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:

Snowden Snowden

2016

Nasty Boys Nasty Boys

1989

The Knife The Knife

2024

One Night One Night

2007

Flight Flight

2012

Novitiate Novitiate

2017

Bomb Bomb

2007

Jane Jane

2022

Ida Red Ida Red

2021

The Ashram The Ashram

2018

Furlough Furlough

2018

Unlovable Unlovable

2018

Runaway Runaway

2005

Don McKay Don McKay

2009

Coast Coast

2022

Returns Returns

1970

Confess Confess

2005

Conviction Conviction

2010

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Lullaby Lullaby

2008

Red State Red State

2011

King Ivory King Ivory

2024

Prisoners Prisoners

2013

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa

2008

Bottled Up Bottled Up

2013

Oblivion Oblivion

2013

Francine Francine

2012

21 Grams 21 Grams

2003

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