Melissa Leo
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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- Born:
- Sep 14, 1960 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 111
- First Appeared:
- In the series Miami Vice 1984-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Thunder Force 2021-04-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Thunder Force | 2021-04-09 | |
| Movie | Body Brokers | Dr. White | 2021-02-19 |
| Series | I Know This Much Is True | Ma | 2020-05-09 |
| Series | Dolly Parton's Heartstrings | Amelia Meegers | 2019-11-22 |
| Movie | Furlough | Joan Anderson | 2018-03-16 |
| Movie | The Ashram | Chandra | 2018-03-02 |
| Movie | Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer | Narrator | 2018-04-10 |
| Movie | The Equalizer 2 | Susan Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
| Movie | The Parting Glass | 2018-06-24 | |
| Movie | Unlovable | Maddie | 2018-11-01 |
| Series | I'm Dying Up Here | Goldie | 2017-06-04 |
| Movie | The Most Hated Woman in America | Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Novitiate | Reverend Mother | 2017-10-27 |
| Movie | London Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2016-03-02 |
| Movie | Burn Country | Gloria | 2016-04-16 |
| Movie | All the Way | Lady Bird Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
| Movie | Snowden | Laura Poitras | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | She's The Best Thing in It | Herself | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | The Ever After | Penny | 2015-02-13 |
| Series | Wayward Pines | Nurse Pam | 2015-05-14 |
| Movie | Damnation: The Flashback | Noda Marra | 2015-10-19 |
| Movie | The Big Short | Georgia Hale | 2015-12-11 |
| Movie | The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece | Papillon | 2015-09-03 |
| Movie | After the Spill | Narrator | 2015-10-04 |
| Movie | Dwegons and Leprechauns | Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald | 2014-01-24 |
| Movie | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Bette Altmann | 2014-05-23 |
| Series | BoJack Horseman | Ma Nguyen (voice) | 2014-08-22 |
| Movie | The Equalizer | Susan Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
| Movie | Olympus Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2013-03-20 |
| Movie | Charlie Countryman | Kate | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
| Movie | Oblivion | Sally | 2013-04-10 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Robin | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Holly Jones | 2013-09-18 |
| Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2013-11-20 |
| Movie | Why Stop Now? | Penny | 2012-08-17 |
| Movie | Flight | Ellen Block | 2012-11-02 |
| Movie | Francine | Francine | 2012-09-12 |
| Series | Mildred Pierce | Lucy Gessler | 2011-03-27 |
| Movie | The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
| Movie | The Space Between | Montine | 2011-09-11 |
| Movie | Red State | Sara | 2011-08-19 |
| Movie | Seven Days in Utopia | Lily | 2011-09-02 |
| Movie | The Dry Land | Martha | 2010-07-30 |
| Series | Treme | Toni Bernette | 2010-04-11 |
| Movie | Conviction | Nancy Taylor | 2010-09-11 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
| Movie | The Fighter | Alice Eklund-Ward | 2010-12-17 |
| Movie | Don McKay | Marie | 2009-04-24 |
| Movie | Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
| Movie | True Adolescents | Sharon | 2009-03-14 |
| Movie | Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
| Movie | Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | Everybody's Fine | Colleen | 2009-12-04 |
| Movie | According to Greta | Karen | 2009-11-25 |
| Movie | Lullaby | Stephanie | 2008-02-24 |
| Movie | Frozen River | Ray Eddy | 2008-08-01 |
| Movie | Santa Mesa | Maggie | 2008-03-15 |
| Movie | Righteous Kill | Cheryl | 2008-09-11 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Kathy Walsh | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | Stephanie Daley | Miri Daley | 2007-04-20 |
| Movie | Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-04-20 |
| Movie | Bomb | 2007-01-19 | |
| Movie | One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
| Movie | Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | Racing Daylight | Sadie / Anna | 2007-07-31 |
| Movie | I Believe in America | Soto | 2007-07-02 |
| Movie | Hollywood Dreams | Aunt Bee | 2007-05-25 |
| Movie | The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
| Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
| Movie | The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
| Movie | American Gun | Louise | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Confess | Agnes Lessor | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Hide and Seek | Laura | 2005-01-27 |
| Movie | Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Georgia Davis | 2005-09-22 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Series | Veronica Mars | Julia Smith | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | 21 Grams | Marianne Jordan | 2003-03-05 |
| Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Homicide: The Movie | Kay Howard | 2000-02-13 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sybil Perez | 2000-10-06 |
| Movie | The 24 Hour Woman | Dr. Suzanne Pincus | 1999-01-29 |
| Movie | Code of Ethics | Jo DeAngelo | 1999-09-07 |
| Series | Legacy | Unknown | 1998-10-09 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning | 1995-10-05 |
| Movie | Last Summer in the Hamptons | Trish Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
| Series | Scarlett | Unknown | 1994-11-13 |
| Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Kay Howard | 1993-01-31 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Little Jo | Beatrice Grey | 1993-08-20 |
| Movie | Venice/Venice | Peggy | 1992-04-10 |
| Movie | Immaculate Conception | Hannah | 1992-09-11 |
| Movie | Carolina Skeletons | Cassie | 1991-09-30 |
| Series | Law & Order | Alice Sutton | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | The Bride in Black | Mary Margaret | 1990-10-21 |
| Series | The Young Riders | Emma Shannon | 1989-09-20 |
| Movie | Nasty Boys | Katie Morrissey | 1989-09-22 |
| Series | Nasty Boys | Katie Morrissey | 1989-09-21 |
| Movie | A Time of Destiny | Josie Larraneta | 1988-04-22 |
| Movie | Deadtime Stories | Judith 'MaMa' Baer | 1986-04-13 |
| Movie | Streetwalkin' | Cookie | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Irina Dzershinsky | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Always | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
| Movie | Silent Witness | Patti Mullen | 1985-10-14 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
