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Full Name: Melissa Ann McCarthy
Where: Plainfield, Illinois
Parents: Sandra and Michael McCarthy -
Melissa met her husband in the 90s but didn't officially meet him until 1998 when they took a comedy class in Los Angeles.
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The first movie Melissa ever played in was a movie called "Go." She plays a minor role in that movie as a character named "Sandra." At that time, she was twenty-seven(27) years old. -
In this TV show series, Melissa plays "Sookie St.James". Sookie was a great friend of Lorelai and also a brilliant chef at the Independence Inn. She was in all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls which ended in 2007. -
Melissa and Ben first acted together on the hit television show "Gilmore Girls."
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Melissa Mcarthy married her longtime boyfriend of seven years, Ben Falcone. -
Melissa McCarthy named her first child Vivian Falcone, and when Vivian was younger, she wasn't all too impressed by her mom's success in Hollywood. -
Melissa McCarthy named her second and youngest child Georgette Falcone. -
Melissa and Ben act in a movie together for the first time. Melissa plays Megan the hilarious future sister-in-law, while Ben plays Jon who is an undercover air marshall who gets hit on by Megan.
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This movie stars a character named Annie who suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend, Lillian. Melissa plays a supporting role as Megan. -
Melissa and Ben started a production company called "On the Day Productions." Their company went on to make movies like The Happytime Murders, Life of the Party, The Boss, and Tammy, among many others.
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This movie focuses on a man named Sandy Patterson who gets his identity stolen by a female con artist named Diana. Sandy then tries to convince Diana to turn herself in so that he won't go to jail and his life will return to normal. Melissa plays Diana in this movie. -
In this movie, Melissa plays a character known as "Tammy." Tammy found out her husband was cheating on her, so she went on the road with her alcoholic grandmother. -
Melissa plays a character named "Susan Cooper" who tries to find a portable nuclear device without getting caught. -
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In this movie, Melissa is one of the main characters of a group of women (along with their male assistant) who start a ghost-catching business in New York City after encountering a ghost. Melissa plays Abby Yates in this movie. -
Melissa plays a newly divorced mother who returns to college to complete her degree and bonds with her daughter's friends. -
In this movie, Melissa plays the role of a childhood friend to Octavia Spencer, who creates a way to get superpowers. Octavias's character creates a way to get superpowers to be able to stop villains who have obtained powers known as Miscreants because Miscreants killed her parents. -
The most recent movie Melissa starred in was "The Little Mermaid." She plays the character "Ursula," known as the evil witch of the sea and the movie's antagonist. -
On September 9th, someone posted that Melissa passed away, and many believed she did until people found out the truth that she was still alive