Check out the most anticipated movies and shows premiering during the summer season, from [i]Ballerina[/i] to [i]Thunderbolts*[/i].

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Check out the most anticipated movies and shows premiering during the summer season, from <em>Ballerina</em> to <em>Thunderbolts*</em>.

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Melissa McCarthy in 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025)

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone in Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone (2024)

Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, and Melissa McCarthy in Unfrosted (2024)

Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Daly, Jim Gaffigan, Max Greenfield, Melissa McCarthy, Ken Narasaki, Amy Schumer, Michael Joseph Pierce, and Drew Tarver in Unfrosted (2024)

Jerry Seinfeld, Fred Armisen, Jim Gaffigan, and Melissa McCarthy in Unfrosted (2024)

Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid (2023)

Melissa McCarthy in The Little Mermaid (2023)

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

Melissa McCarthy in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd in The Starling (2021)

Bobby Cannavale, Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Samara Weaving, and Melvin Gregg in Earth Day (2021)

Melissa McCarthy and Pom Klementieff in Thunder Force (2021)

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)

Melissa McCarthy in Superintelligence (2020)

Bobby Cannavale and Melissa McCarthy in Superintelligence (2020)

Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)

Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)

Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)

Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Domhnall Gleeson in The Kitchen (2019)

Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy in IMDb at Toronto International Film Festival (2017)

Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Stephen Colbert and Melissa McCarthy in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Melissa McCarthy and Dolly Wells in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Jane Curtin and Melissa McCarthy in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Melissa McCarthy, Dolly Wells, and Marielle Heller in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Melissa McCarthy and Marielle Heller in Women Directors on Set (2020)

Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders (2018)

Bill Barretta and Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders (2018)

Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Maya Rudolph in The Happytime Murders (2018)

Melissa McCarthy and Chris Parnell in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Jessie Ennis, and Adria Arjona in Life of the Party (2018)

Melissa McCarthy in Life of the Party (2018)

Melissa McCarthy and Heidi Gardner in Life of the Party (2018)

Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her acting skills at The Actors Studio and appeared in many stage productions in the city before moving to Los Angeles in the late-1990s. She made a number of TV and movie appearances before making her big breakthrough as Sookie in Gilmore Girls (2000). A steady stream of comedy performances followed, leading to her starring role in the sitcom Mike & Molly (2010).

In the 2010s, McCarthy became known for her starring roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018).

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