Melissa McCarthy
☼ Born on 26 December 1970, in Plainfield, Illinois, USA
BiographyMelissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her acting skills at The Actors Studio and appeared in many stage productions in the city before moving to Los Angeles in the late-1990s. She made a number of TV and movie appearances before making her big breakthrough as Sookie in Gilmore Girls (2000). A steady stream of comedy performances followed, leading to her starring role in the sitcom Mike & Molly (2010).
In the 2010s, McCarthy became known for her starring roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018).
In the role of actor
The Happytime Murders (25/08/2018)
A puppet private detective and his former police partner try to solve a string of homicides in The Happytime Murders. Phil Philips (Bill Barretta) is a disgraced former police detective, who now works as a private investigator. While investigating a blackmail case for his new client Sandra (Dorien Davies), Phil finds himself in the middle of a […]
Love, Gilda (29/04/2018)
The life and career of Gilda Radner is told in her own words in Love, Gilda. Growing up in Detroit, Gilda Radner quickly became a star for The Second City in Toronto and later as one of the fist cast members of Saturday Night Live. Radner paved the way for women in comedy, while also […]
Spy (08/06/2015)
Melissa McCarthy becomes a secret agent in Spy. Susan Cooper (McCarthy) is a CIA analyst, whose job is to guide her partner Bradley Fine (Jude Law) on his missions. Fine goes on a mission to recover to nuke from Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne). However, when he goes down, Susan offers to go into the field in his […]
The Hangover Part III (25/05/2013)
It is the epic conclusion of the saga of the Wolfpack with The Hangover Part III. After the death of his father, Alan (Zach Galifianakis) has fully gone off the deep end. This results in Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and Doug (Justin Bartha) staging an intervention and they prepare to drive Alan to […]