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 highestpaid 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 20002007 She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who 20072009 before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike Molly 20102016 for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 McCarthys appearances as a host on Saturday Night Live 20112017 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 Heat2013 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 plussized 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia