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Melissa Mc. Carthy - Wikipedia. Melissa Ann Mc. Carthy (born August 2. American actress, comedian, writer, fashion designer and producer. She began appearing in television and films in the late 1. Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2.

From 2. 00. 7 to 2. Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who? Mc. Carthy was then cast as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as well as two other nominations during subsequent seasons.[2] She has also been nominated five times (in 2. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her five appearances as host on Saturday Night Live, winning in 2. Mc. Carthy achieved recognition as Megan Price in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2. Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[3] In 2.

Identity Thief and The Heat. She appeared in supporting roles in The Nines (2. The Back- up Plan (2. Life as We Know It (2. This Is 4. 0 (2. 01.

The Hangover Part III (2. In 2. 01. 4, Mc. Carthy starred in the comedy Tammy and the comedy- drama film St. Vincent.[4] In 2.

Spy, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical nomination. In 2. 01. 6, she starred in the comedy films The Boss and Ghostbusters. In 2. 01. 7 she played White House Press Secretary. Sean Spicer in several episodes of Saturday Night Live. Mc. Carthy and her husband Ben Falcone founded the production company, On the Day. In 2. 01. 5, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5] In 2.

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In her first appearance on HSN, she sold more than 1,4. Also in 2. 01. 5, Forbes named Mc. Carthy the third highest- paid actress in the world that year.[7][8] In 2. Watch Whitney: Can I Be Me Online Hitfix.

Forbes named her the world's second highest- paid actress, earning $3. Early life[edit]Mc. Carthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[1. Sandra and Michael Mc.

Carthy.[1. 1][1. 2] She is a cousin of actress and model Jenny Mc. Carthy and professional basketball player Joanne Mc. Carthy.[1. 3] Mc.

Carthy was raised on a farm in a large Catholic family. Her father is of Irish descent, while her mother is of English, German, and Irish ancestry.[1.

Some of her ancestors were from County Cork.[1. She graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois.[1.

Her career started with stand- up comedy in Los Angeles, and later in New York City.[1. Mc. Carthy is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California.[2. Early work, Gilmore Girls and Samantha Who?[edit]Mc. Watch Welcome To The Punch Streaming. Carthy made her first television appearance in an episode of the NBC comedy series Jenny, opposite her cousin Jenny Mc.

Carthy. She made her feature film debut in a minor role in the 1. Go, and later had roles in the movies Drowning Mona, Disney's The Kid, Charlie's Angels, The Third Wheel and The Life of David Gale. She also worked in three episodes of Kim Possible, voicing DNAmy.[2. In 2. 00. 0, Mc. Carthy was cast as Sookie St. James, the upbeat and klutzy best friend of Lorelai Gilmore, on The WB television series Gilmore Girls. Throughout the series, Sookie is Lorelai's business partner and cheerleader.[2.

On April 7, 2. 01. Mc. Carthy announced on The Ellen De. Generes Show that she would be returning for the show's revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, on Netflix.[2.

The latter was released November 2. Mc. Carthy appears in one of its four episodes. In 2. 00. 7, 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.[2. Also in 2. 00. 7, Mc. Carthy starred as Dena Stevens on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who?[2.

Mc. Carthy played Samantha's socially awkward childhood best friend, whom Samantha hasn't seen since seventh grade. When Samantha wakes from her coma, Dena convinces Samantha that they have always been best friends. While Andrea eventually forces her to reveal the truth, Samantha still remains friends with Dena.[2. She guest starred in Rita Rocks and on Private Practice.[2. In 2. 01. 0, Mc. Carthy played supporting roles in films The Back- Up Plan and Life as We Know It.[2. Mike and Molly, Bridesmaids and success[edit]. Mc. Carthy at the 2.

Oscars. On September 2. Mc. Carthy was cast in a leading role on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly.[2. In 2. 01. 1, Mc. Carthy had a breakout performance in the comedy movie Bridesmaids alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi Mc.

Lendon- Covey and Ellie Kemper. Mc. Carthy received an Academy Award nomination for her performance. In fall 2. 01. 1, after achieving fame from Bridesmaids, she received her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Mike & Molly.[3. In June 2. 01. 1, she hosted the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.[3. Mc. Carthy later had supporting roles in This Is 4. Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up,[3.

The Hangover Part III (2. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2. Mc. Carthy hosted Saturday Night Live on October 1, 2. April 6, 2. 01. 3, on February 1, 2. February 1. 3, 2.

May 1. 2, 2. 01. 7.[3. She was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearances on the television show from 2. In 2. 01. 3, Mc. Carthy co- starred in the crime comedy Identity Thief with Jason Bateman.[3.

Identity Thief opened at #1 at the box office, and grossed $1. In his negative review of the film, film critic Rex Reed controversially made several references to Mc. Carthy's weight, referring to her as "obese" and using pejorative terms to refer to her weight.[3. Reed's comments attracted wide criticism from various film critics and the industry at large.

Film critic Richard Roeper said, "This just smacks of mean- spirited name- calling in lieu of genuine criticism."[4. In a column for The Huffington Post, Candy Spelling likened Reed's review to bullying.[4. Later in 2. 01. 3, Mc.

Carthy co- starred with Sandra Bullock in the buddy cop comedy The Heat. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 2.

With Mc. Carthy being called "box office gold, The Heat grossed $2. Mc. Carthy co- wrote the script for the movie Tammy, which was released on July 2, 2. Mc. Carthy's character loses her job and her car, and then learns that her husband has been unfaithful.

To get away, she is forced to rely on her alcoholic grandmother (Susan Sarandon) for transportation as they embark on a journey of self- discovery.[4. Mc. Carthy produced a CBS pilot which starred her husband, Ben Falcone.[4. Mc. Carthy played the female lead, opposite Bill Murray, in the 2.

St. Vincent, directed and written by Theodore Melfi.[4. On November 1. 9, 2. Mc. Carthy would portray fairy heroine Tinker Bell in the untitled comedy- adventure directed by Shawn Levy.[4.

She would also produce the film.[4. In addition, Mc. Carthy was the lead in frequent collaborator Paul Feig's spy comedy Spy (2.

Mc. Carthy her first Golden Globe Award nomination. In May 2. 01. 5, Mc. Carthy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5. In August 2. 01. 5, Forbes ranked her as the third highest- paid actress of 2.