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Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg

Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg

Actor, also producer and writer · Born November 1, 1972 (53) · Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA

Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy-Wahlberg (born November 1, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, TV personality, radio personality, author, activist, and model. She began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career. She has written books about parenting, and has become an activist promoting claims—not supported by medical evidence—that vaccines cause autism and chelation therapy helps cure it.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 1, 1972 (53)
From
Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Survival
19%
Self
12%
Morality
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Ally
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Absurd
8
Warm
5
Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 39 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Donnie Loves Jenny(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Sexy Funny(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Jenny McCarthy Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 15 episodes · as Host

  • Love in the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Host

  • A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures(2010)

    as Shelly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe(2009)

    as Mary Class

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wieners(2008)

    as Ms. Isaac

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Tripping the Rift: The Movie(2008)

    as Six of Nine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Witless Protection(2008)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Arculin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • In the Motherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kelly

  • Santa Baby(2006)

    as Mary Class

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Greg Behrendt Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • John Tucker Must Die(2006)

    as Lori

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Love(2005)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Rebecca Sommers

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bad Girl's Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as JJ

  • Stacked(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • My Crazy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tripping the Rift(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Six of One (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Scary Movie 3(2003)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hope & Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mandi Radnor

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · as Courtney

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • All About the Andersons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Wanda at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Less Than Perfect(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dani

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • What I Like About You(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Fastlane(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gretchen Bix

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect You(2002)

    as Whitney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • One on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Holly Spears

  • Thank Heaven(2001)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Python(2000)

    as Francesca Garibaldi

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    as Sarah Darling

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds(1999)

    as Sugar

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitzy Stillman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • BASEketball(1998)

    as Yvette Denslow

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Playboy: Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jenny McMillan

  • The Jenny McCarthy Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brandi

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Stupids(1996)

    as Glamorous Actress

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead(1995)

    as Blonde Nurse

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Show with Bob and David(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Rhonda

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jenny McCarthy / Various · as Marlo Kelly

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Big Daddy Cool Diesel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Celebrity Guest Valet

  • WWE WrestleMania XI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jenny McCarthy (Valet)

  • Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Playboy: College Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ty's Photographer (uncredited)

  • WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jenny McCarthy · as Self

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Home Improvement(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dani

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1989 to 2014; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

$221M worldwide

Highest rated

BASEketball (1998)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

Film career

19892014

Peak 2007 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 59: 57 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stWriting1 of 59: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 59: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 21% of 14 roles
9505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Dirty Love (2005)

92nd percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)

Midcredits 76th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles24–82 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles34–62 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Asher shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles