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Melissa McCarthy

Born: August 26, 1970 (age 43), Plainfield, IL
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Spouse: Ben Falcone (m. 2005)
Upcoming movies: Tammy, B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations
Children: Georgette Falcone, Vivian Falcone

Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American film and television actress, comedian, writer and producer.

McCarthy first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls. She worked in this supporting role from 2000 to 2007. On the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? she portrayed Dena from 2007 to 2009. McCarthy was then cast as Molly Flynn-Biggs on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, a role that earned her an Emmy Award, [2] as well as another subsequent nomination. McCarthy was also nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her work as host on Saturday Night Live.

McCarthy achieved major success and fame for her breakthrough film role in the 2011 comedy hit Bridesmaids, which garnered her numerous award nominations including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[3] In 2013, she co-starred in the films Identity Thief and The Heat. She also appeared in the films The Nines, The Back-up Plan, Life as We Know It, and The Hangover Part III, and next to be seen in Tammy and St. Vincent de Van Nuys.

Early life

Melissa Ann McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois,[4] the daughter of Sandra and Michael McCarthy.[5][6] She is a cousin of actress/model Jenny McCarthy.[7] McCarthy was raised on a farm, in a "big, Irish-Catholic family".[8] Some of her ancestors were from County Cork.[9] She graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois.[10] Her career started with stand-up comedy and includes film, television and theater.[11] McCarthy is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Early career on television and film

McCarthy made her first television appearance in an episode of the NBC comedy series Jenny, opposite her cousin Jenny McCarthy. She made her feature film debut in a supporting role of 1998 comedy Go, and later had roles in the movies Drowning Mona, Disney's The Kid, Charlie's Angels, The Third Wheel and The Life of David Gale. She also did voice work in three episodes of Kim Possible, where she played DNAmy.

In 2000, McCarthy was cast as Sookie St. James, the control freak and scatterbrain/klutzy best friend of Lorelai Gilmore on the The WB television series Gilmore Girls. The series was cancelled after seven seasons, in 2007. In 2007, she starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in the science fantasy psychological thriller The Nines, written and directed by John August. She later starred in the independent comedies The Captain, Just Add Water, and Pretty Ugly People.[12] From 2007 to 2009, McCarthy starred as Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? . She also guest starred in Rita Rocks in 2009, and on Private Practice in 2010.[13] In 2010, McCarthy played supporting roles in films The Back-Up Plan and Life as We Know It.
McCarthy at 2012 Academy Awards
Breakthrough and current film roles

In early 2010, McCarthy was cast in the leading role as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly.[14] In 2011, McCarthy had a breakout performance in the comedy movie Bridesmaids alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper. McCarthy received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. In fall 2011, after Bridesmaids fame, she received her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Mike & Molly.[15][16] In June 2011, she also hosted the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.[17] McCarthy later had cameo roles in This Is 40, the sequel to Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up.,[18] and on The Hangover Part III in 2013. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.[19]

McCarthy hosted Saturday Night Live on October 1, 2011, again on April 6, 2013, and a third time on February 1, 2014.[20] She was nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearances on the television show in 2012 and in 2013.[16]

In 2013, McCarthy co-starred in Identity Thief with Jason Bateman.[21][22] Identity Thief opened at #1 at the box office, and grossed $174 million worldwide.[23] Later in 2013, she co-starred with Sandra Bullock in The Heat. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 28, 2013 to both critical and commercial success.[24] With McCarthy being called "box office gold, The Heat grossed $229 million worldwide.[25]
McCarthy with Ben Falcone in 2007

McCarthy co-wrote the script for the upcoming movie Tammy which is set to be released on July 4, 2014. McCarthy stars in the movie about a woman who loses her job, her car and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful. To get away, McCarthy is forced to rely on her alcoholic grandmother for transportation (played by Susan Sarandon) as they embark on a journey of self discovery.[26]

McCarthy has also produced a CBS pilot, which starred her husband, Ben Falcone.[27]

McCarthy is set to be the female lead opposite Bill Murray of upcoming comedy-drama film directed and written by Theodore Melfi St. Vincent de Van Nuys.[28] In addition to this, McCarthy will be the lead in frequent collaborator Paul Feig's spy comedy Spy previously known as Susan Cooper,[29] set to be released Memorial Day weekend of 2015.[30]
Personal life

McCarthy married her longtime boyfriend, Ben Falcone, an actor and alumnus of The Groundlings, on October 8, 2005.[31][32] Falcone often makes cameo appearances in movies starring McCarthy, such as Bridesmaids and The Heat. They have two daughters, Vivian, born May 5, 2007, and Georgette, born in March 2010. [33][34] McCarthy's pregnancy with Vivian was written into the last season of Gilmore Girls.
Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy

In 2011, McCarthy received numerous awards and nominations for her role as Megan in Bridesmaids including a Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also received nominations for Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Cast as well as Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Cast. She received 4 Primetime Emmy Awards two for Mike & Molly and two for her guest appearances in Saturday Night Live.
Year Award Category Film Result
2011 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Cast Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Supporting Female Actor Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Cast- Motion Picture Bridesmaids Nominated
2011 Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly Won
2011 Satellite Awards Best Actress - Television Musical or Comedy Mike & Molly Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mike & Molly Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2013 Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live Nominated
2013 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actress in a Comedy The Heat Nominated
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
1998 God Margaret Short film
1999 Go Sandra
2000 Charlie's Angels Doris (in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle bloopers)
2000 Drowning Mona Shirley
2000 Auto Motives Tonnie Short film
2000 The Kid Sky King Waitress
2002 Pumpkin Cici Pinkus
2002 The Third Wheel Marilyn
2002 White Oleander Paramedic
2003 The Life of David Gale Nico the Goth Girl
2003 Chicken Party Tot Wagner
2003 Kim Possible: The Secret Files DNAmy Voice
2006 Cook-Off! Amber Strang
2007 The Nines Margaret / Melissa / Mary
2007 Shooter Night Store Clerk Uncredited
2007 The Captain Fran
2008 Just Add Water Selma
2008 Pretty Ugly People Becky
2010 The Back-Up Plan Carol
2010 Life as We Know It DeeDee
2011 Bridesmaids Megan Nominated-Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 This Is 40 Catherine
2013 Identity Thief Diana/Dawn Budgie
2013 The Hangover Part III Cassy
2013 The Heat Det. Shannon Mullins
2014 Tammy Tammy Also co-screenwriter and co-producer
2014 St. Vincent de Van Nuys Maggie
2015 Spy Susan Cooper Filming
2015 B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations Watts Voice
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Jenny Melissa Episode: "1.5"
2000 D.C. Molly 2 episodes
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Sookie St. James Series regular, 153 episodes
2002–2005 Kim Possible DNAmy (voice) 3 episodes
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Saleswoman Episode: "The Surrogate"
2007–2009 Samantha Who? Dena Series regular, 35 episodes
2009 Rita Rocks Mindy Boone Episode: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
2010 Private Practice Lynn McDonald Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2010–present Mike & Molly Molly Flynn Series regular
2011 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum"[35]
2013 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Melissa McCarthy/Phoenix"
2014 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Melissa McCarthy/Imagine Dragons"[36]

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