Melissa McCarthy first rose to fame as Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls and through her work on Saturday Night Live for three years, however it was her role as the fierce Megan Price in 2011's Bridesmaids that truly shot her movie-stardom. Since then she's made a host of comedies, including The Heat, Identity Thief and Spy - which is out now on download, Blu-ray and DVD.
Spy sees Melissa McCarthy play Susan Cooper a deskbound CIA agent in love with Jude Law's character Bradley Fine - think James Bond, but even more arrogant. However, she soon has to go into the field along with her compadre Nancy B. Artingstall (Miranda Hart) and assume several incredibly frumpy secret identities to foil an arms dealer's evil plot.
Melissa, married her husband Ben Falcone back in 2005, scored a leading role in the* Ghostbusters* reboot and even launched her own clothing line - Seven7 - which is especially for plus-sized women. She previously poked fun at her weight loss when asked how she did it, telling CBS This Morning that her secret was “Just crying a lot. I’m crying off the pounds.”
The 44-year old said it was actually just relaxing and not worrying about it that helped her drop pounds. We're definitely trying that from now on.
Here are 8 our Melissa McCarthy's funniest movie moments...
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THAT toilet bit from Bridesmaids...**
All that car karaoke in Identity Thief...
Her cute, but 'fking stupid' toast in Spy...**
Her mini-love story with Alan in The Hangover III...
Her lethal rant in This Is 40 - "I'll chew through you"
Her mega banter with Rose Byrne in Spy...
Sometimes to get what you want you’ve got to play tough. #SpyMovie > >
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Her brutal reality check in The Heat...
And when she RUINED unicorns for us in Spy...
Spy is out NOW on Blu-ray and DVD. Buy it here.