'The Walking Dead' Fans Wish Melissa McBride A Happy 57th Birthday!

Actress Melissa McBride celebrated her 57th birthday on May 23!

Born in 1965, the Lexington, Kentucky native is best known for playing Carol Peletier on the AMC series “The Walking Dead” since the pilot episode. Although she and Norman Reedus were supposed to star in an upcoming “The Walking Dead” spin-off show together, McBride had to back out of the project due to complications filming in Europe.

Although she received a fair amount of criticism for backing out of the project, many fans of the long-running zombie series still took to social media to wish McBride a happy 57th birthday!

The Walking Dead World fan account wished her a very happy birthday on her special day!

Binge Society also wished Melissa a happy birthday!

One fan wished her a happy birthday and hoped that she was celebrating her day with some cute dogs!

Another fan wished Melissa the "Happiest of happy birthdays to the absolute legend."

Another fan wished her a happy birthday and wrote, "You are a beautiful woman in every way. Thank you for bringing life to the incredible, iconic character, Carol. You are a legend! ??"

Another fan said that Melissa makes "*everything* better. Imagine being that wonderful, that people think and say that about you. And she is that wonderful. Happy birthday Melissa McBride. You are so loved."

Another fan tweeted, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of the loveliest, sweetest humans to exist! Melissa, you are a light in this world, one that shines so brightly & brilliantly. You deserve good things always, & I hope you feel the overwhelming love we have for u! Have the most beautiful day!?❤️"

Another fan posted a photo of Melissa along with a sweet poem.

Another fan wished her a happy birthday, adding, "Among many amaizng performances, Melissa managed to bring us one of the most interesting, complex and amazingly developed characters in the walking dead."

Here's to wishing Melissa McBride a happy 57th birthday!