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Melissa McCarthy Born August 26, 1970
Plainfield, Illinois, United StatesOccupation Actress Years active 1997–present Spouse Ben Falcone
(2005–present)Children Vivian (born 2007)
Georgette (born 2010)Melissa McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress and comedian.
From 2000 to 2007, she portrayed Sookie St. James on the The WB television series Gilmore Girls. From 2007 to 2009, she portrayed Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? She currently stars in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, for which she earned an Emmy Award.[1] She is also known for her roles in the films The Back-up Plan, Life as We Know It, and Bridesmaids.
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Early life
McCarthy, a cousin of actress Jenny McCarthy, was born in Plainfield, Illinois,[2] the daughter of Sandy and Michael McCarthy.[3] She was raised on a farm, in a "big, Irish-Catholic family".[4] She graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois.[5] Her career started with stand-up comedy and includes film, television and theater.[6] McCarthy is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California,
Career
In 1997 she appeared in an episode of the NBC comedy series Jenny. From 2000 to 2003 she played supporting roles in the films Disney's The Kid, Charlie's Angels, Go, The Third Wheel and The Life of David Gale. She also did voice work in three episodes of Kim Possible, where she played DNAmy.
From 2000 to 2007 she played the role of Sookie St. James, Lorelai Gilmore's best friend on the The WB television series Gilmore Girls.
In 2007, she acted opposite Ryan Reynolds in The Nines, written and directed by John August. McCarthy played Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? from 2007 to 2009. She also was a guest star in TV series Rita Rocks in 2009 and Private Practice in 2010.
In 2010, she played character roles in films The Back-Up Plan and Life as We Know It. Since 2010 McCarthy has played a leading role as Molly Flynn on the CBS hit sitcom Mike & Molly. In 2011, she received her first Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Mike & Molly.
In 2011, she starred in the financially successful and critically lauded film Bridesmaids with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper. In June 2011, she hosted the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.[7] She appeared as the host of Saturday Night Live on Saturday, October 1, 2011.
She will play a role in the sequel to Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up - This is Forty.[8] She will star in the upcoming film ID Theft with Jason Bateman.[9][10]
Personal life
McCarthy married her longtime boyfriend, Ben Falcone, an actor and fellow alumnus of The Groundlings, on October 8, 2005.[11][12] They have two daughters, Vivian, born May 5, 2007, and Georgette, born in March 2010.[13][14] McCarthy's pregnancy with Vivian was written into the last season of Gilmore Girls.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes 1998 God Margaret 1999 Go Sandra 2000 Charlie's Angels Doris Drowning Mona Shirley Auto Motives' Tonnie The Kid Sky King Waitress 2002 Pumpkin Cici Pinkus The Third Wheel Marilyn White Oleander Paramedic 2003 The Life of David Gale Nico the Goth Girl Chicken Party Tot Wagner Kim Possible: The Secret Files DNAmy voice 2006 Cook-Off! Amber Strang 2007 The Nines Margaret / Melissa / Mary Shooter Night Store Clerk uncredited The Captain Fran 2008 Just Add Water Selma Pretty Ugly People Becky 2010 The Back-Up Plan Carol Life as We Know It DeeDee 2011 Bridesmaids Megan Nominated— Teen Choice Awards for best Scene Stealer Female 2012 This is Forty spin-off of 2007's Knocked Up, Filming ID Theft Pre-production 2013 Tammy Pre-production Television
Year Title Role Notes 1997 Jenny Melissa Episode: "1.5" 2000 D.C. Molly Episode: "Justice"
Episode: "Blame"2000-2007 Gilmore Girls Sookie St. James 153 episodes 2001 The Lost World Billy Episode: "Mark of the Beast" 2002-2005 Kim Possible DNAmy voice Episodes: "Downhill", "Partners" and "Gorilla Fist"
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Saleswoman Episode: "The Surrogate" 2007-2009 Samantha Who? Dena 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 Lead role
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2011)2011 Saturday Night Live host Episode: "Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum"[15] References
- ^ And the 2011 Emmy Award Nominees Are...
- ^ "Melissa McCarthy Biography". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/melissa-mccarthy/bio/190575. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "Melissa Mccarthy: Her Moment to Shine" March 21, 2011, People Magazine
- ^ "‘Mike and Molly’s’ Melissa McCarthy Finds Super-Sized Success" March 22, 2011, LifeScript.com
- ^ "From JCA to CBS: Emmy winner got acting bug at Joliet school" September 21, 2011, The Herald News
- ^ Melissa McCarthy Biography
- ^ CRYSTAL + LUCY AWARDS 2011
- ^ Uddin, Zakia (2011-07-08). "Melissa McCarthy to star in 'Knocked Up' sequel". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a328889/melissa-mccarthy-to-star-in-knocked-up-sequel.html_daughter_for_.html. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ ID Theft Gets Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy
- ^ Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy To Execute ‘ID Theft
- ^ Arieanna (2005-10-22). "Melissa McCarthy gets married!!". Gilmore News. http://www.gilmorenews.com/2005/10/22/melissa-mccarthy-gets-married/. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "BEN FALCONE". 2011. http://www.groundlings.com/performers/performer-details.aspx?performerID=122. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Sarah (2007-05-14). "A daughter for Gilmore Girls' Melissa McCarthy". Celebrity Baby Blog. http://web.archive.org/web/20071115161723/http://www.celebrity-babies.com/2007/05/a_daughter_for_.html. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ Scott Huver: "Melissa McCarthy: I’m Not a Great Pregnant Woman", People, August 15, 2010
- ^ Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy Sign On for SNL Read more: http://uk.eonline.com/news/alec_baldwin_melissa_mccarthy_sign_on/256183#ixzz1UQHfgKsD
External links
- Melissa McCarthy at the Internet Movie Database
- Melissa McCarthy at AllRovi
- Melissa McCarthy at Yahoo! Movies
- Melissa McCarthy cast bio on The CW
- Melissa McCarthy's biography on filmbug
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