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:
- 99
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Equalizer 1985-09-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie King Ivory 2024-09-30
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | King Ivory | Ginger Greene | 2024-09-30 |
| Movie | Long Gone Heroes | Olivia | 2024-09-20 |
| Movie | Measure of Revenge | Lillian | 2022-03-18 |
| Movie | Jane | Principal Rhodes | 2022-08-26 |
| Movie | Alone Together | Deborah | 2022-07-22 |
| Movie | Body Brokers | Dr. White | 2021-02-19 |
| Movie | Ida Red | Ida ‘Red’ Walker | 2021-11-05 |
| 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 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 | The Ever After | Penny | 2015-02-13 |
| Movie | She's The Best Thing in It | Self | 2015-03-16 |
| Movie | The Big Short | Georgia Hale | 2015-12-11 |
| Series | Wayward Pines | Pam | 2015-05-14 |
| Movie | Damnation: The Flashback | Noda Marra | 2015-10-19 |
| 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 | Bottled Up | Fay | 2013-04-19 |
| 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 | Why Stop Now? | Penny | 2012-08-17 |
| Movie | Flight | Ellen Block | 2012-11-02 |
| Movie | Francine | Francine | 2012-09-12 |
| Series | Mildred Pierce | Lucy Gessler | 2011-03-27 |
| Movie | The Sea Is All I Know | Sara | 2011-06-24 |
| Movie | The Space Between | Montine | 2011-09-11 |
| Movie | Red State | Sara | 2011-08-19 |
| 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 | Welcome to the Rileys | Lois Riley | 2010-10-29 |
| Movie | The Fighter | Alice Ward | 2010-12-10 |
| Movie | Queen of the Lot | Aunt Bee | 2010-11-19 |
| Movie | Don McKay | Marie | 2009-04-24 |
| Movie | Stephanie's Image | Stephanie | 2009-02-25 |
| Movie | True Adolescents | Sharon Mitchell | 2009-03-14 |
| Movie | Dear Lemon Lima | Mrs. Howard | 2009-10-23 |
| Movie | Veronika Decides to Die | Mari | 2009-05-16 |
| 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 | Frozen River | Ray Eddy | 2008-03-26 |
| 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 | One Night | Wendy | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | The Cake Eaters | Ceci Kimbrough | 2007-04-29 |
| Movie | Midnight Son | Rita | 2007-02-02 |
| Movie | I Believe in America | Soto | 2007-07-02 |
| Movie | Black Irish | Margaret McKay | 2007-10-26 |
| Movie | Mr. Woodcock | Sally Jansen | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | Racing Daylight | Sadie / Anna | 2007-07-31 |
| Movie | Hollywood Dreams | Aunt Bee | 2007-05-25 |
| Movie | The House Is Burning | Mrs. Miller | 2006-11-16 |
| Movie | Runaway | Lisa Adler | 2005-04-26 |
| Movie | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Rachel | 2005-11-17 |
| Movie | American Gun | Louise | 2005-09-15 |
| Series | Criminal Minds | Unknown | 2005-09-22 |
| Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
| Series | Veronica Mars | Julia Smith | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | From Other Worlds | Miriam | 2004-10-29 |
| Movie | 21 Grams | Marianne Jordan | 2003-09-06 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown | 2000-10-06 |
| Movie | Homicide: The Movie | Kay Howard | 2000-02-13 |
| 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 | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Last Summer in the Hamptons | Trish Axelrod | 1995-11-22 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 … But Not Forever | Peggy | 1985-10-04 |
| Movie | Silent Witness | Patti Mullen | 1985-10-14 |