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

The Big Short The Big Short

2015

Hollywood Dreams Hollywood Dreams

2007

Burn Country Burn Country

2016

Nasty Boys Nasty Boys

1989

Code of Ethics Code of Ethics

1999

All the Way All the Way

2016

Long Gone Heroes Long Gone Heroes

2024

By a Thread By a Thread

1992

The Knife The Knife

2024

The Cake Eaters The Cake Eaters

2007

Damnation: The Flashback Damnation: The Flashback

2015

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

2015

The Ever After The Ever After

2015

Stephanie's Image Stephanie's Image

2009

One Night One Night

2007

Dwegons and Leprechauns Dwegons and Leprechauns

2014

A Time of Destiny A Time of Destiny

1988

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

2013

Flight Flight

2012

Stephanie Daley Stephanie Daley

2007

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

1995

Midnight Son Midnight Son

2007

London Has Fallen London Has Fallen

2016

The Clean Up Crew The Clean Up Crew

2024

The Equalizer The Equalizer

2014

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

2017

Novitiate Novitiate

2017

The Alphabet Killer The Alphabet Killer

2008

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

2015

Body Brokers Body Brokers

2021

Mr. Woodcock Mr. Woodcock

2007

Silent Witness Silent Witness

1985

Bomb Bomb

2007

Thunder Force Thunder Force

2021

Jane Jane

2022

AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

2024

Who Is Henry Jaglom? Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Alone Together Alone Together

2022

Ida Red Ida Red

2021

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

2018

The Parting Glass The Parting Glass

2018

Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception

1992

Venice/Venice Venice/Venice

1992

True Adolescents True Adolescents

2009

The Bride in Black The Bride in Black

1990

I Believe in America I Believe in America

2007

The Ashram The Ashram

2018

The Equalizer 2 The Equalizer 2

2018

After the Spill After the Spill

2015

Furlough Furlough

2018

Unlovable Unlovable

2018

Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima

2007

The Equalizer 3 The Equalizer 3

2023

The View from Up Here The View from Up Here

2017

Runaway Runaway

2005

Charlie Countryman Charlie Countryman

2013

Don McKay Don McKay

2009

Coast Coast

2022

Righteous Kill Righteous Kill

2008

American Gun American Gun

2005

Returns Returns

1970

Deadtime Stories Deadtime Stories

1986

Confess Confess

2005

The Fighter The Fighter

2010

The Dry Land The Dry Land

2010

Conviction Conviction

2010

Black Irish Black Irish

2007

Everybody's Fine Everybody's Fine

2009

Homicide: The Movie Homicide: The Movie

2000

Welcome to the Rileys Welcome to the Rileys

2010

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

2005

Frozen River Frozen River

2008

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

2005

Lullaby Lullaby

2008

According to Greta According to Greta

2009

Veronika Decides to Die Veronika Decides to Die

2009

The House Is Burning The House Is Burning

2006

Measure of Revenge Measure of Revenge

2022

Queen of the Lot Queen of the Lot

2010

Red State Red State

2011

King Ivory King Ivory

2024

Olympus Has Fallen Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Carolina Skeletons Carolina Skeletons

1991

Prisoners Prisoners

2013

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

Santa Mesa Santa Mesa

2008

Why Stop Now? Why Stop Now?

2012

Last Summer in the Hamptons Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

Bottled Up Bottled Up

2013

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

1984

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

2013

The Limbo Room The Limbo Room

2006

Always … But Not Forever Always … But Not Forever

1985

The 24 Hour Woman The 24 Hour Woman

1999

Seven Days in Utopia Seven Days in Utopia

2011

The Ballad of Little Jo The Ballad of Little Jo

1993

The Space Between The Space Between

2011

Racing Daylight Racing Daylight

2007

Dear Lemon Lima Dear Lemon Lima

2009

Oblivion Oblivion

2013

Streetwalkin' Streetwalkin'

1985

Fear of Fiction Fear of Fiction

2000

From Other Worlds From Other Worlds

2004

Francine Francine

2012

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

2011

21 Grams 21 Grams

2003

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