Q:Facts: - caption: mccarthy in 2012 - yearsactive: 1997 -- present - spouse: ben falcone 2005 - relations: jenny -rrb- mccarthy -lrb- cousin -rrb- joanne mccarthy -lrb- cousin - children: 2 - birth date: 26 august 1970 - name: melissa mccarthy - image: 225px - birth place: plainfield , illinois , united states - occupation: actress , comedian , writer , producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of melissa mccarthy .
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melissa ann mccarthy -lrb- born august 26 , 1970 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- 2000 -- 2007 -rrb- .on the abc sitcom '' samantha who ? ''-lrb- 2007 -- 2009 -rrb- , she portrayed dena .mccarthy was then cast as molly flynn on the cbs sitcom '' mike & molly '' , a role that earned her a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series , as well as two award nominations during subsequent seasons .mccarthy has also been nominated for the primetime emmy award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her work as host on '' saturday night live '' three years consecutively .mccarthy achieved major success and fame for her breakthrough film role as megan price in the 2011 comedy hit '' bridesmaids , '' which garnered her numerous award nominations including an academy award nomination for best supporting actress , a bafta nomination and a screen actors guild award nomination for best supporting actress .in 2013 , she co-starred in the comedy films '' identity thief '' and '' the heat '' .she has also appeared in the films '' the nines '' , '' the back-up plan '' , '' life as we know it '' and '' the hangover part iii '' .in 2014 , mccarthy starred in the comedy '' tammy '' and the comedy-drama film '' st. vincent '' .in 2015 , she headlined the action comedy '' spy '' .in 2016 , mccarthy is set to star in comedy films '' michelle darnell '' and '' ghostbusters '' .mccarthy is the founder of the production company on the day productions with her husband ben falcone .in 2015 , she received a star on the hollywood walk of fame and released clothing collection , melissa mccarthy seven7 , for plus-size women .also in 2015 , '' forbes '' named mccarthy the third highest-paid actresses in the world .