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{{short description|American actress (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Melissa McCarthy
| image              = Melissa McCarthy in 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = McCarthy in 2018
| birth_name         = Melissa Ann McCarthy
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1970|8|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Plainfield, Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|screenwriter|producer}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Ben Falcone]]|October 8, 2005}}
| children           = 2
| relations          = {{unbulleted list | [[Jenny McCarthy]] (cousin)| [[Joanne McCarthy (basketball)|Joanne McCarthy]] (cousin) }}

| yearsactive        = 1997–present
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy|Full list]]
}}

'''Melissa Ann McCarthy''' (born August 26, 1970)<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rahman|first1=Ray|title=Monitor|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/08/23/monitor-august-30-2013|access-date=April 5, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. She is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Melissa McCarthy|numerous accolades]], including two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]]. McCarthy was named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world.<ref name=forbes2015>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/170344_jennifer_lawrence_scarlett_johansson_melissa_mccarthy_top_world_highest_paid_actresses_list/|title=Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Melissa McCarthy Top World's Highest Paid Actresses List|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=August 20, 2015 |access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/23/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2016-jennifer-lawrence-banks-46-million-payday-ahead-of-melissa-mccarthy/|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2016: Jennifer Lawrence Banks $46 Million Payday Ahead Of Melissa McCarthy|work=Forbes|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4299845/melissa-mccarthy-2016-time-100/|title=Melissa McCarthy|magazine=Time|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[The New York Times]]'' ranked her #22 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|first2=A.O.|last2=Scott|title=The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 25, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref>

McCarthy has received two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], her first for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] for playing Molly Flynn on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Mike & Molly]]'' (2010–2016) followed by her win for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] for hosting ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (2017). She has also taken recurring roles in the comedy-drama series ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' (2000–2007) and the [[sitcom]] ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' (2007–2009), a leading role in the miniseries ''[[Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Nine Perfect Strangers]]'' (2021), and a guest role in the comedy series ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' (2024).

On film, she has received two [[Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] playing a comedic bridesmaid in the comedy ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]'' (2011) and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for her portrayal of writer [[Lee Israel]] in the biographical film ''[[Can You Ever Forgive Me?]]'' (2018). She has also starred in a string of commercially successful comedies such as ''[[Identity Thief]]'' (2013), ''[[The Heat (film)|The Heat]]'' (2013), ''[[Tammy (film)|Tammy]]'' (2014), ''[[St. Vincent (film)|St. Vincent]]'' (2014), ''[[Spy (2015 film)|Spy]]'' (2015), ''[[The Boss (2016 film)|The Boss]]'' (2016), and ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]'' (2018). She played [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]] in the musical fantasy film ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (2023).

McCarthy and her husband [[Ben Falcone]] are the founders of the production company On the Day Productions, under which they have collaborated on several comedy films including ''[[Superintelligence (film)|Super Intelligence]]'' (2020), and ''[[Thunder Force (film)|Thunder Force]]'' (2021). In 2015, she launched her own clothing line for plus-sized women, named Melissa McCarthy Seven7, and she received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion picture star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/will-ferrell-pharrell-pitbull-among-2015-walk-of-fame-honorees-20140620|title=Pharrell, Pitbull Getting Stars on Walk of Fame|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 28, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728075006/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/will-ferrell-pharrell-pitbull-among-2015-walk-of-fame-honorees-20140620|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/style/melissa-mccarthy-denim-line-reviews/|title=Real Girls React to Melissa McCarthy's Denim Line|date=December 21, 2016|work=People|access-date=July 28, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>