Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy is an American actress, comedian, writer, fashion designer and producer. McCarthy first gained recognition for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009, she appeared as Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who?. McCarthy was then cast as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, on which she starred from 2010 to 2016 and earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth26 August 1970
CityPlainfield, IL
CountryUnited States of America
When I read a character that I really, really love, I know immediately what they look like. It's like I want to 100 percent become that person.
I've watched women being hideously unattractive, personality-wise and physically, all the time. But these women never end up on screen.
I see teenagers or people who are 21 and think, 'I was an idiot at that age.' I was running around New York like a crazy woman. Thank God I only had three and a half cents to my name. I was too immature to handle success then.
I should be learning another language and working out more, but I'm just always saying, 'Ah, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow.'
I've been trying to play old-lady parts since I was in my 20s, so I look forward to all of that.
I've been every size in the world. Parts of my twenties, I was in great shape, but I didn't appreciate it. 'If I was a 6 or an 8,' I thought, 'Why aren't I a 2 or a 4?'
People don't stop at a size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number.
Ben and I live like hermits. The night of a concert, we'll be like, 'Do you think we can get tickets?' And everybody is like, 'No, why didn't you do this earlier?'
Ben and I have absolutely nothing to do with the Hollywood that's all actors and the Sunset Strip. We crave talking to people who do different things and are passionate about it.
I've never been interested in playing the boring ingenue. I always wonder: Who's her weird friend? I like the oddballs.
We have some of the most rock-solid, lovely friends in the world.
I was only a bridesmaid for my sister, and it was very calm and small, so I didn't have any tragedy.
I was never sullen. I was a terrible punk - I was still so chatty.
I would love to be directed by more women.