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Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Acting September 14, 1960 (66 years old) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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).

Movies 116

The Equalizer 7.3

The Equalizer

as Susan Plummer

2014
Prisoners 8.1

Prisoners

as Holly Jones

2013
Oblivion 6.7

Oblivion

as Sally

2013
Passenger 7.3

Passenger

as Diana Larson

2026
The Big Short 7.4

The Big Short

as Georgia Hale

2015
The Equalizer 3 7.3

The Equalizer 3

as Susan Plummer

2023
Flight 6.9

Flight

as Ellen Block

2012
The Equalizer 2 6.8

The Equalizer 2

as Susan Plummer

2018
Olympus Has Fallen 6.4

Olympus Has Fallen

as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

2013
The Fighter 7.4

The Fighter

as Alice Ward

2010
London Has Fallen 6.2

London Has Fallen

as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan

2016
Snowden 7.1

Snowden

as Laura Poitras

2016
21 Grams 7.3

21 Grams

as Marianne Jordan

2003
Guns Up 6.5

Guns Up

as Michael Temple

2025
Righteous Kill 5.9

Righteous Kill

as Cheryl

2008
Hide and Seek 6.3

Hide and Seek

as Laura

2005
Everybody's Fine 6.8

Everybody's Fine

as Colleen

2009
Novitiate 6.5

Novitiate

as Reverend Mother

2017
King Ivory 6.9

King Ivory

as Ginger Greene

2025
All the Way 6.7

All the Way

as Lady Bird Johnson

2016
Thunder Force 5.5

Thunder Force

as Allie

2021
The Clean Up Crew 5.3

The Clean Up Crew

as Siobhan

2024
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 5.6

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

as Bette Altmann

2014
The Most Hated Woman in America 6.1

The Most Hated Woman in America

as Madalyn Murray O'Hair

2017
Welcome to the Rileys 6.6

Welcome to the Rileys

as Lois Riley

2010
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 7.0

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

as Rachel

2005
Conviction 7.1

Conviction

as Nancy Taylor

2010
Red State 6.0

Red State

as Sara

2011
Charlie Countryman 6.4

Charlie Countryman

as Kate

2013
Veronika Decides to Die 5.9

Veronika Decides to Die

as Mari

2009
Long Gone Heroes 5.5

Long Gone Heroes

as Olivia

2024
The Alphabet Killer 5.1

The Alphabet Killer

as Kathy Walsh

2008
Alone Together 5.1

Alone Together

as Deborah

2022
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 7.0

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Robin

2013
Mr. Woodcock 5.1

Mr. Woodcock

as Sally Jansen

2007
Body Brokers 6.2

Body Brokers

as Dr. White

2021
Jane 5.3

Jane

as Principal Rhodes

2022
Ida Red 5.7

Ida Red

as Ida ‘Red’ Walker

2021
Frozen River 6.6

Frozen River

as Ray Eddy

2008
Measure of Revenge 4.6

Measure of Revenge

as Lillian

2022
Seven Days in Utopia 5.7

Seven Days in Utopia

as Lily

2011
Streetwalkin' 4.9

Streetwalkin'

as Cookie

1985
Confess 4.3

Confess

as Agnes Lessor

2005
Last Summer in the Hamptons 5.8

Last Summer in the Hamptons

as Trish Axelrod

1995
The Cake Eaters 5.5

The Cake Eaters

as Ceci Kimbrough

2007
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice 4.8

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

as Carol Manning

1995
Supermax

Supermax

2027
Who Is Henry Jaglom? 6.8

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

as Self

1997
According to Greta 6.0

According to Greta

as Karen

2009
The Ballad of Little Jo 6.1

The Ballad of Little Jo

as Beatrice Grey

1993
Furlough 5.7

Furlough

as Joan Anderson

2018
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy 6.6

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013
Queen of the Lot 2.6

Queen of the Lot

as Aunt Bee

2010
Why Stop Now? 5.4

Why Stop Now?

as Penny

2012
Unlovable 5.6

Unlovable

as Maddie

2018
Black Irish 6.5

Black Irish

as Margaret McKay

2007
The Parting Glass 5.3

The Parting Glass

as Al

2018
Francine 4.8

Francine

as Francine

2012
Homicide: The Movie 6.9

Homicide: The Movie

as Kay Howard

2000
The Rooster Prince

The Rooster Prince

as Elaine

American Gun 5.7

American Gun

as Louise

2005
Deadtime Stories 4.9

Deadtime Stories

as Judith 'MaMa' Baer

1986
A Time of Destiny 5.4

A Time of Destiny

as Josie Larraneta

1988
The Bride in Black 8.0

The Bride in Black

as Mary Margaret

1990
Carolina Skeletons 7.2

Carolina Skeletons

as Cassie

1991
Bottled Up 5.7

Bottled Up

as Fay

2013
From Other Worlds 3.9

From Other Worlds

as Miriam

2004
The Sea Is All I Know

The Sea Is All I Know

as Sara

2011
She's The Best Thing in It 1.0

She's The Best Thing in It

as Self

2015
I Believe in America 10.0

I Believe in America

as Soto

2007
Don McKay 4.9

Don McKay

as Marie

2009
The Knife 7.2

The Knife

as Detective Carlsen

2025
Venice/Venice 7.0

Venice/Venice

as Peggy

1992
Mother Wolf

Mother Wolf

as Babs

One Night 6.4

One Night

as Wendy

2007
Fear of Fiction 8.0

Fear of Fiction

as Sigrid Anderssen

2000
The 24 Hour Woman 5.8

The 24 Hour Woman

as Dr. Suzanne Pincus

1999
Burn Country 5.0

Burn Country

as Gloria

2016
Bonnie 5.2

Bonnie

as Self

2022
Nasty Boys 7.3

Nasty Boys

as Katie Morrissey

1989
Coast 4.6

Coast

as Olivia

2022
Stephanie Daley 5.8

Stephanie Daley

as Miri Daley

2007
The Ever After 5.7

The Ever After

as Penny

2015
The Space Between 6.6

The Space Between

as Montine McLeod

2011
Dwegons and Leprechauns 1.4

Dwegons and Leprechauns

as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald

2014
Dear Lemon Lima 5.6

Dear Lemon Lima

as Mrs. Howard

2009
The House Is Burning 6.5

The House Is Burning

as Mrs. Miller

2006
Immaculate Conception 5.7

Immaculate Conception

as Hannah

1992
Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer

as Narrator

2018
Hollywood Dreams 3.1

Hollywood Dreams

as Aunt Bee

2007
The Ashram 5.5

The Ashram

as Chandra

2018
The Mannequin

The Mannequin

The Dry Land 4.5

The Dry Land

as Martha

2010
Silent Witness 4.7

Silent Witness

as Patti Mullen

1985
The Limbo Room

The Limbo Room

as KC Collins

2006
Garden

Garden

as Elizabeth

1995
Dear Lemon Lima

Dear Lemon Lima

as Mrs. Howard

2007
AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence

2024
Bomb

Bomb

2007
Ron Forever

Ron Forever

as Hilda

Always … But Not Forever 4.4

Always … But Not Forever

as Peggy

1985
Code of Ethics 7.0

Code of Ethics

as Jo DeAngelo

1999
Stephanie's Image 8.0

Stephanie's Image

as Stephanie

2009
Runaway 6.5

Runaway

as Lisa Adler

2005
Under the bridge

Under the bridge

as Kathy

1998
By a Thread 10.0

By a Thread

as Helen

1992
I'm Only There...

I'm Only There...

as Maggie

1984
Racing Daylight 3.3

Racing Daylight

as Sadie / Anna

2007
Midnight Son 1.0

Midnight Son

as Rita

2007
True Adolescents 5.7

True Adolescents

as Sharon Mitchell

2009
The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece

as Papillon

2015
Santa Mesa 5.0

Santa Mesa

as Maggie

2008
Lullaby 10.0

Lullaby

as Stephanie

2008
After the Spill 7.0

After the Spill

as Narrator

2015
The View from Up Here 6.0

The View from Up Here

as Claire

2017
Damnation: The Flashback 1.0

Damnation: The Flashback

as Noda Marra

2015

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