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).
Filmography
all 137
Movies 111
TV Shows 26
self 5
Narrator 2
Voice 2

King Ivory (2024)

The Knife (2024)

The Equalizer 3 (2023)

Jane (2022)

Alone Together (2022)

Coast (2022)

Ida Red (2021)

Body Brokers (2021)

I Know This Much Is True (2020)

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)

Unlovable (2018)

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

Furlough (2018)

The Ashram (2018)

Novitiate (2017)

I'm Dying Up Here (2017)

The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)

Snowden (2016)

All the Way (2016)

Burn Country (2016)

London Has Fallen (2016)

The Big Short (2015)

Damnation: The Flashback (2015)

After the Spill (2015)

Wayward Pines (2015)

The Equalizer (2014)

BoJack Horseman (2014)

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)

Dwegons and Leprechauns (2014)

Prisoners (2013)

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)

The Only Real Game (2013)

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Flight (2012)

Francine (2012)

Why Stop Now? (2012)

Mildred Pierce (2011)

The Fighter (2010)

Queen of the Lot (2010)

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

Conviction (2010)

The Dry Land (2010)

Treme (2010)

Dear Lemon Lima (2009)

True Adolescents (2009)

Stephanie's Image (2009)

The Alphabet Killer (2008)

Frozen River (2008)

Santa Mesa (2008)

Lullaby (2008)

Black Irish (2007)

Mr. Woodcock (2007)

Hollywood Dreams (2007)

The Cake Eaters (2007)

Dear Lemon Lima (2007)

Stephanie Daley (2007)

Bomb (2007)

The House Is Burning (2006)

The Limbo Room (2006)

Criminal Minds (2005)

American Gun (2005)

Runaway (2005)

Confess (2005)

Veronica Mars (2004)

The L Word (2004)

Cold Case (2003)

21 Grams (2003)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Fear of Fiction (2000)

Homicide: The Movie (2000)

Code of Ethics (1999)

The 24 Hour Woman (1999)

Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)

The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

The Bride in Black (1990)

Law & Order (1990)

Nasty Boys (1989)

Nasty Boys (1989)

The Young Riders (1989)

Gideon Oliver (1989)

A Time of Destiny (1988)

Deadtime Stories (1986)

Silent Witness (1985)

The Equalizer (1985)

Returns
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1960-09-14 (64 years old)
Birth NameMelissa Chessington Leo
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesStone Ridge, United States of America
Also Known AsMargaret May, Melissa Chessington Leo, 멜리사 레오
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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