Melissa Leo
American actress Melissa Chessington Leo 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:
- 104
- First Appeared:
- In the series Miami Vice 1984-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Jane 2023
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Jane | 2023 | |
| Movie | Thunder Force | Allie | 2021-04-09 |
| Series | I Know This Much Is True | Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey | 2020-05-09 |
| Movie | The Ashram | Chandra | 2018-03-02 |
| Movie | Furlough | Joan Anderson | 2018-03-16 |
| Movie | The Equalizer 2 | Susan Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
| Movie | The Parting Glass | 2018-06-24 | |
| Movie | The Most Hated Woman in America | Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 2017-03-24 |
| Movie | Novitiate | Reverend Mother | 2017-10-27 |
| Series | I'm Dying Up Here | Goldie | 2017-06-04 |
| Movie | London Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2016-03-02 |
| Movie | Burn Country | Gloria | 2016-04-16 |
| Movie | Snowden | Laura Poitras | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | All the Way | Lady Bird Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
| Movie | She's The Best Thing in It | Herself | 2015-03-16 |
| Series | Wayward Pines | Pam | 2015-05-14 |
| Movie | The Ever After | Penny | 2015-02-13 |
| Movie | Damnation: The Flashback | Noda Marra | 2015-10-19 |
| Movie | The Big Short | Georgia Hale | 2015-12-11 |
| Movie | Dwegons and Leprechauns | Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald | 2014-01-24 |
| Movie | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Bette Altmann | 2014-05-23 |
| Movie | The Equalizer | Susan Plummer | 2014-09-24 |
| Movie | Olympus Has Fallen | Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan | 2013-03-20 |
| Movie | Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
| Movie | Charlie Countryman | Kate | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | Oblivion | Sally | 2013-04-10 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Holly Jones | 2013-09-18 |
| Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Robin | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Why Stop Now? | Penny | 2012-08-17 |
| Movie | Francine | Francine | 2012-09-12 |
| Movie | Flight | Ellen Block | 2012-11-02 |
| Series | Mildred Pierce | Lucy Gessler | 2011-03-27 |
| Movie | Mildred Pierce | Lucy Gessler | 2011-03-27 |
| Movie | The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
| Movie | Seven Days in Utopia | Lily | 2011-09-02 |
| Movie | Red State | Sara | 2011-08-19 |
| Movie | The Space Between | Montine | 2011-09-11 |
| Movie | The Dry Land | Martha | 2010-07-30 |
| Series | Treme | Toni Bernette | 2010-04-11 |
| Movie | Conviction | Nancy Taylor | 2010-10-15 |
| Movie | Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2010-11-19 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
| Movie | The Fighter | Alice Eklund-Ward | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | Don McKay | Marie | 2009-04-24 |
| Movie | Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
| Movie | True Adolescents | Sharon Mitchell | 2009-03-14 |
| Movie | Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
| 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 | Santa Mesa | Maggie | 2008-03-15 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Kathy Walsh | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | Righteous Kill | Cheryl | 2008-09-11 |
| Movie | Frozen River | Ray Eddy | 2008-03-26 |
| Movie | Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-04-20 |
| Movie | Stephanie Daley | Miri Daley | 2007-04-20 |
| Movie | Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
| Movie | Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
| Movie | Racing Daylight | Sadie / Anna | 2007-07-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | Hollywood Dreams | Aunt Bee | 2007-05-25 |
| Movie | I Believe in America | Soto | 2007-07-02 |
| Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
| Movie | The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
| Movie | American Gun | Louise | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Hide and Seek | Laura | 2005-01-27 |
| Movie | Confess | Agnes Lessor | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
| Movie | Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Unknown | 2005-09-22 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Movie | From Other Worlds | Miriam | 2004-10-29 |
| Series | Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | 21 Grams | Marianne Jordan | 2003-09-06 |
| 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 | Unknown | 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 | 1994-11-13 | |
| Movie | The Ballad of Little Jo | Beatrice Grey | 1993-08-20 |
| Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Kay Howard | 1993-01-31 |
| Movie | Venice/Venice | Peggy | 1992-04-10 |
| Movie | Immaculate Conception | Hannah | 1992-09-11 |
| Movie | Carolina Skeletons | Cassie | 1991-09-30 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Movie | Streetwalkin' | Cookie | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Always | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |