McCarthy, Melissa 1969–

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McCARTHY, Melissa 1969

PERSONAL

Born August 26, 1969, in Plainfield, IL; cousin of Jenny McCarthy (an actress) and John Mallory Asher (an actor, director, and writer). Education: Trained at Actors Studio, New York City.

Addresses: Manager Scott Fedro, Lone Star Entertainment, 147 North Poinsettia Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career: Actress. Groundlings (improvisational comedy group), member of Sunday company. Appeared in stage productions; worked as standup comedian, including appearances in New York City at the Improv and Stand Up New York; appeared in a commercial for Washington Mutual.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Margaret, God (short film), 1998.

Sandra, Go, Columbia/TriStar, 1999.

Shirley, Drowning Mona, Destination Films, 2000.

Sky King waitress, The Kid (also known as Disney's The Kid ), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2000.

Doris, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie ), Columbia, 2000.

Cici Pinkus, Pumpkin, MetroGoldwynMayer/United Artists, 2002.

Marilyn, The Third Wheel, Miramax, 2002.

Paramedic, White Oleander (also known as Weisser Oleander ), Warner Bros., 2002.

Goth girl/Nico, The Life of David Gale (also known as Das Leben des David Gale ), Universal, 2003.

Voice of DNAmy, Kim Possible: The Secret Files (animated), 2003.

Tot Wagner, Chicken Party (short film), Harbinger Pictures, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sookie St. James, Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings ), The WB, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Molly, "Justice," D.C., The WB, 2000.

Molly, "Blame," D.C., The WB, 2000.

Voice of DNAmy, "Downhill," Kim Possible (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

TV Guide, August 2, 2003, p. 8.

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