Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
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Melissa Ann McCarthy is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. 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. In 2015, she launched her own clothing line for plus-sized women, named Melissa McCarthy Seven7, and she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois to Sandra and Michael McCarthy and is a cousin of actress and model Jenny McCarthy and professional basketball player Joanne McCarthy. Her father is of Irish descent, while her mother is of English, German, and Irish ancestry. She graduated from St. Francis Academy in Joliet, Illinois. McCarthy gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls in 2000. She played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly in 2011.
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. In 2010, McCarthy played Rita Rocks on The Back-Up Plan and on Private Practice. In 2011, she was cast in a leading role in Bridesmaids alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Ellie Kemper. In fall 2011, McCarthy received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the comedy film. In September 20, 2010, she received her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role of Molly Flynn in the sitcom Mike& Molly. She also appeared in three episodes of Kim Possible, voicing DNAmy. On April 7, 2016, McCarthy announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she would be returning for the show’s revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, on Netflix. The latter was released November 25, 2016 and McCarthy appeared in one episode.
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