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Melissa McCarthy

  • Birthplace: Plainfield, Illinois, USA
  • Birthday: August 26, 1970

Emmy-winning actress Melissa McCarthy brought a sugar-buzz sweetness to her turns as likable if occasionally over-excitable young women on series like "Gilmore Girls" (The WB/The CW, 2001-07), "Samantha Who?" (ABC, 2007-09) and "Mike and Molly" (CBS, 2010- ). A veteran stand-up and improvisational comic, she burst onto the scene as Sookie St. James, best friend to Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) on "Gilmore," and played variants of the role in subsequent series and feature films like "The Back-Up Pla…more

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  • 2011

    Co-starred with Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph in the comedy "Bridesmaids"

  • 2011

    Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 2010

    Co-starred in the romantic comedy "The Back-Up Plan" with Jennifer Lopez

  • 2010

    Starred on the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly"

  • 2007 to 2009

    Cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC sitcom "Samantha Who?"

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