Melissa McCarthy is a famous American actress. Her full name is Melissa Ann McCarthy. Melissa McCarthy is also a comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. On August 26, 1970, she was born in Plainfield, Illinois, United States. Her nationality is American. She worked in many T.V. shows and films as well. She got her fame for her roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), and many more.
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Early Life
Melissa McCarthy is a famous T.V. actress. She was born in Plainfield, Illinois, United States. Melissa’s Mother’s name is Sandra, and she is of English, German, and Irish ancestry. Her father’s name is Michael McCarthy, and he is of Irish descent.
Melissa McCarthy was raised in a large Catholic family. She completed her graduation from St. Francis Academy, which is now known as Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois. Melissa moved to New York City and started her career as a standup comedian. She worked at many famous clubs in New York. Some of the clubs are Stand-up New York and The Improv. She performed in many stage productions. Latest, in the 1990s, she moved to Los Angeles.
Personal Life Info
Melissa McCarthy was raised on a farm with a rigorous Catholic family. She has one sister named Margie McCarthy. Her cousin is an actress named Jenny McCarthy. Her other cousin is a sports player named Joanne McCarthy.
She was interested in fashion design. So she completed her degree in Textiles at Southern Illinois University. Later she attended the Fashion Institution of Technology.
Her height is 5’2″ inches. Her weight is 88 kg. Her body type is fat. Her body measurement is 43-38-45.
Melissa’s eye color is green, and her hair color is light brown. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. Her religion is Catholic. Her nationality is American. Her ethnicity is white.
Career life
Melissa McCarthy started her career in television with the film “God” (1998) and the TV. Show “Jenny” (1997).
Jenny is a comedy series. She acted opposite her cousin Jenny McCarthy.
After that, she worked in more movies like Drowning Mona, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The life of David gale, Disney’s the kid and The third Falcone.
Relationship Info
Melissa McCarthy is Married to Ben Falcone since 2005. Melissa McCarthy has two daughters named Georgette Falcone and Vivian Falcone.
Vivian was born on May 5, 2007, and Georgette was born on March 22, 2010. They made their film debut in their parent’s movie, The Boss.
Movies Name or List
Melissa McCarthy has appeared in movies like The happy time murder, life of the party, The kitchen, Thunder force, The starling, and many more.
Some tv-shows
Some of her tv shows are given below:
| Title | Year | Role |
| Jenny | 1997 | Melissa |
| D.C. | 2000 | Molly |
| Private Practice | 2010 | Lynn McDonald |
| Samantha who? | 2007-2009 | Dena |
| God’s favourite idiot | 2022 | Amily luck |
Filmography
Some of her movies lists are given below:
| Title | Year | Role |
| God | 1998 | Margaret |
| Go | 1999 | Sandra |
| Disney’s The kid | 2000 | Sky kimg waitress |
| Drowning Mona | 2000 | Shirley |
| The third wheel | 2002 | Marilyn |
| Chicken party | 2003 | Tot Wagner |
| The nine | 2007 | Margaret/ Melissa /Mary |
| The captain | 2007 | Fran |
| Pretty ugly people | 2008 | Becky |
| Life as we know it | 2010 | DeeDee |
| The Backup plan | 2010 | Carol |
| Bridesmaids | 2011 | Megan price |
| This is 40 | 2012 | Catherine |
| The hangover part lll | 2013 | Cassy |
| The heat | 2013 | Detective Shannon Mullins |
| Identity thief | 2013 | Diana |
| Tammy | 2014 | Tammy Banks |
| Spy | 2015 | Susan Cooper |
| Ghostbusters | 2016 | Rowan North |
| The boss | 2016 | Michelle Darnell |
| Can you ever forgive me? | 2018 | Leonore “Lee” Israel |
| The kitchen | 2019 | Kathy brennan |
| Superintelligence | 2020 | Carol vivian peters |
| The starling | 2021 | Lily maynard |
| Thor: the love and thunder | 2022 | Hela |
Award and Nominations
Melissa McCarthy received so many awards and nominations in her career. Some of her awards and nominations are given below:
Primetime Emmy Awards, BAFTA Film Awards, nominee (best leading actress in “can you ever forgive me?”), EDA Special Mention Award (winner), (new agent award in “the starling”), (bravest performance in “can you ever forgive me?”), Oscar (nominee), (best performance by an actress in a leading role in “can you ever forgive me?”), Critics choice award (Nominee), (best actress in a comedy “The heat”) and many more…
Controversy
At present, there is no controversy about Melissa McCarthy. She is a beautiful, kind-hearted, and well-mannered person beyond any debates.
Some Unknown Facts About Melissa McCarthy
- Does Melissa McCarthy smoke? No.
- Does Melissa McCarthy drink alcohol? No
- Melissa McCarthy is a famous TV actress.
- Sandra Bullock is her BFF.
- A fashion career was Melissa McCarthy’s first choice.
- Her “bridesmaids” character was based on a natural person.
- Melissa is not much involved in social media.
Political Journey
As she focuses on her career, she has no political background, and she is not involved with politics.
Melissa’s Net Worth
As Melissa McCarthy is a successful actress, fashion designer, and comedian, she earns a fair amount of USD. The estimated net worth of Melissa McCarthy is $60 million U.S. Dollars.
