A Flashback With Melissa McCarthy
The roles that made her who she is today
AARP The Magazine, March 28, 2018
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2000-2007: Gilmore Girls
Played Sookie St. James for seven seasons (alongside Lauren Graham).
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2010-2016: Mike & Molly
Starred in 127 episodes opposite Billy Gardell.
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2011: Bridesmaids
Starred as Megan in what became her breakout film role and was nominated for a
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2013: The Heat
Played police Detective Shannon Mullins, sidekick to Sandra Bullock’s character.
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2014: Tammy
Cowrote (with husband Ben Falcone), produced and starred as the title character in this road trip movie costarring Susan Sarandon. -
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2014: St. Vincent
Showed her serious side, as single mom Maggie Bronstein (pictured with Jaeden Lieberher and Naomi Watts).
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2015: Spy
Went undercover as CIA analyst Susan Cooper and showed off her comic physicality.
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2016: The Boss
Played CEO turned jailbird Michelle Darnell;
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2016: Ghostbusters
Costarred as researcher Abigail Yates. From left: Leslie Jones, McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon.
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2018: Life of the Party
Stars as housewife turned coed Deanna Miles;
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