Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy
The Boss, Bridesmaids, Mike & Molly
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Melissa McCarthy was honored as the first woman to ever win the Comedic Genius Award at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards on April 9, 2016. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Molly Flynn in MIKE & MOLLY. She played the clumsy culinary genius Sookie St. James in GILMORE GIRLS, appeared as Dena in the television series, SAMANTHA WHO? and has guest starred on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
In 2011, McCarthy starred in the feature film BRIDESMAIDS for which she received several nominations including: Academy Awards, SAG, BAFTA, and Broadcast Film Critics Association. Since then, her other film credits include GHOSTBUSTERS (release date: July 15, 2016), THE BOSS (released April 8, 2016), SPY, ST. VINCENT, TAMMY, THE HEAT, THE HANGOVER PART III, and IDENTITY THIEF.
McCarthy first made her mark on the comedy stage, performing stand-up in New York at The Improv and Stand Up New York. At the same time, she received dramatic training from The Actors Studio in New York and starred in a variety of stage productions throughout the city. In Los Angeles, McCarthy spent nine years as a main-stage member of the world-renowned improv and sketch troupe The Groundlings.
Early in April 2016, Melissa announced that she will be stopping by for a quick cameo to reprise her role as Lorelai's best friend and business partner, Sookie in GILMORE GIRLS: SEASONS (on Netflix later this year). This revival will consist of four 90-minute episodes that take place in the present, about eight years after GILMORE GIRLS ended its seven-season run in 2007. Each episode will cover a different season of the year.
Born in Plainfield, Ill., just outside of Chicago, McCarthy was raised on a corn and soybean farm. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Ben Falcone, and two daughters.
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