About

Known credits:
114
Birthday:
1960-09-14
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Melissa Leo

Overview

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).

Known for

Acting
2024 King Ivory Actor Ginger Greene N/A
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2024 Long Gone Heroes Actor Olivia 58
Average
2024 The Clean Up Crew Actor Siobhan 58
Average
2024 The Knife Actor Detective Carlsen N/A
N/A
2023 The Equalizer 3 Actor Susan Plummer 71
Good
2022 Bonnie Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Jane Actor Principal Rhodes 59
Average
2022 Alone Together Actor Deborah 58
Average
2022 Coast Actor Olivia 58
Average
2022 Measure of Revenge Actor Lillian 58
Average
2021 Ida Red Actor Ida ‘Red’ Walker 59
Average
2021 Thunder Force Actor Allie 56
Average
2021 Body Brokers Actor Dr. White 59
Average
2020 I Know This Much Is True Actor Concettina Ipolita Tempesta 'Ma' Birdsey 74
Good
2018 Unlovable Actor Maddie 58
Average
2018 The Equalizer 2 Actor Susan Plummer 66
Fair
2018 The Parting Glass Actor Al 58
Average
2018 Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2018 Furlough Actor Joan Anderson 59
Average
2018 The Ashram Actor Chandra 58
Average
2017 The View from Up Here Actor 59
Average
2017 Novitiate Actor Reverend Mother 60
Fair
2017 I'm Dying Up Here Actor Goldie 68
Fair
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Actor Madalyn Murray O'Hair 59
Average
2016 Snowden Actor Laura Poitras 69
Fair
2016 All the Way Actor Lady Bird Johnson 61
Fair
2016 Burn Country Actor Gloria 58
Average
2016 London Has Fallen Actor Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan 61
Fair
2015 The Big Short Actor Georgia Hale 72
Good
2015 Damnation: The Flashback Actor Noda Marra 59
Average
2015 After the Spill Actor Narrator 59
Average
2015 The Butterfly, The Harp, and The Timepiece Actor Papillon N/A
N/A
2015 She's The Best Thing in It Actor Self 58
Average
2015 The Ever After Actor Penny 58
Average
2014 The Equalizer Actor Susan Plummer 72
Good
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Actor Bette Altmann 57
Average
2014 Dwegons and Leprechauns Actor Grandma Fitz / Butterfly McDweg / Mrs. Fitzgerald 59
Average
2013 Prisoners Actor Holly Jones 80
Very good
2013 Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Actor Robin 59
Average
2013 Bottled Up Actor Fay 58
Average
2013 Oblivion Actor Sally 66
Fair
2013 Olympus Has Fallen Actor Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan 63
Fair
2013 Charlie Countryman Actor Kate 61
Fair
2012 Flight Actor Ellen Block 67
Fair
2012 Francine Actor Francine 59
Average
2012 Why Stop Now? Actor Penny 58
Average
2011 The Space Between Actor Montine 59
Average
2011 Seven Days in Utopia Actor Lily 58
Average
2011 Red State Actor Sara 60
Fair
2011 The Sea Is All I Know Actor Sara N/A
N/A
2011 Mildred Pierce Actor Lucy Gessler 70
Good
2010 The Fighter Actor Alice Ward 72
Good
2010 Queen of the Lot Actor Aunt Bee 59
Average
2010 Welcome to the Rileys Actor Lois Riley 62
Fair
2010 Conviction Actor Nancy Taylor 65
Fair
2010 The Dry Land Actor Martha 58
Average
2010 Treme Actor Toni Bernette 75
Good
2009 Everybody's Fine Actor Colleen 65
Fair
2009 According to Greta Actor Karen 59
Average
2009 Dear Lemon Lima Actor Mrs. Howard 58
Average
2009 Veronika Decides to Die Actor Mari 58
Average
2009 Don McKay Actor Marie 58
Average
2009 True Adolescents Actor Sharon Mitchell 59
Average
2009 Stephanie's Image Actor Stephanie N/A
N/A
2008 The Alphabet Killer Actor Kathy Walsh 57
Average
2008 Righteous Kill Actor Cheryl 58
Average
2008 Frozen River Actor Ray Eddy 62
Fair
2008 Santa Mesa Actor Maggie 59
Average
2008 Lullaby Actor Stephanie 59
Average
2007 Black Irish Actor Margaret McKay 59
Average
2007 Mr. Woodcock Actor Sally Jansen 55
Average
2007 Racing Daylight Actor Sadie / Anna 59
Average
2007 I Believe in America Actor Soto N/A
N/A
2007 Hollywood Dreams Actor Aunt Bee 58
Average
2007 The Cake Eaters Actor Ceci Kimbrough 58
Average
2007 Dear Lemon Lima Actor Mrs. Howard N/A
N/A
2007 Stephanie Daley Actor Miri Daley 59
Average
2007 Midnight Son Actor Rita N/A
N/A
2007 Bomb Actor N/A
N/A
2007 One Night Actor Wendy 59
Average
2006 The House Is Burning Actor Mrs. Miller 59
Average
2006 The Limbo Room Actor KC Collins N/A
N/A
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Actor Rachel 65
Fair
2005 American Gun Actor Louise 58
Average
2005 Runaway Actor Lisa Adler 59
Average
2005 Hide and Seek Actor Laura 62
Fair
2005 Confess Actor Agnes Lessor 58
Average
2004 From Other Worlds Actor Miriam 58
Average
2003 21 Grams Actor Marianne Jordan 71
Good
2000 Fear of Fiction Actor Sigrid Anderssen N/A
N/A
2000 Homicide: The Movie Actor Kay Howard 59
Average
1999 Code of Ethics Actor Jo DeAngelo N/A
N/A
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Actor Dr. Suzanne Pincus 58
Average
1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom? Actor Self 59
Average
1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons Actor Trish Axelrod 59
Average
1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Actor Carol Manning 58
Average
1994 Scarlett Actor 68
Fair
1993 The Ballad of Little Jo Actor Beatrice Grey 59
Average
1992 Immaculate Conception Actor Hannah 58
Average
1992 Venice/Venice Actor Peggy 59
Average
1991 Carolina Skeletons Actor Cassie 59
Average
1990 The Bride in Black Actor Mary Margaret 59
Average
1989 Nasty Boys Actor Katie Morrissey 59
Average
1988 A Time of Destiny Actor Josie Larraneta 58
Average
1986 Deadtime Stories Actor Judith 'MaMa' Baer 58
Average
1985 Silent Witness Actor Patti Mullen 58
Average
1985 Always … But Not Forever Actor Peggy 59
Average
1985 Streetwalkin' Actor Cookie 58
Average
1984 I'm Only There... Actor Maggie N/A
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AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence Actor N/A
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Returns Actor N/A
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Production
2018 Furlough Production Producer 59
Average
2013 Bottled Up Production Producer 58
Average