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Melissa Leo
Actor, Producer
Born September 14, 1960 (61 years)
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
| 2022 | Measure of Revenge · as Lillian |
| 2022 | Alone Together · as Deborah |
| 2022 | Jane · as Principal Rhodes |
| 2022 | Jane · as Unknown |
| 2021 | Thunder Force · as Allie |
| 2021 | Body Brokers · as Dr. White |
| 2021 | Coast · as Olivia |
| 2021 | Ida Red · as Ida ‘Red’ Walker |
| 2020 | I Know This Much Is True (TV Series) · as Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey |
| 2019 | Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (TV Series) · as Amelia Meegers |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 · as Susan Plummer |
| 2018 | The Parting Glass · as Al |
| 2018 | The Ashram · as Chandra |
| 2018 | Unlovable · as Maddie |
| 2018 | Furlough · as Joan Anderson |
| 2018 | Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer · as Narrator |
| 2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America · as Madalyn Murray O'Hair |
| 2017 | Novitiate · as Reverend Mother |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here (TV Series) · as Goldie |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen · as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan |
| 2016 | Snowden · as Laura Poitras |
| 2016 | All the Way · as Lady Bird Johnson |
| 2016 | Burn Country · as Gloria |
| 2015 | The Big Short · as Georgia Hale |
| 2015 | After the Spill · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Wayward Pines (TV Series) · as Nurse Pam |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn · as Bette Altmann |
| 2014 | The Equalizer · as Susan Plummer |
| 2014 | Dwegons and Leprechauns · as Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald |
| 2014 | The Ever After · as Penny |
| 2014 | Broad City (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Ma Nguyen (voice) |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman · as Kate |
| 2013 | Oblivion · as Sally |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen · as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan |
| 2013 | Prisoners · as Holly Jones |
| 2013 | The Only Real Game · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Bottled Up · as Fay |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · as Robin |
| 2012 | Flight · as Ellen Block |
| 2012 | Francine · as Francine |
| 2012 | Why Stop Now? · as Penny |
| 2011 | Red State · as Sara |
| 2011 | Seven Days in Utopia · as Lily |
| 2011 | The Sea Is All I Know · as Sara |
| 2011 | Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best · as Sarah |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce (TV Series) · as Lucy Gessler |
| 2010 | The Dry Land · as Martha |
| 2010 | Conviction · as Nancy Taylor |
| 2010 | Queen of the Lot · as Aunt Bee |
| 2010 | The Space Between · as Montine |
| 2010 | The Fighter · as Alice Ward |
| 2010 | Louie (TV Series) · as Laurie |
| 2010 | Treme (TV Series) · as Toni Bernette |
| 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys · as Lois Riley |
| 2009 | According to Greta · as Karen |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die · as Mari |
| 2009 | Don McKay · as Marie |
| 2009 | Dear Lemon Lima · as Mrs. Howard |
| 2009 | True Adolescents · as Sharon Mitchell |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine · as Colleen |
| 2009 | The Farm · as CO Helen Miller |
| 2008 | Frozen River · as Ray Eddy |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill · as Cheryl |
| 2008 | Lullaby · as Stephanie |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie · as Georgia |
| 2008 | Santa Mesa · as Maggie |
| 2008 | The Alphabet Killer · as Kathy Walsh |
| 2007 | Black Irish · as Margaret McKay |
| 2007 | One Night · as Wendy |
| 2007 | Dear Lemon Lima · as Mrs. Howard |
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock · as Sally Jansen |
| 2007 | The Cake Eaters · as Ceci Kimbrough |
| 2006 | The House Is Burning · as Mrs. Miller |
| 2006 | Hollywood Dreams · as Aunt Bee |
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley · as Miri Daley |
| 2006 | Shark (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada · as Rachel |
| 2005 | Hide and Seek · as Laura |
| 2005 | American Gun · as Louise |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Sheriff Georgia Davis |
| 2005 | No Shoulder · as Ruth |
| 2005 | Patch · as Maelynn |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds · as Miriam |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars (TV Series) · as Julia Smith |
| 2004 | The L Word (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | 21 Grams · as Marianne |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007) |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie · as Kay Howard |
| 2000 | Fear of Fiction · as Sigrid Anderssen |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Sybil Perez |
| 1999 | The 24 Hour Woman · as Dr. Suzanne Pincus |
| 1998 | Legacy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Under the Bridge · as Kathy |
| 1995 | Last Summer in the Hamptons · as Trish Axelrod |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice · as Carol Manning |
| 1994 | Scarlett (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | The Ballad of Little Jo · as Beatrice Grey |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Kay Howard |
| 1992 | Venice/Venice · as Peggy |
| 1992 | Immaculate Conception · as Hannah |
| 1991 | Carolina Skeletons · as Cassie |
| 1990 | The Bride in Black · as Mary Margaret |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Alice Sutton |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys · as Katie Morrissey |
| 1989 | The Young Riders (TV Series) · as Emma Shannon |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny · as Josie Larraneta |
| 1986 | Deadtime Stories · as Judith 'MaMa' Baer |
| 1985 | Streetwalkin' · as Cookie |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Silent Witness · as Patti Mullen |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Irina Dzershinsky |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Linda Warner |