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 138
Movies 112
TV Shows 26
self 5
Narrator 3
Producer 2
Voice 2
Ginger Greene
King Ivory (2025)
Movie
Detective Carlsen
The Knife (2024)
Movie
Susan Plummer
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Movie
5.25
Principal Rhodes
Jane (2022)
Movie
Deborah
Alone Together (2022)
Movie
Olivia
Coast (2022)
Movie
Ida ‘Red’ Walker
Ida Red (2021)
Movie
Dr. White
Body Brokers (2021)
Movie
Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey
I Know This Much Is True (2020)
TV
Amelia Meegers
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)
TV
Maddie
Unlovable (2018)
Movie
Susan Plummer
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Movie
6.09
Joan Anderson / Producer
Furlough (2018)
Movie
8
Chandra
The Ashram (2018)
Movie
Reverend Mother
Novitiate (2017)
Movie
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
Movie
Laura Poitras
Snowden (2016)
Movie
6.23
Lady Bird Johnson
All the Way (2016)
Movie
2
Gloria
Burn Country (2016)
Movie
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
London Has Fallen (2016)
Movie
5.73
Georgia Hale
The Big Short (2015)
Movie
7.5
Noda Marra
Damnation: The Flashback (2015)
Movie
Narrator
After the Spill (2015)
Movie
Nurse Pam
Wayward Pines (2015)
TV
5.9
Susan Plummer
The Equalizer (2014)
Movie
7.45
Ma Nguyen (voice)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
TV
6.24
Bette Altmann
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Movie
6
Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald
Dwegons and Leprechauns (2014)
Movie
Holly Jones
Prisoners (2013)
Movie
8.08
Narrator (voice)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
Movie
Narrator
The Only Real Game (2013)
Movie
Fay / Producer
Bottled Up (2013)
Movie
6
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Movie
6.09
Ellen Block
Flight (2012)
Movie
5.67
Francine
Francine (2012)
Movie
Lucy Gessler
Mildred Pierce (2011)
TV
6
Alice Ward
The Fighter (2010)
Movie
5.67
Aunt Bee
Queen of the Lot (2010)
Movie
Lois Riley
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
Movie
4
Nancy Taylor
Conviction (2010)
Movie
4
Martha
The Dry Land (2010)
Movie
Toni Bernette
Treme (2010)
TV
2
Mrs. Howard
Dear Lemon Lima (2009)
Movie
Sharon Mitchell
True Adolescents (2009)
Movie
Stephanie
Stephanie's Image (2009)
Movie
Kathy Walsh
The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Movie
Ray Eddy
Frozen River (2008)
Movie
5
Maggie
Santa Mesa (2008)
Movie
Stephanie
Lullaby (2008)
Movie
Margaret McKay
Black Irish (2007)
Movie
Sally Jansen
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
Movie
Sadie / Anna
Racing Daylight (2007)
Movie
Aunt Bee
Hollywood Dreams (2007)
Movie
Ceci Kimbrough
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Movie
10
Mrs. Howard
Dear Lemon Lima (2007)
Movie
Miri Daley
Stephanie Daley (2007)
Movie
Mrs. Miller
The House Is Burning (2006)
Movie
KC Collins
The Limbo Room (2006)
Movie
Sheriff Georgia Davis
Criminal Minds (2005)
TV
5.97
Louise
American Gun (2005)
Movie
Lisa Adler
Runaway (2005)
Movie
6
Agnes Lessor
Confess (2005)
Movie
Julia Smith
Veronica Mars (2004)
TV
5.81
Winnie Mann
The L Word (2004)
TV
7.67
Tayna Raymes (1994 & 2007)
Cold Case (2003)
TV
6.2
Marianne Jordan
21 Grams (2003)
Movie
5.88
Maureen Curtis
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Sybil Perez
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV
6.33
Sigrid Anderssen
Fear of Fiction (2000)
Movie
Kay Howard
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Movie
Jo DeAngelo
Code of Ethics (1999)
Movie
Dr. Suzanne Pincus
The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
Movie
Trish Axelrod
Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
Movie
Carol Manning
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
Movie
Beatrice Grey
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Movie
Kay Howard
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV
6
Mary Margaret
The Bride in Black (1990)
Movie
Defense Attorney Alice Sutton / Sherri Quinn / Donna Cheponis
Law & Order (1990)
TV
4.88
Katie Morrissey
Nasty Boys (1989)
Movie
Katie Morrissey
Nasty Boys (1989)
TV
Emma Shannon
The Young Riders (1989)
TV
7
Rebecca Hecht
Gideon Oliver (1989)
TV
Josie Larraneta
A Time of Destiny (1988)
Movie
Judith 'MaMa' Baer
Deadtime Stories (1986)
Movie
Patti Mullen
Silent Witness (1985)
Movie
Irina Dzershinsky
The Equalizer (1985)
TV
7.33
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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
Also Known AsMargaret May, Melissa Chessington Leo, 멜리사 레오, ملیسا لیو
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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