Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Date of Birth:

Sep 14, 1960

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

Melissa Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1985, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue/Woman in the Drama Series “All My Children”. Her most notable role as was as Det. Sgt. Kay Howard on “Homicide: Life on the Street” for the show's first five seasons from 1993–1997.

Following several films, Leo received critical acclaim and national attention in earning several nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Leo earned several awards for her role as Alice Ward in the critically acclaimed film, “The Fighter” (2010). For this role Leo won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Leo currently appears on the television series Treme. 

Leo currently resides in Stone Ridge, New York and two sons John Matthew Heard (born 1987), and Adam (adopted - born 1984).

filmography:

The Bride in Black The Bride in Black

1990

Venice/Venice Venice/Venice

1992

Novitiate Novitiate

2017

I Believe in America I Believe in America

2007

The Most Hated Woman in America The Most Hated Woman in America

2017

The Ashram The Ashram

2018

The Equalizer 2 The Equalizer 2

2018

After the Spill After the Spill

2015

The Parting Glass The Parting Glass

2018

Furlough Furlough

2018

Unlovable Unlovable

2018

Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima

2007

Burn Country Burn Country

2016

The Cake Eaters The Cake Eaters

2007

Midnight Son Midnight Son

2007

Nasty Boys Nasty Boys

1989

London Has Fallen London Has Fallen

2016

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

She's The Best Thing in It She's The Best Thing in It

2015

Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Dreams

2007

Damnation: The Flashback Damnation: The Flashback

2015

Code of Ethics Code of Ethics

1999

The Big Short The Big Short

2015

Snowden Snowden

2016

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

2018

Silent Witness Silent Witness

1985

Clean-Up Crew Clean-Up Crew

1970

Coast Coast

2022

Stephanie Daley Stephanie Daley

2007

The Limbo Room The Limbo Room

2006

From Other Worlds From Other Worlds

2004

Fear of Fiction Fear of Fiction

2000

King Ivory King Ivory

2024

The Knife The Knife

1970

The Equalizer 3 The Equalizer 3

2023

The View from Up Here The View from Up Here

2017

I'm Only There... I'm Only There...

1984

Returns Returns

1970

Measure of Revenge Measure of Revenge

2022

The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

2015

Bomb Bomb

2007

The Alphabet Killer The Alphabet Killer

2008

Body Brokers Body Brokers

2021

Mr. Woodcock Mr. Woodcock

2007

Thunder Force Thunder Force

2021

Ida Red Ida Red

2021

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Jane Jane

2022

Who Is Henry Jaglom? Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Alone Together Alone Together

2022

The Equalizer The Equalizer

2014

All the Way All the Way

2016

The Dry Land The Dry Land

2010

Conviction Conviction

2010

American Gun American Gun

2005

Charlie Countryman Charlie Countryman

2013

Runaway Runaway

2005

The Fighter The Fighter

2010

Queen of the Lot Queen of the Lot

2010

Racing Daylight Racing Daylight

2007

The Space Between The Space Between

2011

Confess Confess

2005

Red State Red State

2011

Deadtime Stories Deadtime Stories

1986

Don McKay Don McKay

2009

Righteous Kill Righteous Kill

2008

Welcome to the Rileys Welcome to the Rileys

2010

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2005

Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie

2000

Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

2005

Frozen River Frozen River

2008

The House Is Burning The House Is Burning

2006

Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die

2009

Black Irish Black Irish

2007

Lullaby Lullaby

2008

Everybody's Fine Everybody's Fine

2009

According to Greta According to Greta

2009

Seven Days in Utopia Seven Days in Utopia

2011

Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima

2009

Olympus Has Fallen Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa

2008

Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception

1992

The Ever After The Ever After

2015

Prisoners Prisoners

2013

Why Stop Now? Why Stop Now?

2012

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

A Time of Destiny A Time of Destiny

1988

Dwegons and Leprechauns Dwegons and Leprechauns

2014

Bottled Up Bottled Up

2013

Last Summer in the Hamptons Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

Carolina Skeletons Carolina Skeletons

1991

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

Streetwalkin' Streetwalkin'

1985

The Sea Is All I Know The Sea Is All I Know

2011

Oblivion Oblivion

2013

True Adolescents True Adolescents

2009

The Ballad of Little Jo The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

Francine Francine

2012

One Night One Night

2007

Always Always

1985

The 24 Hour Woman The 24 Hour Woman

1999

Flight Flight

2012

Stephanie's Image Stephanie's Image

2009

21 Grams 21 Grams

2003

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