Melissa McCarthy American Actress Born 1970 in Plainfield

Melissa McCarthy is an American actress and comedian born on 26 August 1970 in Plainfield. Her best-known titles on this site are Gilmore Girls (2000) and Bridesmaids (2011).

Early life

She attended Southern Illinois University, Joliet Catholic Academy and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Career

The earliest of her listed screen credits is Go, from 1999. Her 2000s credits include Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). During the 2010s, she worked on The Hangover Part III (2013) and Ghostbusters (2016, as Abby Yates). Work from the 2020s includes Thor: Love and Thunder (2022, as Actor Hela) and The Little Mermaid (2023, as Ursula).

In total, 38 films and 8 TV series are listed from 1999 to 2024. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (16), followed by drama (8) and action (6). The list ends, for now, with Unfrosted (2024). Of her nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) has the highest, at $761 million. Beyond acting, the credits show her as writer on 3 titles, including The Boss.

Bill Murray appears in three of her listed titles, including St. Vincent (2014). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Jason Bateman (three titles) and Chris Hemsworth (two titles). Ben Falcone directed four of her titles on record, among them Tammy (2014) and Life of the Party (2018). Paul Feig is credited as director on four of them, including The Heat (2013) and Spy (2015).

Recognition

Melissa McCarthy has collected two Primetime Emmy Awards (2011 and 2017). Melissa McCarthy also has received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and a MTV Comedic Genius Award (2016). Her nominations include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2012 for Bridesmaids. Altogether, 7 wins and 3 nominations are listed.

Personal life

She has been married to Ben Falcone since 2005. She has 2 children on record.