Melissa McCarthy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-08-26 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Plainfield, Illinois, USA

Melissa McCarthy

Biography

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 ...

Acting

2000

2003

The Life of David Gale

as Nico the Goth Girl

2008

2000

Drowning Mona

as Shirley

1999

Go

as Sandra

2002

Pumpkin

as Cici Pinkus

2007

The Nines

as Margaret / Melissa / Mary

2010

2002

The Third Wheel

as Marilyn

2008

2010

2011

Bridesmaids

as Megan Price

2012

This Is 40

as Catherine

2013

2013

The Heat

as Shannon Mullins

1998

God

as Margaret

2014

Tammy

as Tammy

2015

Spy

as Susan Cooper

2014

St. Vincent

as Maggie Bronstein

2023

Genie

as Flora

2024

Unfrosted

as Donna Stankowski

2022

2016

The Boss

as Michelle Darnell

2016

Ghostbusters

as Abby Yates

2005

2017

Cook-Off!

as Amber Strang

2027

Margie Claus

as Margie Claus (voice)

2002

White Oleander

as Paramedic

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Bystander (uncredited)

2018

Life of the Party

as Deanna Miles

2018

2016

Central Intelligence

as Darla (uncredited)

2015

Take Flight

as Self - Performer

2000

The Kid

as Sky King Waitress

2018

The Happytime Murders

as Detective Connie Edwards

2019

The Kitchen

as Kathy Brennan

2018

2020

Superintelligence

as Carol Peters

2021

The Starling

as Lilly Maynard

2021

Thunder Force

as Lydia Berman

2023

2003

Chicken Party

as Tot Wagner

2010

Love and Distrust

as Tonnie (segment "Auto Motives")

Production

2018

2014

Tammy

as Writer

2023

Genie

as Executive Producer

2016

The Boss

as Screenplay

2016

The Boss

as Producer

2014

Tammy

as Producer

2018

2018

The Box

as Director

2020

2018

2021

Thunder Force

as Producer

2027

Margie Claus

as Producer

© All Rights Reserved 2025