Melissa Leo

Acting·Sep 14, 1960·Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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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).

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Passenger2026 · Diana Larson	Diana Larson
The Knife2025 · Detective Carlsen	Detective Carlsen
Guns Up2025 · Michael Temple	Michael Temple
King Ivory2025 · Ginger Greene	Ginger Greene
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence2024 · Actor	Actor
The Clean Up Crew2024 · Siobhan	Siobhan
Long Gone Heroes2024 · Olivia	Olivia
The Equalizer 32023 · Susan Plummer	Susan Plummer
Bonnie2022 · Self	Self
Jane2022 · Principal Rhodes	Principal Rhodes
Alone Together2022 · Deborah	Deborah
Coast2022 · Olivia	Olivia
Measure of Revenge2022 · Lillian	Lillian
Ida Red2021 · Ida ‘Red’ Walker	Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Thunder Force2021 · Allie	Allie
Body Brokers2021 · Dr. White	Dr. White
Unlovable2018 · Maddie	Maddie
The Equalizer 22018 · Susan Plummer	Susan Plummer
The Parting Glass2018 · Al	Al
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer2018 · Narrator	Narrator
Furlough2018 · Joan Anderson, Producer	Joan Anderson, Producer
The Ashram2018 · Chandra	Chandra
The View from Up Here2017 · Claire	Claire
Novitiate2017 · Reverend Mother	Reverend Mother
The Most Hated Woman in America2017 · Madalyn Murray O'Hair	Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Snowden2016 · Laura Poitras	Laura Poitras
All the Way2016 · Lady Bird Johnson	Lady Bird Johnson
Burn Country2016 · Gloria	Gloria
London Has Fallen2016 · Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan	Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
The Big Short2015 · Georgia Hale	Georgia Hale
DDamnation: The Flashback2015 · Noda Marra	Noda Marra
After the Spill2015 · Narrator	Narrator
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece2015 · Papillon	Papillon
She's The Best Thing in It2015 · Self	Self
The Ever After2015 · Penny	Penny
The Equalizer2014 · Susan Plummer	Susan Plummer
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn2014 · Bette Altmann	Bette Altmann
Dwegons and Leprechauns2014 · Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald	Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
Prisoners2013 · Holly Jones	Holly Jones
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film2013 · Robin	Robin
Bottled Up2013 · Fay, Producer	Fay, Producer
Oblivion2013 · Sally	Sally
Olympus Has Fallen2013 · Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan	Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Charlie Countryman2013 · Kate	Kate
Francine2012 · Francine	Francine
Why Stop Now?2012 · Penny	Penny
Flight2012 · Ellen Block	Ellen Block