		7
28	The Hangover Part III (2013)	Cassie		6.2
29	Identity Thief (2013)	Diana		6.6
30	This Is 40 (2012)	Catherine		6.6
31	Bridesmaids (2011) Oscars 2012	Megan Price		7
32	The Back-Up Plan (2010)	Carol		6
33	Love and Distrust (2010)	Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")	-	-
34	Life As We Know It (2010)	DeeDee		6.8
35	Just Add Water (2008)	Selma		7
36	Pretty Ugly People (2008)	Becky		5
37	The Nines (2007)	Margaret / Melissa / Mary		6.9
38	Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)	Amy Hall (voice)		7.5
39	The Life of David Gale (2003)	Nico the Goth Girl		7.6
40	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)	Bystander (uncredited)		6
41	The Third Wheel (2002)	Marilyn		7
42	Pumpkin (2002)	Cici Pinkus		7
43	White Oleander (2002)	Paramedic		7.5
44	The Kid (2000)	Sky King Waitress		6.3
45	Charlie's Angels (2000)	Doris		6.2
46	Drowning Mona (2000)	Shirley		10
47	Go (1999)	Sandra		7.5
48	B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations	Watts	-	-
49	Untitled Stanley Cup Project	Director / Writer	-	-