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:
- 119
- First Appeared:
- In the series Miami Vice 1984-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie King Ivory 2024-09-30
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | King Ivory | Ginger Greene | 2024-09-30 |
| Movie | The Knife | Detective Carlsen | 2024-06-09 |
| Movie | Long Gone Heroes | Olivia | 2024-09-20 |
| Movie | The Equalizer 3 | Susan Plummer | 2023-08-30 |
| Movie | Measure of Revenge | Lillian | 2022-03-18 |
| Movie | Alone Together | Deborah | 2022-07-22 |
| Movie | Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
| Movie | Jane | Principal Rhodes | 2022-08-26 |
| Movie | Body Brokers | Dr. White | 2021-02-19 |
| Movie | Thunder Force | Allie | 2021-04-09 |
| Movie | Ida Red | Ida ‘Red’ Walker | 2021-11-05 |
| 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 | Unlovable | Maddie | 2018-11-01 |
| Movie | The Parting Glass | Al | 2018-06-24 |
| Movie | The Equalizer 2 | Susan Plummer | 2018-07-19 |
| Movie | The Most Hated Woman in America | Madalyn Murray O'Hair | 2017-03-24 |
| Series | I'm Dying Up Here | Goldie | 2017-06-04 |
| 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 | Snowden | Laura Poitras | 2016-09-15 |
| Movie | All the Way | Lady Bird Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
| Movie | She's The Best Thing in It | Self | 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 |
| Series | BoJack Horseman | Diane's Mother (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 | Oblivion | Sally | 2013-04-10 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Holly Jones | 2013-09-19 |
| Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Robin | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
| 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 | Red State | Sara | 2011-08-19 |
| Movie | The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
| Movie | The Space Between | Montine | 2011-09-11 |
| 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 | 2010-10-15 |
| Movie | Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2010-11-19 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
| Movie | The Fighter | Alice Ward | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | Don McKay | Marie | 2009-04-24 |
| Movie | Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
| Movie | Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
| Movie | True Adolescents | Sharon Mitchell | 2009-03-14 |
| 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 | 2008-03-26 |
| Movie | Santa Mesa | Maggie | 2008-03-15 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Kathy Walsh | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | Righteous Kill | Cheryl | 2008-09-11 |
| Movie | Stephanie Daley | Miri Daley | 2007-04-20 |
| Movie | Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
| Movie | One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
| Movie | Bomb | 2007-01-19 | |
| Movie | Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-10-26 |
| 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 |
| Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
| Movie | The Limbo Room | KC Collins | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
| Movie | Hide and Seek | Laura | 2005-01-27 |
| Movie | Confess | Agnes Lessor | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | American Gun | Louise | 2005-09-15 |
| Movie | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Unknown | 2005-09-22 |
| Series | Veronica Mars | Julia Smith | 2004-09-22 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Movie | From Other Worlds | Miriam | 2004-10-29 |
| 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 | Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997-07-08 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Carol Manning | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Last Summer in the Hamptons | Trish Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
| Series | Scarlett | 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 | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Always … But Not Forever | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
| Movie | Silent Witness | Patti Mullen | 1985-10-14 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |