Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James:
Birthday: August 26
Hometown: Plainfield, IL
Actress Bio:
A natural-born comedian with credits that include film, television, stand-up
theater, Melissa McCarthy returns for a fifth season as clumsy culinary genius
Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls.
Born and raised in Plainfield, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, McCarthy first made her mark on the comedy stage, performing stand up in New York at The Improv and Stand up New York. At the same time, she received dramatic training from The Actors Studio in New York and starred in a variety of stage productions throughout the city.
Since moving to Los Angeles, McCarthy's quick wit gets a workout almost every weekend as a member of The Groundlings Main Company, a world-renowned improv and sketch troupe.
McCarthy's recent television and feature film work includes roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Life of David Gale, with Kevin Spacey. Her previous credits include White Oleander with Michelle Pfeiffer, Pumpkin with Christina Ricci and Go, directed by Doug Liman. In addition, McCarthy starred in John August's independent short film God as a young woman having gossipy phone conversations and a short-lived spat with the Almighty.
She also recently turned her creative attentions to writing, directing and producing, creating the short film Polk Valley and playing the main character.
She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Besides Gilmore Girls Melissa was a production coordinator in 1997 in the film The Weird Al Show and she has appeared in the following movies: Kim Possible: The Secret Files, The Life of David Gale, White Oleander, The Third Wheel, Pumpkin, Charlie's Angels, The Kid, Auto Motives, Drowning Mona, Go, and God.
Character Bio:
Sookie is Lorelai's best friend and future business partner. Sookie is a
whiz in the kitchen and someday she and Lorelai will open their own inn, that is
if she can keep her clumsiness in check. Some days, good kitchen help is all
that stands between Sookie and catastrophe.
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